Exam Review

Question 1

Who was the first woman publisher?

Answer 1

Amileia Jankes

Question 2

Importance of Joseph Pulitzer

Answer 2

added crusading journalism to its sensationalism

Question 3

Importance of William Randolph Herst

Answer 3

produced fake stories; focused on money rather than truth

Question 4

Major events in the 70s and 80s

Answer 4

• Watergate:people broke in and tried to get info about the election; tips come inform ann. source: “deep throat”=Mark Felt; press gained credit
• Janet Cook: made up an interview with an eight year old heroin addict; won a Pulitzer prize, but had to return it

Question 5

Direct Quote

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uses the source’s exact words in complete sentences

Question 6

Partial Quote

Answer 6

uses paraphrases and exact phrases or the source

Question 7

Indirect Quote

Answer 7

Complete paraphrase of the sources words

Question 8

Hard News

Answer 8

telling about timely events that have just happened or are about to happen in politics, government, education, labor, religion, medicine, courts, etc.

Question 9

What is the primary focus of hard news?

Answer 9

to inform

Question 10

Soft news

Answer 10

telling human interest or feature stories; appeals to emotion more than intellect

Question 11

What is the primary focus of soft news?

Answer 11

To entertain

Question 12

Anecdotal lead

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a brief anecdote, or an intro statement in first paragraph, followed by more traditional summary in 2nd paragraph: TWO PARAGRAPHS 1 LEAD

Question 13

Vignette Lead

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Personal story (narrative tone) that leads into politics, economy, social conditions, and other major issues MORE THAN 1 PARA

Question 14

Descriptive lead

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describes the story setting/gives details leading up to the story, can include dialogue

Question 15

Direct address lead

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speaks directly to the reader and uses the pronoun ‘you’ or ‘your’; reverts to third person; informal- tries to make the reader feel involved in the story

Question 16

Direct Quotation Lead

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rarely used; only works if the quote is brief because readers won’t typically read a long quote to start

Question 17

Question Lead

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rarely used; do not give a yes or no question

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Comparison Lead

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time comparison leads, size comparison leads, etc

Question 19

Novelty/Oddity lead

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More creative, often humorous, good at attracting readers because they are different

Question 20

Blind lead

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refers to a number of people, but saves names for later

Question 21

News Summary lead

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does not answer all of the readers questions; gives the main point, but also leads them into the rest of the story

Question 22

attribution

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giving credit to a source of information

Question 23

authority

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person whose job it is to know the information a reporter seeks

Question 24

beat

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particular subject or organization to which a reporter is assigned routinely

Question 25

byline

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line at the beginning of a story giving the name of a person by whom it was written

Question 26

copy

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material written by the reporter and ready to be set in type for publication

Question 27

cutoff test

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an imaginary test to determine if the last paragraph of a story can be deleted without losing essential information; INVERTED PYRAMID!

Question 28

deadline

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time after which no copy can be accepted for publication

Question 29

editorialize

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inject personal opinion into a story

Question 30

feature

Answer 30

story not written from a news angle, but from a human-intrest angle

Question 31

five Ws and H

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who, what, where, when, why and how ?

Question 32

lead

Answer 32

first paragraph of a story

Question 33

style

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publication’s perfected usage of grammar, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviations, etc.

Question 34

yellow journalism

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the deliberate sensationalizing of news, playing up of a minor sometimes misleading facts, to appeal to readers

Question 35

Inverted pyramid

Answer 35

Lead, some of the 5ws, news summary
Background info
Rest of the 5ws and h

Question 36

The opinion of the entire/ majority of the newspaper staff in an article appearing on the editorial page

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Editorial

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The opinion of an individual writer in an article that may appear on the editorial page but it’s not limited to that

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Opinion column

Question 38

Stays in 3rd person

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Editorial

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Has no byline

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Editorial

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Formal tone

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Editorial

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Opinion must be discussed with the staff

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Editorial

Question 42

Tries to persuade readers to agree with opinion

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Editorial

Question 43

Has a byline

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Column

Question 44

May use 1st person

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Column

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Causal tone

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Column

Question 46

Opinion belongs to writer only

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Column

Question 47

May just make life observations

Answer 47

Column

Question 48

Editorial that interprets, explains, or persuades the readers, usually connected to w news story, feature story, or sports story in the same issue

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Advocacy

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Calls attention to a problem or wants to criticize someone’s actions

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Problem-solution

Question 50

Praise

S actions of a person or group, usually because they have been successful beyond the norm

Answer 50

Commendation

Question 51

Follows editorial writing rules of brevity and essay form

Answer 51

Editorial column

Usually wants to persuade reader

Question 52

Review column

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Promotes interest in art, lit., movies and music

Question 53

Many school papers don’t have it, focuses on something students can relate to

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Humor column

Question 54

Focuses on sports and sports personalities

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Sports column

Question 55

First Newspaper?

Answer 55

Publik Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestic

Question 56

What do you do before an interview

Answer 56

R- research the topic
I- find the right people to interview
P-prepare questions