this refers to the location of a story; is it close to the reader or far away?
What is proximity
100
The essentials of any story: who, what, when, where, why, and how
What are the 5Ws and H?
100
A story written about an upcoming event, detailing plans and expectations, along with facts needed by someone who is planning to attend, such as day and date, hours, place and price
What is an advance?
100
Large type designed to summarize a story and grab the reader's attention
What is a headline?
100
Indicates who wrote the story; often includes the writer's title
What is a byline?
200
this refers to when the story is happening; is it right now or was it a while ago?
What is timeliness
200
A question and answer session between a reporter and source to get information for a story
What is an interview?
200
A story written any time after an event has taken place, relating what happened and its effects
What is a follow-up?
200
A style of writing most commonly applied to news stories in which the most important facts appear early in the story and less important facts later in the story
What is an inverted pyramid?
200
A vertical division of layout which aids in giving structure to a page
What is a column?
300
this is the value that stirs emotion in your readership
What is human interest
300
A statement made by another person that is included into a story exactly as the person said it; appears inside quotation marks
What is a direct quote?
300
News that deals with formal or serious topics and events
What is hard news?
300
The portion of the story which helps the reader move from one point to the next: helps a story flow, adds information, and explains other items in the story
What is a transition?
300
Refers to the justification of text at its margins; left, right, centered, justified
What is alignment?
400
this refers to the level of fame of the people involved; are they well-known, or just ordinary folks?
What is prominence?
400
A statement given by another person included in the story in paraphrased form; does not appear in quotes.
What is an indirect quote?
400
A form of editorial written to comment on a play, movie, piece of music or some other creative work
What is a review?
400
Large type designed to summarize a story and grab the reader's attention
What is a headline?
400
The portion of a page with nothing on it used to draw a viewer into the other elements on the page
What is white space?
500
this refers to the value that prizes new, interesting or weird things
What is novelty?
500
Principles that maintain the credibility that allow a paper to flourish; makes the purpose of the paper clear
What are ethics?
500
A type of story which serves to express an opinion and encourage the reader to take some action
What is an editorial?
500
The portion of the layout which explains what is happening in a photograph. Often includes a photo credit.