MEDIA WRITING JEOPARDY

AP Style

100

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

What is by last name? 

200

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

What is inside? 

300

AP style does not use this kind of comma

What is the Oxford comma?

400

AP style states to write in this tense. 

What is past tense? 

500

These are written in numeric form even if under 10.

What is ages?

Media Law and Ethics

100

Libel and slander are considered types of this.

What is defamation? 

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? 

300

Reporters are not allowed to post this to social media.

What is their opinions? 

400

This type of law protects a reporter's source.

What is a shield law? 

500

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

What is Fox News.  

Interviewing and Reporting

100

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

What is the end of an interview? 

200

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

What is body language? 

300

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

What is one? 

400

A technique used to clarify what a source is saying.

What is feedback looping? 

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? 

News Judgment

100

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

What is an oddity/rare? 

200

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

What is prominence? 

300

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

What is conflict? 

400

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

What is impact? 

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? 

Random

100

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

What is one? 

200

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

What are direct quotes? 

300

This is the second paragraph of the story that explains what the story will be about. 

What is a nut graph?

400

This is when you write about the scene. What it smells like, what someone looks like, what it feels like, etc. 

What is observation? 

500

This is to be used sparingly, and only when someone is a victim, or might get in trouble for revealing information to a reporter. 

What is an anonymous source?