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100

What information MUST be included/addressed in the lede?

5Ws and H

100

How many sources MINIMUM are required for a news article?

3 sources minimum

100

What font should all body text in a newspaper be?

Libre Baskerville

100

What is the first question you should ask in any interview?

"May I record?"

100

What is the difference between VOLUME and ISSUE?

Volume = publishing year

Issue = magazine number within publishing year

200

Where should the lede go in an article?

The first sentence
200

True or False: It is OK to interview people that you know, are friends with, or are related to.

FALSE

200

What font and MINIMUM size should all headlines in a newspaper be?

Lato, minimum 40 font

200

When are final articles due for the November newspaper?

Friday!

200

What is the current VOLUME number for the newspaper AND magazine?

HINT: They're not the same!

Magazine = Volume 3

Newspaper = Volume 1

300

Write a lede using this info:

• Who: Identity thieves

• What: Stole 40+ million credit card accounts

• When: Report released Friday

• Why: Largest case of credit card theft in history

There was a report out Friday that identity thieves have stolen more than 40 million credit card accounts in perhaps the single largest case of consumer data theft ever.

300

You're doing a story about the new light and crosswalk by the school. Which of these would NOT be a great source?

A. City officials

B. A 9th grade student

C. A student driver

B. A 9th grade student

300

How many columns in a newspaper grid?

3 columns

300

PHOTOGRAPHY: What's better, an action shot or a posed shot? Explain.

Action -- It's more interesting and better tells the story.

300
In what year was The Red & Black founded?

2019

400

Write a lede using this info: 

• Who: Police

• What: Man in Ohio bled to death

• When: Yesterday

• Where: San Francisco

• How: Ohio man involved in bar fight

San Francisco police said yesterday that a 23-year-old Ohio man bled to death early Friday after a brawl in a Tenderloin bar.

400

Is it OK to interview just 3 teachers or just 3 students for an article? Explain.

Nope -- You need different perspectives and points of view for every story.

400

What are 2 pages put together called?

A spread

400

What information should be included in a summary caption?

Explanation of what is happening in the photo. A second sentence to connect the image to the article. And don't forget the photo credit!

400

What was the FIRST cover story this year?

Student work-life-school balance

500

Write a lede using this info:

• Who: Teenagers (unnamed)

• What: Police arrested a DJ at a party

• When: Friday

• Where: Alabama

• Why: A teenager disappeared a month ago, and this is the police's fourth search action

In their fourth such action since last month's disappearance of an Alabama teen, Aruban police arrested a party boat disc jockey on Friday.

500

What is the correct way to format a 2-sentence quote?

"Sentence one," First Last, title, said. "Second sentence."

500

Name one of Mrs. Luth's biggest design pet peeves.

1. Borders on images

2. Not following 3-column grid

3. Dividers that are too close together

500

What 3 sections are included in every issue of The Red & Black newspaper?

1. News

2. Lifestyles

3. Sports

500

What 5 items must be included with every article on a page?

1. Headline

2. Byline

3. Photo(s)

4. Photo caption(s)

5. Article text