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History
News Elements
Parts of a Paper
Parts of a Story
Grab Bag
100
The emergence of this is the 1990s made news more immediate for readers.
What is the Internet?
100
Famous or important people doing ordinary things results in news because of this news element.
What is prominence?
100
A section that previews intriguing stories inside the paper.
What is a teaser?
100
Someone's exact words in a news story.
What is a quote?
100
In a struggle for power and influence in the late 1800s, journalism became sensationalized resulting in this name.
What is yellow journalism?
200
In 1982, the debut of USA Today features this new change to journalism.
What is shorter stories or lots of bold color?
200
Odd or unusual things make the news because of this news element.
What is novelty?
200
A close-up photo of someone's face.
What is a mug shot?
200
The big type that summarizes the story. Typically located above the story.
What is a headline?
200
By 1960, 90% of American homes owned this making news even more accessible.
What is a TV?
300
This event had a large part in the development of the inverted pyramid style of newswriting.
What is the Civil War?
300
A story is more newsworthy the more _________ it is.
What is timely?
300
Another name for a photo caption.
What is a cutline?
300
A quotation written in larger/different font to emphasize it.
What is a pullquote?
300
When considering whether something is newsworthy, consider the news elements and this.
What is audience?
400
In 1980, CNN was launched as the first of this.
What is a 24-hour news channel?
400
A story is more important to readers the _________ it is to them.
What is closer?
400
The name of the paper in special type on the front of the paper. This element never changes.
What is the flag?
400
The line that lists the reporter who wrote the story.
What is a byline?
400
News organizations are no longer just making news accessible through TV, radio, print, and the Internet. This is another way it can now be accessed.
What is a cell phone or a tablet?
500
This Amendment grants the freedom of speech.
What is the First Amendment?
500
The bigger the consequences, the biggest the story becomes. This reflects which news element?
What is impact?
500
The line that tells readers where the story continues.
What is a jump line?
500
The phrase that tells readers the source of a quote.
What is attribution?
500
This technology advancement has allowed news organizations to deliver the news where readers are already spending their time.
What is social media?