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AP Style
Story Structure
Ethics
Quotes
Miscellaneous
100
What numbers should always be written out
What is one through nine
100
What is the inverted pyramid
What is most important information at the top of the story, information getting less important as the story goes on
100
Is it ethical to use your friends as sources
What is no, if the source is your friend, tell your editors you are unable to do the story
100
what is the correct format for attributing a quote
What is name said
100
What question should you always end an interview with
What is is there anybody else I should talk to
200
What months DON'T you abbreviate
What is March, April, May, June, July
200
What is a lede
What is first sentence/paragraph of your story
200
Can you use your professor as a source
What is not one you are currently taking a class from
200
when shouldn't you use a direct quote
What is when the information is a basic fact
200
Is it ethical to ask your subjects to pose before you take a photo
What is no, unless it's a designated photo illustration
300
When do you use the abbreviations Ave. Blvd. St.
What is in a numbered address
300
How soon in your story should you have a quote
What is second or third paragraph
300
When is it okay to accept gifts from someone you're covering
What is never
300
When do you capitalize someone's title
What is when it comes before their name. For example President James Gaudino
300
Where should you always focus your reporting in an Observer story
What is student impact
400
What is the correct AP style for %5
What is five percent
400
What is the nut graph
What is it tells the reader what the story is about when it's not a direct or informational lede (the lede is anecdotal or sets the scene)
400
What should you do if your source asks to read your story before its published
You should tell them that they can not read your unpublished story, but you can let them know what quotes of theirs you used
400
Where does the punctuation go at the end of the quote
What is inside the quotation marks
400
When writing sports you refer to the team Wildcats with what pronoun
What is they
500
What is the correct AP Style four-hundred and twenty pounds
What is 420 pounds
500
What is an anecdotal lede
What is a lede that focuses on a person or tells a story
500
Is it okay for your source to buy you a cup of coffee
What is no
500
When is it okay to change the content of a quote
What is NEVER
500
Define "Yellow Journalism"
What is sensationalizing stories to attract or influence readers