Vocab
True/ False
Fill in the Blank
History
AP Stylebook
100
The branch of philosophy that deals with right and wrong
What are ethics?
100
A reporter should only take factual notes when gathering information for a feature.
What is false? He/she should also take notes on the setting, including mood.
100
Rev., Gov., Dr. are examples of ________
(Professional) titles
100
The ________ was the first newspaper to use the steam driven press
What is The London Times?
100
a $45 million dollars/ b $45 million / c 45 million dollars
b $45 million
200
a person interviewed by the reporter is known as
a source
200
An action lead is a lead where the writer describes a setting in detail.
false
200
A ____ question probes beyond the subject's first answer.
follow-up
200
_______ printed America's first newspaper cartoon
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
200
The organization hopes to raise two million at its gala. a. correct b. $2 million c. 2 million dollars
b $2 million
300
A specific are (topic or geographic region) a reporter is assigned to cover
What is a beat?
300
The reporter should only refer to the subject by his/her last name.
false
300
A(n) _______ tells the reader whose words are being quoted.
attribution
300
The inverted pyramid style began in this form of communication.
telegram
300
The average American household has ___ in credit-card debt. a. 84 hundred dollars b. Eighty-four hundred dollars c. $8,400 d. $8.4 thousand
c. $8,400
400
A soldier who was part of a military mission the reporter covers is a _____ source.
primary
400
Attributions are citations of textual sources in an article.
false They tell who is being quoted.
400
_____ organization provides information in the order of a timeline.
chronological
400
Joseph Pulitzer was a famous _____.
editor
400
It is not unusual for a recent medical graduate to have more than ______ in educational debt. a. a hundred thousand dollars b. $1 hundred thousand c. $100,000 d. $100,000.00
c. $100,000
500
A person on the scene of a traffic accident primary or secondary source?
secondary source
500
The writer must provide enough details in the article that tell the reader whether EVERY source is primary or secondary.
true
500
A(n) _________ is the same kind of story as a trending feature story.
investigative report in-depth report
500
By 1750, the U.S. colonies had ___ newspapers. (how many?)
14
500
Coke is on sale for ____ a six-pack. a. $1.39 b. a dollar 39 cents c. one dollar and 39 cents d. $1 and 39 cents
a. $1.39