Newsworthiness
Define prominence in terms of journalism.
What is the importance person in story?
The campaign to make news available to the common person and resulted in affordable news papers for one cent is refereed to with this term.
What is the PENNY PRESS?
This lead provides the most important facts: who, what, when, where, why, how of the story
What is a SUMMARY LEAD
Correct the phrase into AP formatting:
at 12 noon yesterday
What is: at noon yesterday?
What does "LTQTQ" stand for?
What is Lead, Transition, Quote, Transition, Quote?
Define proximity in terms of journalism.
What is the location of an article?
The constitutional right Americans hold to speak freely and to print news and information to its citizens.
What is the FIRST AMENDMENT?
When a lead starts with words as a direct statement from an individual who has knowledge of the event, it is this type of lead.
What is a QUOTE LEAD?
Which is in AP formatting:
A) 101 North Grant Street, N.W. Ave.
B) 101 N. Grant St., Northwestern Avenue
What is B?
Define byline in terms of journalism.
What is the author of the article?
Define human interest in terms of journalism.
What is feature story that focuses on a person, people, or animals in an emotional way?
Investigative reporting that dug up inhumane and dangerous practices of industries during the Progressive Age is labeled with this term.
What is MUCKRAKING?
This type of lead makes an inquiry of the readers to attract their attention and get them thinking of the topic. It is a rhetorical statement.
What is a QUESTION LEAD?
Correct the sentence into AP formatting: The woman gave the 7 year old girl from Eugene Oregon a bible and five dollars.
What is The woman gave the 7 year old girl from Eugene, Oregon a Bible and $5?
Define attribution in terms of journalism.
What is who said the quote?
A story is newsworthy due to a disagreement or fight?
What is conflict?
These journalistic practices were began by Pulitzer and Hearst to sell papers - regardless of the accuracy or truth in their stories.
What is YELLOW JOURNALISM?
What type of lead is this:
"Ten years ago, Mark Zuckerberg was a college sophomore sleeping through his college days while staying up all night coding his little known website, "Facemash." Today, Zuckerberg is worth $46 billion dollars, creator of the most popular social media sites in the world."
What is a CONTRAST LEAD?
Correct the sentence into AP formatting: Anne Stockdale, age nine, was carrying 2 small boxes.
What is Anne Stockdale, age 9, was carrying two small boxes?
Define Penny Press in terms of journalism.
What is cheap newspapers and tabloids?
Why is this subject newsworthy?
Twenty foot snake found coming out of a bathtub drain.
What is an unusual/novelty a story?
Students wore black armbands to school to protest during the Vietnam War.
What is Tinker vs. Des Moines?
What type of lead?
“Midnight on the bridge…a scream…a shot…a splash.”
What is a STACCATO LEAD
Correct the sentence into AP formatting: The teenager likes both oreo's and french fries.
What is: The teenager likes both Oreos and French fries?
Define nut graf in terms of journalism.
What is a paragraph that explains the context of the story?