Lesson 2

Question 1

In the 14th century, ‘news’ was developed as a special use of the plural form of what?

Answer 1

New

Question 2

In Middle English, the word is equivalent from an Old French/Medieval Latin “nova”, meaning “new things”.

Answer 2

Noveles

Question 3

It is the communication of information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.

Answer 3

News

Question 4

It is a newly received or “noteworthy” information about “recent” or “important” events.

Answer 4

News

Question 5

It is an account of man’s changing relationships.

Answer 5

News

Question 6

It is an account of events that disrupt the status quo. (current condition)

Answer 6

News

Question 7

It is an event of community consequence.

Answer 7

News

Question 8

According to him, “News is anything that will make people talk.”

Answer 8

Charles A. Dana

Question 9

These are intrinsic characteristics found on news items that catch the reader’s attention.

Answer 9

News Values

Question 10

What are the News Values?

Answer 10

• Conflict
• Progress
• Consequence
• Prominence
• Timeliness and Proximity
• Novelty
• Human Interest
• Sex
• Animals

Question 11

These are newsworthy to some degree because they disrupt the status quo.
This is considered newsworthy because it may lead to damage and history.

Answer 11

Conflict; physical conflict

Question 12

What are examples of conflict?

Answer 12

Tension,
Wars,
Murders,
Violent strikes,
Other conflicts: political, economic, environmental

Question 13

From the struggles of life to the shining successes frequently emerge. However, this may lead to disaster, which is also news value. And the recovery from such becomes a story of…?

Answer 13

Progress

Question 14

What are examples of progress?

Answer 14

Triumph,
Achievement,
Winners in contest,
New advances in science,
Technology,
Recovery from disasters

Question 15

Any event that causes or is capable of causing a ____ of activities that affect many persons is newsworthy. The bigger the ____ of events, the larger space and headlines.

Answer 15

Consequence

Question 16

It is given in the news business that names make news and big names make bigger news.

What a prominent person says or does often makes news because of its consequence.

Answer 16

Prominence

Question 17

Timeliness is freshness. ____ is closeness with reference to the person reading the news. They are both considered desirable qualifications. When combined, they can help determine newsworthiness.

Answer 17

Timeliness and PROXIMITY

Question 18

Readers and editors alike are attracted by these in the news. They are a staple in all newspapers. These are unusual, even bizarre stories.

Answer 18

Novelty

Question 19

At first glance, they do not seem to be news because they do not meet the tests of conflict, consequence, progress and disaster, or any other specific news value.

They border on being novelties, but they frequently have considerably more substance.

Answer 19

Human interest

Question 20

Most editors consider ____ a news values, especially when it is coupled with prominence.

Answer 20

Sex

Question 21

Stories about them often fall under novelty or human interest classifications.

Answer 21

Animals

Question 22

Measuring the importance of news:

1. The ____ of disruption of the status quo.
2. The ____ of persons affected by the event.
3. The ____ of the event.
4. The ____ of the event.
5. The extent of the results of the event — its ____.
6. The variety of ____ ____ in the event.

Answer 22

1. extent
2. number
3. nearness
4. timeliness
5. consequence
6. news values

Question 23

What are the news stories under “General Types”?

Answer 23

Briefs,
Speeches and interviews,
Meetings and events

Question 24

What are the news stories under “simple types”?

Answer 24

Illnesses, deaths, funerals
Fires and accidents
Seasons and weather
Crime

Question 25

What are the news stories under "complex types"?

Answer 25

Courts, trials, lawsuits Government and politics Business, industry, agriculture, labor Education, research, science Religion, philanthropy, promotion

Question 26

What are news stories under "special types"?

Answer 26

Lifestyles, including social events and consumer news Sports Entertainment Editorials Interpretative and investigative

Question 27

The first paragraph of news writing is called what?

Answer 27

LEAD

Question 28

Lead usually contains how many sentences?

Answer 28

1 or 2 sentences (the most important at the top/first), summarizing the story using 5Ws.

Question 29

What are the 2 major types of lead?

Answer 29

1. Conventional 2. Unconventional

Question 30

This presents the story in a straightforward manner.

Answer 30

Conventional lead

Question 31

Determine lead type: A village councilor died and two firemen were in critical condition when their vehicles collided at the intersection of Magsaysay Road and Poloyapoy Avenue at 7:30 this morning.

Answer 31

WHO LEAD

Question 32

Determine lead type: A van collided with a fire truck at 7:10 this morning at the intersection of Magsaysay Road and Poloyapoy Avenue, causing the death of a village councilor, while putting two firemen in critical condition.

Answer 32

WHAT LEAD

Question 33

Determine lead type: At 7:30 this morning, a vehicular accident took place at the intersection of Magsaysay Road and Polyapoy Avenue, causing the death of a village councilor, while putting two firemen in critical condition.

Answer 33

WHEN LEAD

Question 34

Determine lead type: At the intersection of Magsaysay Road and Poloyapoy Avenue, a vehicular accident took place at 7:10 this morning, killing a village councilor and putting two firemen in critical condition.

Answer 34

WHERE LEAD

Question 35

Determine lead type: Due to speeding, two vehicles collided at the intersection of Magsaysay Road and Poloyapoy Avenue at 7:10 this morning, instantly killing a village councilor and putting two firemen in critical condition.

Answer 35

WHY LEAD

Question 36

Determine lead type: When a village councilor sped at the intersection of Magsaysay Road and Poloyapoy Avenue this 7:10 this morning, his van collided with a fire truck, killing him and putting two firemen in critical condition.

Answer 36

HOW LEAD

Question 37

This presents the story in a creative manner that attracts a lot of attention.

Answer 37

Unconventional Lead

Question 38

Determine lead type: Will teachers be the latest profession to be automated out of their jobs by computers? A new online education system will allow students to teach themselves math and physics by playing video games.

Answer 38

Question Lead

Question 39

Determine lead type: "It's going to revolutionize the word of education as surely as the word-processing revolutionized the workplace," says software developer Arthur Johnson.

Answer 39

Quotation lead

Question 40

Determine lead type: An ominous silence, broken only by the call of a faraway bird, hung over the battle-scarred hills when suddenly an explosion followed by the yells of charging troops smashed the stillness.

Answer 40

Descriptive Lead

Question 41

Determine lead type: Chris is grinning with satisfaction as her computer screen erupts in noisy celebration. It's the same happy look she used to wear when she wiped out a nest of electro-villains, in those video games she used to play. But today the challenge is algebra. She's...

Answer 41

Narrative lead

Question 42

Determine lead type: You write this lead when the person is not well-known to the people who will be reading the story. "A murfreesboro man suffered injuries in a two-car wreck on Main Street Friday afternoon."

Answer 42

Blind Lead

Question 43

Determine lead type: "Square roots. Common denominator. Quotients an remainders. Some kids just can't work up much enthusiasm for the study of math."

Answer 43

Staccato lead

Question 44

Determine lead type: The President is dead. Friday the 13th is over, but the...

Answer 44

Punch lead