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Leads
Writing News Stories
Handling Quotes
In-Depth Reporting and Feature Articles
Sportswriting and Editorials
100
news story device in which the broad part at the top where the main facts go.
What is the inverted pyramid.
100
The most important skills for a journalist to demonstrate.
What are strong writing skills?
100
When writer's use the speaker's exact words to convey an idea.
What is a direct quote?
100
event of the 1970's that led to the resignation of President Nixon.
What is Watergate?
100
a story that contains last year's scores and descriptions of key athletes.
What is a pre-game story?
200
a lead that is short, to the point and filled with information.
What is the "AP" or summary lead?
200
Exact wording used to support the lead.
What is a back-up quote?
200
When a writer incorporates part of a speaker's words into the story.
What is a partial quote?
200
a chronological list of key dates and events in a story.
What is a timeline?
200
Also known as a locker-room story.
What is a post-game story?
300
questions a writer can use to prepare a news story.
What are the who, what, when, where and why questions?
300
Words used to connect ideas between and within paragraphs.
What are transition words?
300
Name used to describe the introduction for a longer story.
What is a nut graph?
300
Function of an editorial that means to anticipate future problems.
What is to warn?
400
problems to avoid that hinder the clarity of leads.
What are grammar problems?
400
Popular style which draws the reader into the drama of an event in which the writer sets the scene and narrates the events.
What is the storytelling style?
400
Presenting the same information as a paraphrase and a direct quote.
What is repetition?
400
Function of an editorial that means to create humor.
What is to entertain?
500
Two types of leads that are to be used sparingly.
What are the quote lead and question lead.
500
A story related to but kept separate from another on the same subject.
What is a sidebar?
500
Giving credit to the source of the quote.
What is attribution?
500
Term used to describe the most important quality of a feature article.
What is "evergreen"?
500
An opinion piece that is signed and appears regularly.
What is a column?