InfoZones
Quality Journalism
Newspaper Sections
Newspaper Elements
Political Cartoons
100

This InfoZone contains information that has not been edited or filtered. 

What is Raw Information?

100

Treating sources respectfully and allowing all sides to share their points of view

What is Fairness?

100

Includes local and national scores to games

What is the Sports section?

100

Masthead

What is the name of the newspaper located on the front page?

100

Identifying things within the cartoon by writing the name on it

What is Labeling?

200

This Infozone contains facts but they are often misrepresented or taken out of context. 

What is Propaganda?

200

Representing all sides of the issue without giving more weight to one side than another

What is Balance?

200

Includes news from other regions of the world

What is international or world news?

200

Caption

What is the explanation of a picture or visual?
200

Making something bigger than it is in reality to make a point

What is exaggeration?

300

Quality Journalism produces this type of InfoZone. 

What is News?

300

Interviewing and questioning many different people to understand the issue or event better

What is Multiple credible sources?

300

Letters to the Editor or Editorials

What are opinion articles?

300

Article

What is each story in the newspaper?

300

Images whose meaning is commonly known

What are symbols?

400

This InfoZone is designed with a reasoned argument. 

What is Opinion?

400

Finding, reading, and investigating data, reports, photos, and more to understand the full story

What is Documentation?

400
This news section covers news within the US. 

What is national news?

400

Byline

What is the name of the journalist who wrote the story?

400
Visually commenting on current events, politics, or politicians

What is a political cartoon?

500

This is why it is important to determine the InfoZone when reading an article.

What is determining the author's purpose in writing the article?

500

The process of checking, confirming, and supporting information and facts

What is Verification?

500

"Cape & Islands"

What is regional or local news?

500

Headline

What is the title of each article in the newspaper?

500

Comparing 2 unlike things to make it easier to understand 

What is Analogy?