Week 1 and 2

Question 1

News is what people____ and ____ to know

Answer 1

need; want`

Question 2

Independent aggressive journalism

Answer 2

Strengthens: american democracy
Improves: lives of its citizens
Checks: the abuses of powerful people
Supports: the weakest members of society
Connects: us all to one another
Educates and entertains

Question 3

True or false: news is never changing

Answer 3

False news is always changing

Question 4

news should be ___ and objective

Answer 4

fair

Question 5

Associated Press 1860’s (among the most influential forces in bringing objectivity to American journalism) ; true or false

Answer 5

true

Question 6

Lawrence Gobright or Ernest Hemingway:Journalism is about the facts, fiction is about the truth

Answer 6

ernest hemingway

Question 7

Lawrence Gobright or Ernest Hemingway: my business is to communicate the facts

Answer 7

Lawrence gobright

Question 8

Push to pull model pros (3)

Answer 8

instant reporting, content choice, interaction

Question 9

Push to pull model cons (3)

Answer 9

ignore important news, contrary opinions, prevent accidental discovery of other news

Question 10

: Relevance; Usefulness; Interest Audience gives it context are news criteria ____ _____

Answer 10

broad guidelines

Question 11

timeliness:

Answer 11

is it happening now?
Not just to the actual time of the event but also to its interest and readers at any time it occurs.
Aka: it is relevant

Question 12

proximity

Answer 12

the closer it is to its readers and viewers the more important it becomes!
If it happens close to home, I will care about it.

Question 13

prominence

Answer 13

is it about a famous person or place?

Question 14

impact

Answer 14

does it have a strong effect on people’s lives?

Question 15

suspense/conflict

Answer 15

is it related to a conflict and its resolution?

More conflict=More newsworthy

Question 16

human interest

Answer 16

does it appeal to the human emotion

Question 17

novelty

Answer 17

unusual, strange, first, last, only?
What makes it stand out/different?
Beginning journalist use this to understand how big their story can be

Question 18

criteria emphasis

Answer 18

broadcasting, public relations, print

Question 19

broadcasting

Answer 19

timeliness; novelty; human interest and conflict

this catches our interest

Question 20

Public relations:

Answer 20

progress or novelty or human interest news

seeks to counter the bad news told in broadcast and print

Question 21

Print (includes online print media): *

Answer 21

emphasis on bad news “watchdogs”

*delve more deeply than broadcast into public wrongdoing and misconduct

Question 22

Strengths of exemplar print and online journalism are _____and ____.

Answer 22

detail and thoroughness

Question 23

_____ or provide trivial detail

Answer 23

don’t overwrite

Question 24

exercise good ____ judgement

Answer 24

news

Question 25

_____ is the essence of good writing

Answer 25

reporting

Question 26

Good reporting ____ (Gather facts and details to better know and understand subject to write about it)

Answer 26

focuses the story

Question 27

Agreement→ between reporter and public: Complete and ____account ASAP _____and accurately reported & written

Answer 27

accurate; honest

Question 28

Inverted Pyramid:

Answer 28

Basic story structure of newspaper and electronic journalists -->Most efficient structure devised for communicating news quickly and clearly

Question 29

___: Who, what, where, when,why,and how (35 words in the past); Shorter is preferred now

Answer 29

Leads

Question 30

____: Present the facts. Brief statement that succinctly summarizes newsworthy information Most common leads for hards news stories State clearly its significance

Answer 30

summary leads

Question 31

(should appear as close as possible to action word and would only begin lead when it is unusual or noteworthy) “midnight tonight marks the beginning of verizon strike”

Answer 31

Where or when emphasized:

Question 32

(usually in second paragraph) often begins sports stories “Turnovers did in the charlotte hornets wednesday night in what could have been an historic victory”

Answer 32

How or why emphasized:

Question 33

_____________is what the inverted pyramid does BEST!*

Answer 33

SAVING THE READER TIME