CHAPTER 2 QUIZ - Basic News Story

Which statement is TRUE about PLAGIARISM?

It is plagiarism if you paraphrase info from another publication and you don't attribute it.

The most common lead for a hard news story is a

Summary lead

Which statement is TRUE?

You don't need to attribute info it it is common knowledge or indisputable

Which is MOST true about using direct quotations?

You should avoid quotes that don't relate directly to the focus of your story

A LEAD QUOTE -

a strong quote that is high in the story to support the lead.

A Nut Graph -

states the main point of the story, typically before the third to fifth graph

A HARD NEWS story is called that because it is

structured so that the key facts are in the FIRST FEW PARAGRAPHS

The focus of a story is

the main idea of the story

Which is the BEST rule for the wording of attribution?

use "said" for humans and "according to" for reports and other objects

Which statement is CORRECT?

you MUST attribute info that is someone's opinion