Ap Style
According to AP Style, do we use the Oxford comma?
No!
Who is Ian's twin sister?
Paige!!!!
What is the point of a lede?
Draw the reader in + keep them here!!!!
What is the second paragraph of a news story called?
Lede
When was the Weekly website established?
4 a.m. or 4 AM?
a.m.
What was Alex's position last year on The Weekly?
Opinions editor!
What is included in a typical news lede?
Who, what, where, why, when, how?
What is the last paragraph of a news story called?
The kicker
In what year did we begin our Buzzfeed-style quizzes?
2017-2018
1,000 or a thousand?
A thousand!
What is Avani not allowed to do for The Weekly
Take photos :(
What kind of lede describes the place in which the story takes place?
A scene-setting lede
How do we structure a traditional news article?
Inverted pyramid
What year did we add full PDFs of the paper to our online content?
2018-2019
Toward or towards?
Toward!! NEVER towards.
Which Editor-in-Chief was not in Newspaper Production their freshman year?
Alex!
What is an anecdotal lede?
Unfolds slowly as the writer eases into the topic with an anecdote. Like snapshots
What should be included in the nut graph?
Who? What? Where? Why? When? How?
How many sections are there under the masthead on the Weekly website?
Nine
Vs? V? Versus?
Versus!!
Who wrote last issue's editorial?
EICS?? Anyone know???
Can we use quotes in a lede?
NO!!! Never!!!! Easy way out (although we are all guilty of it).
How do we include quotes in articles?
Quotes should have their own paragraphs, and if they don't at MOST one introduction sentence.
Who created the website?
Shulie Weinberg