Qualities of Journalism
This quality has to do with writing correct facts and detailed information.
Truth
This news value has to do with how recently an event has occurred.
Timeliness
Which portion of a news story should contain a summary of the article's main ideas?
Nutgraf
Name 1 journalism website that was listed on the sports journalism exploration.
ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo! Sports, The Ringer, SB Nation, Deadspin, New York Times Sports
What is Minnesota's professional women's soccer team called?
This quality has to do with writing clearly and eliminating unnecessary wordiness or confusing language.
Efficiency
This news value is found in almost all sports stories due to the nature of teams having opponents.
Conflict
Which portion of a news story is supposed to hook the reader?
Lede
Name one of your classmates who sits in a different row than you
Hopefully you were able to do this!
Where will the summer 2024 Olympics be held?
Paris
This quality has to do with writing for the benefit of others (to inform or improve the world) and not for your own benefit.
Objectivity
If Simone Biles broke her ankle, the story would be higher in this news value than if you broke your ankle.
Impact OR Prominence
About how many sentences should be in a news story paragraph?
About 2 (We'll also take 1 and 3 as acceptable answers)
What date will your group be the Friday Morning Quarterbacks?
Let's check the list!
When the North Stars hockey team left Minnesota, to which city did they move, and what did their team name become?
Which quality does this statement NOT adhere to?
East Ridge High School runs a 7 period daily bell schedule.
Truth
If East Ridge started providing free energy drinks to students, the story would be higher in this news value than if a school in Duluth started providing free energy drinks to students.
Proximity
You should try to include a direct quotation within the first how many paragraphs of a news story?
3-4
What are the 3 assignments you should have submitted to Schoology at this point?
Choice Article Evaluation, Sports Journalism Exploration, News Story Structure Practice
Before they broke the drought this season, how many playoff games had the Twins lost in a row? (the highest number in any major men's sport)
18
This quality has to do with writing in an interesting manner that portrays the journalist's unique voice.
Eloquence
In our class slides, there was an example about a school losing its herd of buffalo. Which news value did this story fulfill?
Oddity
In which situations should you directly quote a source instead of paraphrasing with attribution?
When it's important to know a source's exact words, especially regarding their thoughts and feelings
What time does period 1 start every day? :)
8:30 am
The Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling event is an annual competition in which participants chase a 9 pound wheel of cheese down a hill in order to win the cheese. In which country does this contest take place?
England