Newsworthiness
A celebrity gets caught in an affair.
Prominence
After a deadly hurricane hit _______________, the country has struggled to rebuild its infrastructure.
The Bahamas
What type of question is this?
"Do you agree with the prime minister's decision?"
Close-ended
Before you can write a story, you need to pick a story ________.
angle
Don't ________ words unless they are proper nouns.
Capitalize
A local high school is building a new football field.
Proximity
A new drug submitted to the FDA hopes to protect children from ___________.
Peanut Allergies
What type of question is this?
"Why should the U.S. involve themselves in the conflict?"
Open-ended Question
When setting up your article, place information in an ____________ structure.
inverted pyramid
Spell out numbers _________ through ________ and use numerals for the rest.
one through nine
A new study finds that more than two million people across the U.S. are below the poverty line.
Impact
wealth
In Florida it is illegal to _________ a source without their permission.
Record
A type of research method that involves witnessing an event firsthand.
Observation
___________ should be placed in quotation marks when mentioned in a text.
movie, song, game, of television show titles
A cute puppy and a pig form an unlikely friendship.
Human Interest
In California, an electric company has cut powers to thousands of people in preparation for...
high winds that could cause wildfires
When taking notes during an interview, you should use _____________ words.
(Example: b/c, or whr)
Shorthand
A type of research method that involves getting feedback from a wide sample of the general public.
Crowd sourcing (surveys/polls)
Never use an __________ when listing two or more items.
Oxford Comma
A bank robbery has just been reported right down the road from an elementary school.
Amber Guyger, a former police officer, was found guilty of ___________ after ____________________.
murder after shooting an unarmed black man in his apartment.
The first thing you should do at the start of an interview is write down a source's ___________ and _________.
Name and title.
A type of research method where information is provided to media organizations for public relations or promotion.
A press release.
When placing a direct quote in your article, you should...
Place quotations around it and put it in it's own paragraph.