JOURNALISM 1Semester Final

A Review2015

THE BREAKDOWN 100 multiple choice questions (67%)

25 edits to an article (33%)

UNIT 1History

HISTORY AND ETHICS (12)

12 questions Pay attention to the following examples; you will see a lot of them again…

In 1690, the first American newspaper was published. What

was it called?

Boston News-LetterPublick Occurences

Boston GlobeBoston Sun

Why did they only print one issue?

What rights are guaranteed by the first amendment?

SpeechPress

ReligionAssembly

Petition for Grievances

What was the name of Benjamin Franklin’s famous publication?

Poor Richard’s AlmanacPoor Benjamin’s AlmanacPoor George’s Almanac

The Boston Globe

Why is the New York Sun an historic

newspaper?

What did they start doing in 1833 that was rarely seen in

American newspapers?

What is yellow journalism?

What is muckraking?

List some significant accomplishments and influences

of the Chicago Defender.

WOODWARD &BERNSTEIN

WALTERCRONKITE

The Iranian government kicked all reporters out of

Iran during a 2009 uprising. How did Americans still

follow the story?

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that school newspapers are not protected by the first amendment. This ruling was a result of journalism students suing their principal in which school district?

a.Chicago Public School, Illinoisb.Monterrey School District, Californiac. Brunswick School District, New Jerseyd.Hazelwood School District, Missouri

UNIT 2Gathering the News

WHAT IS NEWSWORTHY? (15) Prominence Proximity Magnitude Uniqueness Timeliness Significance Conflict Human Interest

GATHERING THE NEWS (3) Primary Sources Secondary Sources

INVERTED PYRAMID (2)

THE INTERVIEW (5) Informal Interview Formal Interview • Research

• List of Questions• Note taking• Start easy• Follow up• The Last question• Thanks.

UNIT 3Writing the News

THE NEWS LEAD (6) What is the suggested maximum of words a lead should be?

20 25 30 35 40

THE NEWS LEAD Active voice Simple sentences Strong verbs Avoid unfamiliar names Avoid list of names Any name gets a title Remember the WHY

TYPES OF LEADS (9) News (Summary) Descriptive Quotation Question Personal Direct Address Contrast Delayed Anecdotal Literary Allusion Gag

QUOTATIONS (10)

Direct quotation Partial quotation Paraphrase

QUOTE TIPS 5-20 words Said Speaker first One speaker per paragraph

Quote opinion, state fact

ACTIVE/PASSIVE VOICE (6)

NEWS STYLE (1)

Concise Bias-free

AP STYLE (20)

See handout

HEADLINES (7) Telegraphic Style Verb Tense Punctuation

Commas ,Periods .Semicolons ;Colons :Quotations ‘___’

HEADLINES Don’t repeat words Careful where you split a headlineInfinitivesNamesAwkward wordingPrepositional phrases

HEADLINES

Hammer headBig on top, small on bottom is one style

This is the kicker, or overline

Main Headline is here

CAPTIONS (3) Present tense Does not always have to start with the name or label

EDITS (0)

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EDITING AN ARTICLE

Practice