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Newspaper Writing
Newspaper Writing
Newspaper Writing
100
This is the year the Sumerians invented writing.
What is 3000 B.C.?
100
The most effective way to create space for an in-depth article is to turn news articles into these.
What are news briefs?
100
This type of an article topic should contain much attribution.
What is a controvercial article topic?
100
Journalists do this when they summarize a person's words instead of quoting them directly.
What is paraphrasing?
100
"Mary reported to have had 'the best time of her life' at the fair" is an example of this type of a quotation. (It is to be avoided whenever possible in news articles.)
What is a "partial quotation"?
200
This is the year Johannas Gutenberg invented the printing press.
When is 1450?
200
The second paragraph in an in-depth article summarizes the entire story. It is called this.
What is a nut-graph?
200
This word is used to mean that the name of a person who contributed to an article is named.
What is attribution?
200
A journalist does this "to come as close as possible to the speaker's exact words without reproducing every "ya know" and "ummm."
What is quoting a subject?
200
This type of language is offensive to a particular gender.
What is sexist language?
300
These two types of images are most likely found in sidebars. (not pictures)
What are graphics and sidebars?
300
The Q&A format can never be used in this type of a article.
What is an in-depth article?
300
This term refers to a trite, overused expression.
What is a cliche?
300
One of the following is an example of when a direct quotation should not be re-worded by a journalist: -use of unacceptable profanity. -simplify language for the audience. -unintentional use of poor grammar. -deletion of "ah-hem" and "ya know."
What is "simplify language for the audience"?
300
This type of language is unecessarily lofty or showy.
What is prestigious language?
400
This editing mark means that a letter should be made lower case
What is "a slash through the letter."
400
This type of a story should never address the condition of the room.
What is a speech story?
400
This term means that something is repetative.
What is redundant?
400
This term refers to the act of using someone else's words or ideas as your own. (spelling counts)
What is plagiarism?
400
This article format is likely in news reports and begins with the most important information and ends with the least important information.
What is the inverted pyramid article format?
500
This historical in-depth story was about a break-in at the office of the Democratic party.
What is Watergate?
500
The lead to a speech story should emphasize this more than anything else.
What is the speaker's major point(s)?
500
This term refers to language that is specific to a certain gropu of people only and should be avoided in newspapers.
What is jargon?
500
"He said" and "she said" are examples of this.
What is "simple attribution"?
500
The body of a news story entails everything but this.
What is everything but the lead?