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AP style
Interviewing
Problem words
Ethics/Law
News writing
100
Wash.
What is the correct style for abbreviating Washington?
100
source
What is the name of person being interviewed?
100
One is something you eat and one is where the sand lives.
What is the difference between dessert and desert?
100
Making information up
What is fabrication?
100
The most unique information.
What does the lead consist of?
200
10
What is the first number that should be a digit?
200
"Is there anything you would like to add?"
What is the best question to ask toward the end of the interview?
200
Hanged is what you do to kill someone. Hung is what you do to put a picture on the wall.
What is the difference between hanged and hung?
200
Private property, active crime scene and bathrooms.
What is an example of a place to be cautious of taking photographs?
200
The lead focuses on the who.
What is immediate identification?
300
$8
What is correct form for eight dollars in AP style?
300
10-20
What is a good number of questions to bring with you for the interview?
300
Because is the reason and since is a time element.
What is the difference between because and since?
300
Humiliating illnesses, sexual relations, intimate letters and details of home life.
What are some examples of private facts?
300
15-25 words long.
What is the length a hard news lead?
400
Time, date, place
What is the correct order of events (place, date, time) for a news story?
400
You need to ask permission first.
What is the rule in Washington state about recording people?
400
Composed is make up and comprised is contain. Compose: 16 boys compose the class. Comprise: The class comprises 16 boys.
What is the difference between composed and comprised?
400
Seek truth and report it, minimize harm, act independently and be accountable and transparent.
What are the four code of ethics?
400
Third person.
What is the correct form for news stories: first, second or third person?
500
snake
What is the correct copy-editing symbol for transposing words.
500
Profanity, um, yeah, ridicule, sarcasm and poor grammar are possible examples.
What is an example of something you don't say during an interview?
500
Dissent: disagree Decent: respectable Descent: coming or going down
What is the difference among dissent, decent and descent?
500
We are not allowed to do this as it is bribery.
What is the Puyallup Post's policy for accepting gifts from sources?
500
Timeliness, Conflict, Currency, Prominence, Proximity, Human Interest and Impact.
What are the seven news values?