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What makes "News" news?
True or False
Is this news??
100
Short paragraph in a news article
What is a graf
100
The beginning of the story which serves to summarize the story and/or grab the reader's attention
What is the lead
100
If something is happening now
What is timeliness
100
The most important information in a news article should always be at the end
What is False - the important information should be at the top to draw in the reader and if anything is deleted, the important information will still be there
100
A child in Australia is attacked by a punching kangaroo. Why is this news?
What is Novelty - even though it is far away and didn't happen today, it is strange enough to be news.
200
Number of sentences a graf is
What is 2-3 sentences
200
An element of news that includes people or events with which the audience can identify; stories that are just interesting
What is human interest
200
If the people in the story are well known, the story will have more impact on the reader. Most people are not as impacted if the story involves people they do not know.
What is Prominence
200
The hook is what grabs the reader's attention
What is True
200
Yesterday, a news reporter got into an argument with Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum. What 2 things makes this news?
What is Prominence - Santorum is a Presidential Candidate & Conflict because they had an argument
300
Who wrote the story
What is the by-line
300
The 6 essentials of any story
What is who, what, when, where, why & how
300
Location. Location. Location. If the event is happening close by, it will have a greater impact on your readers.
What is Proximity
300
A reporter always needs to check his or her facts to make sure they are accurate.
What is True. You never know if someone has wrong information or if they are just lying to you. If you don't check your facts, it can become libel OR it can get very messy and confusing (Just ask Maryah hehe)
300
At Newton North on Saturday, police responded to reports of Kobe Bryant stealing computers from Room 330. What 4 things makes this news?
What is Proximity - Newton North. Timeliness - it happened recently. Prominence - Kobe Bryant is a famous basketball player. & Novelty - why would he be stealing computers from NNHS?
400
The portion of the layout that explains what is happening in a picture
What is caption
400
Spoken defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that are spoken
What is slander
400
If something is unusual, original, or unique, readers want to know what it is and why it happened
What is Novelty
400
In your news article, you should always include your opinion to connect with the readers.
What is False. Opinions belong in editorials - not in news articles. Just the Facts!
400
About 2 months ago, Justin Bieber flew a 6 year old child to New York to meet him. She calls herself Mrs. Bieber and has cancer. What 2 things makes this news?
What is Prominence - Justin Bieber is a famous musician & Human Interest - people feel something when they read about this little girl and what he did for her.
500
Large type designed to summarize a story and grab the reader's attention
What is the headline
500
Written defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that are in writing or are spoken from a written script
What is libel
500
Readers are interested in rivalries, arguments, fights, and disagreements.
What is Conflict
500
A headline is the name of the paper that appears at the top of page one.
What is False. The name of the paper is called the Flag.
500
Last year, in Springfield, Montana, a 15 year old boy was found guilty for stealing a candy bar and a pack of cigarettes from the local grocery store. What makes this news?
What is it doessn't. The story is not local, not weird, not recent. There is no one of importance in the story, it doesn't evoke any emotion and there is no conflict.