AP Style
Hard News
Soft News
Multimedia
Interviews
100
This is the abbreviation for AP.
Associated Press.
100
What structure does hard news follow?
Inverted pyramid.
100
Give examples of what makes soft news different from hard news.
Less formality, less newsey, no 5 W's and H, etc.
100
What kind of music should you use?
Free music.
100
This is what you should always bring to an interview.
Notepad, pen, and recorder.
200
What is the number of months in a year that you have to abbreviate for correct AP style?
7.
200
What information does a hard news lede include?
Who What When Where Why How
200
What is a lede that begins with a story?
Anecdotal lede.
200
How should you start any series (Freshman, Senior, Food)?
With "The Daily Q" presents.
200
The kind of questions you should ask in an interview.
Open-ended.
300
AP Stylebook is an English grammar style and usage guide created by ______ journalists.
American.
300
what does a nut graf answer?
The newsworthiness of the article.
300
What is a lede written on the experiences of the reporter?
First-person lede.
300
What multimedia element do you add at the end of a video?
Animated logo.
300
What should you take from your interviewee at the end of the interview?
Their business card.
400
This is the number till which you have to spell out the numbers.
Nine.
400
Give 4 examples of newsworthiness.
Impact, Timeliness, Prominence, Proximity, Bizarre, Conflict, Currency, Human Interest
400
What is a lede that elaborates on a person or an issue?
Descriptive lede.
400
Provide three must-haves for TDQ videos.
At least 2 interviews, at least 10 minutes of video footage (b-roll), additional quotes, write-ups for context, suitable music, animated TDQ logo at the end.
400
Where should the interviewee be placed on camera?
To the side of the frame. Rule of thirds.