AP Style
Numbers that are spelled numerically
What are numbers over 10?
(Numbers one through nine are typically spelled out)
The year the Daily Forty-Niner was established
What is 1949?
The number of panic buttons in the newsroom
What is three?
SPJ stands for this
What is the Society of Professional Journalists?
*This is the oldest organization representing journalists in the United States
This adviser serves as one of the JPR academic advisers. They are the business, advertising and public relations adviser for the Daily 49er, DIG MAG, and DÍG en Español; the professional adviser for LBSU’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter; and the owner and founder of Ideations Communications
Who is Jen Newton?
Choose the correct AP style time spellings: 12 a.m and 12 p.m. vs. midnight and noon
What are midnight and noon?
Elbee the Shark goes by these pronouns
What are they/them/their?
The minimum GPA student employees must maintain while working for the Daily Forty-Niner
What is 2.0?
This code is the “golden standard” of ethical principles in journalism, and it has been used by many news outlets as the basis for more formal and detailed codes
What is the SPJ Code of Ethics?
This adviser was a part of four Pulitzer Prize-winning staff awards for breaking news and sport news
Who is Gary Metzker?
Choose the correct date abbreviation and spelling:
a. Feb. 2002
b. Sept. 4th
c. Aug. 9
d. Jul. 29
What is c. Aug. 9?
CSULB's first mascot
What is Nugget the Mule?
Daily Forty-Niner members are prohibited from doing this on the publication's website, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and/or Twitter accounts
What is commenting or responding to comments?
True or False: SPJ cannot enforce discipline upon its members if the Code of Ethics were to be violated
What is true?
*According to SPJ, the Code of Ethics is a set of guidelines rather than a set of rules. However, the Daily Forty-Niner does enforce these rules
This adviser has been a journalist for over 20 years, covering courts, crime, education, local news and sports for the Orange County Register, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Rochester (N.Y) Times-Union. They worked as an intern with the Associated Press in Tel Aviv, Israel
Who is Barb Kingsley-Wilson?
Capitalization of formal career titles occurs in this context (ie. Professor, President, Chief Executive Officer)
What is when it precedes the person's name?
This CSULB Native American tradition was established in 1970, recently celebrating its 50th anniversary
What is the annual Pow Wow?
Victims of this specific type of crime should never be identified without the prior consent of the individual
What is sexual assault/sexual violence?
According to SPJ, ethical journalism strives to ensure the free exchange of information that is accurate, fair and thorough. An ethical journalist acts with this moral principle in mind at all times
What is integrity/honesty?
This adviser has won awards from the Associated Press, Orange County Press Club and contributed stories to the Register’s Pulitzer Prize winning coverage of a fertility scandal. In 2016, they were named Educator of the Year by the California Journalism and Media Affiliates.
Who is Barb Kingsley-Wilson?
Choose the appropriate AP Style spelling below:
a. 2 percent
b. '90s
c. Long Beach, Calif.
d. sixteen-year-old
e. 7 pm
What is b. '90s?
Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Africana Studies, invented this holiday in 1966
What is Kwanzaa?
Under the "Conflict of Interest" section, this is stated to be a reporter's most valuable asset.
What is credibility?
The four SPJ Code of Ethics principles
What are: seek truth and report it, minimize harm, act independently, and be accountable and transparent?
For almost 25 years, this adviser worked at the Los Angeles Times as a sports news editor, metro news editor, A1 editor and senior editor.
Who is Gary Metzker?