AP Style
In general, spell out THESE one through nine, and use figures for 10 and higher.
What are numbers?
In keeping with the practice of naming COVID-19 variants using _________ the World Health Organization dubbed the new one Omicron.
What are letters of the Greek alphabet?
A local ___________dumped packages in a ravine at least 6 times; 450 people victims of theft, sheriff says
What is a FedEx driver?
In order for something to be considered ____________ it must adhere to one or more of these qualities of news: Timeliness, Proximity, Human Interest, etc.
What is newsworthy?
A single reporter with a smartphone can do almost anything an expensive television news crew can, and maybe even more. This is called ____________
On second reference, use only THIS when referring to a person.
On Nov. 29, it was announced that Jack Dorsey would be stepping down as chief executive of __________ the social media site he co-founded.
What is Twitter?
Marcus Lamb, an outspoken anti-vaxxer and founder of the first Alabama Christian TV station, died of _________ at 64 this week.
What is COVID?
A reporter working on a ________ may specialize in areas such as cops, courts, or city council. Others can include areas like science and technology, sports, or business.
What is a beat?
This is the practice of covering an ongoing event with constant updates. Rather than create multiple posts, you create one post on a website and continue to post to it by adding a new timestamp.
What is live blogging?
I arrived on campus at 8 a.m. this morning. CORRECT or INCORRECT
What is INCORRECT?
Early on the morning of Nov. 24, NASA launched a spacecraft to test a plan to ____________.
What is deflect an asteroid from crashing into Earth?
The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Auburn Tigers during the annual ___________ game after a historic 4 overtime periods.
What is the Iron Bowl?
In today’s market, you need to know how to present information for print, broadcast and online media.
This mix is called _____________
What is media convergence?
Looking at the population as a whole ________by far still leads every other social media site as a source of news. About two-thirds of Americans (68%) use this social media site, and a majority of those users get news on the site.
What is Facebook?
Way to make words look tilted, not used in AP Style
What is italics?
Stephen Sondheim, one of Broadway history’s songwriting titans, died on Nov. 26. Which of the following Broadway hits did Sondheim NOT write the music and lyrics for:
A "Company"
B "Into the Woods"
C "Sweeny Todd"
D "The Book of Mormon"
What is D "The Book of Mormon"
The Samford Men’s Basketball team has started off its second season under head coach ___________ with some fast and furious wins led by some new faces.
Who is Bucky McMillan?
The basic news story is told upside down using a format called an _____________.
What is an inverted pyramid?
Where traditional journalism relies on human sources (e.g., insiders, experts, scholars, and scientists), ________________ treats data sources (e.g., spreadsheets, websites, and databases) with the rigor and scrutiny that journalists treat human sources.
What is data journalism?
Use THESE when including words spoken directly by a source to set them apart from the rest of the story.
What are double quotation marks?
Five adults and an 8-year-old boy were killed and more than 60 other people were injured after the driver of an S.U.V. plowed through musicians, dancers and onlookers during a holiday parade on Nov. 23 in a suburb of _____________ .
What is Milwaukee, Wisconsin?
An Alabama woman who says she was falsely arrested for shoplifting at ______________ and then threatened by the company after her case was dismissed has been awarded $2.1 million in damages.
What is Walmart?
These SIX are the basic questions every journalist should seek to answer when reporting on a news story.
The concept of involving readers and viewers in reporting and disseminating news is called _______
What is citizen journalism?