AP Style
Media Law and Ethics
Interviewing and Reporting
News Judgment
Random Things Prof. Shirk Says
100

AP style states people should be identified in this way on second reference. 

What is by last name? 

100

Libel and slander are considered types of this.

What is defamation? 
100

This is the preferred time to ask a source tough questions. 

What is the end of an interview? 

100

Name this story's MAIN news value: A man bites a dog. 

What is an oddity/rare? 

100

According to Prof. Shirk, ledes should always be this number of sentences. 

What is one? 

200

Where does punctuation go in a direct quote? Inside or outside of the quotation marks? 

What is inside? 

200

News outlets are removing these from their websites now due to ethical reasons and the fact that everything lives forever online. 

What is mugshots? 

200

This is something to look out for in an interview other than what the person is saying. 

What is body language? 

200

Name this story's MAIN news value: The Mayor of Chattanooga gets COVID

What is prominence? 

200

According to Prof. Shirk, you should only use these if it's better than you can paraphrase. 

What are direct quotes? 

300

AP style does not use this kind of comma

What is the Oxford comma?

300

Reporters are not allowed to post this to social media.

What is their opinions? 

300

In the state of Tennessee, how many people in a conversation need to consent to it being recorded.

What is one? 

300

Name this story's MAIN news value: Russia invades Ukraine

What is conflict? 

300

Name one data story a journalist might write 

What is budgets, health care data, crime data, etc..

400

AP style states to write in this tense. 

What is past tense? 

400

This type of law protects a reporter's source.

What is a shield law? 

400

A technique used to clarify what a source is saying.

What is feedback looping? 

400

Name this story's MAIN news value: 200 million taxpayers will have delayed refunds this year.

What is impact? 

400

What is one issue with the journalism industry today? 

What is .... 

500

These are written in numeric form even if under 10.

What is ages?

500

Smartmatic is suing what major news outlet for defamation after they claimed election fraud or interviewed people claiming that. 

What is Fox News.  

500

Finish this popular journalism saying, "If he said it's raining and she said it's not, it's your job to ...." 

What is look out the window and see? 

500

These 3 news values are apparent in this Chattanooga Times Free Press headline: 3,000 Chattanoogans left without water Friday. 

What is proximity, timeliness and impact? 

500

According to Prof. Shirk, the upper lefthand corner of papers should include these four things in this order.

What is assignment, name, date and class?