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AP Style
Print vs. Web
Show vs. Tell
Quotations Part II
Captions
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According to AP Style, when giving a person or thing's age, always use these.

What are numerals?

100
Communication is two-way in this medium.
What is the Web?
100

She was sad when she lost her kitten.

What is She cried for three days and had no appetite when her kitten ran away?

100

These are the three types of quotations used in a news story.

What is direct,indirect and partial?

100

Captions are mini-stories that answer all the questions about photos. They are also called this.

What are cutlines?

200

If you don’t know an AP Style rule, it's best to do this.

What is look it up?

200
Both print and the Web use this story structure the most.
What is the inverted pyramid?
200
The ice cream was delicious.
What is The ice cream was smooth and creamy and was loaded with plump, juicy strawberries?
200

If quotes aren't printed word for word, the reporter would be guilty of doing this.

What is misquoting?

200

Name one thing a good caption will do.

What is Explain the action in the photo? Name important people? Tell the reader why the paper is using the photo? Include the important details of the photo?

300

The AP Stylebook is known as the what of print journalism.

What is the Bible?

300

Stories in this medium are usually longer.

What is print?

300
Her car was in bad shape.
What is Her car was rusty, missing a window and sounded as if it had a cold?
300

A paraphrase or a summary of a meaning of the direct quote, reworded by the reporter is called this

What is an indirect quotation?

300

Captions use past tense for background information but this tense to describe the action in the photo.

What is present tense?

400

According to AP Style, don't capitalize a student's major unless it's this.

What is a languge?

400

Being able to use the internet has changed deadlines for print. Now their news cycle is this.

What is 24/7?

400
The garden was neglected
What is weeds choked what little flowers were left in the garden?
400

When indicating a quote within a quote, use these.

What are single quotations?

400

When you name people and places in captions, make sure to double check this.

What are correct spellings?

500

The AP in AP Style stands for this.

What is Associated Press?

500

Newspapers use photos, charts, graphs and drawings. Name something that the Web can do beyond those.

What is video, audio and animation?

500
The man was homeless.
What is the man's shoes had holes in them and when I passed, he stretched out his hand and asked for change?
500

With partial and indirect quotations, you are performing surgery on a person's words, so be careful or you could be accused of this.

What is taking their words out of context?

500

To take your caption to the next level, include one of these.

What are direct quotations?