Journalism Basics
What is the term for the opening sentence or paragraph of a news article?
What is the lead?
Who is our school's Vice Principal?
Who is Amy Winston?
What numbers do we spell out?
What is 1-10?
What does an Anonymous Source mean?
What is someone who does not want to be named?
What is our Mascots name?
Who is George?
What are the 5 Ws that every journalist should cover in a news story?
What are Who, What, When, Where, and Why?
You need the sports games schedule who do you contact?
When do you abbreviate a month?
what is, when there is five letters or less?
* more than five, abbreviate.
What is the definition of Libel?
What is False, printed, defamation.
Who was the advisor of The Newtonite before Mr.Fabian and Mr.Knapp?
Who is Ms.Shaugnessy?
What is a byline in a newspaper?
What is the line that names the author of the article?
You are told to cover a Arts story for the "Little Musical", Where do you go to watch the play?
Where is the Little Theatre?
How do you refer to a team?
what is it/it's?
Should you let an interviewee read a story before it's published?
what is No!
How much money did it take to build Newton North?
How much is $197.5 million/ 200 million?
What is the inverted pyramid structure in news writing?
hat is a writing style that places the most important information at the beginning of the article, followed by supporting details, and less critical information toward the end?
There is breaking news about the custodial staff striking who do you reach out to for an interview?
Who is Dave Murphy (Head Custodian)?
What does the term stealing quotes mean?
What is, giving away the quote before the actual quote (Fabian said that the Newtonite is a great outlet for student expression. "The Newtonite is a great outlet for students to express their views," he said.)
DONT DO THIS
What is a public domain?
What is a range of creative works, ideas, and knowledge that are not owned or controlled by any individual or entity, and therefore are available for use by anyone?
What is the purpose of an editorial in a newspaper?
What is to express the opinions of the editorial board or the publication on a particular issue?
What is the "nut graf" in a news article, and why is it important?
What year did The Newtonite start?
When is 1921?
What is source Tennis?
What is switching sources too many times, (Fabian said...Knapp said...Fabian said...Mazzola said...Knapp said...)?
What is Dilution?
What is confusion due to trademark infringement?
What is the name of the organization that awards the Pulitzer Prizes for journalism?
What is Columbia University?