Transcript JOURNALISM 1

Semester Final
A Review
2015
100
multiple choice
questions (67%)
25 edits to an article (33%)
History
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-Letter
Publick Occurences
Boston Globe
Boston Sun
Why did they only print one issue?
What rights are guaranteed by the
first amendment?
Speech
Press
Religion
Assembly
Petition for Grievances
What was the name of Benjamin
Franklin’s famous publication?
Poor Richard’s Almanac
Poor Benjamin’s Almanac
Poor 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.
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, Illinois
b. Monterrey School District, California
c. Brunswick School District, New Jersey
d. Hazelwood School District, Missouri
Gathering the News
 Prominence
 Proximity
 Magnitude
 Uniqueness
 Timeliness
 Significance
 Conflict
 Human
Interest
 Primary
Sources
 Secondary Sources
 Informal
Interview
 Formal Interview
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Research
List of Questions
Note taking
Start easy
Follow up
The Last question
Thanks.
Writing the News
What
is the suggested maximum
of words a lead should be?
20
25
30
35
40
Active
voice
Simple sentences
Strong verbs
Avoid unfamiliar names
Avoid list of names
Any name gets a title
Remember the WHY
News (Summary)
 Descriptive
 Quotation
 Question
 Personal
 Direct Address
 Contrast
 Delayed
 Anecdotal
 Literary Allusion
 Gag
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Direct
quotation
Partial quotation
Paraphrase
5-20
words
Said
Speaker
first
One speaker per paragraph
Quote opinion, state fact
Concise
Bias-free
See
handout
Telegraphic
Style
Verb
Tense
Punctuation
 Commas
 Periods
,
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 Semicolons ;
 Colons :
 Quotations ‘___’
Don’t
repeat words
Careful where you split a
headline
 Infinitives
 Names
 Awkward
wording
 Prepositional phrases
Hammer head
Big on top, small on bottom is one style
This is the kicker, or overline
Main Headline is here
Present
tense
Does not always have to start
with the name or label
This
slide left
intentionally blank
Practice