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a change in the location of the trial.
"Change of venue" refers to
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
"Eighty percent of success is showing up," Woody Allen said.
a term for mobile journalists equipped with multiple devices who work primarily out of the newsroom.
"mojo" is
How long should sentences be in media writing?
25 words or fewer
minorities are twice as likely as whites to use Twitter.
A 2012 study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that
Choose the sentence that uses the correct style.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
a story to accompany the main story.
A sidebar is
a plan similar to an organizational chart to show the main story and related story parts.
A storyboard is
Communication skills
A survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that the most important skill sought by employers was
people of color
A term preferred by many organizations representing members of minority groups is
- Is the information accurate and complete? - Why am I concerned with this story? - What is the news?
According to the Poynter Institute model, what should journalists ask themselves when dealing with ethical issues?
you published something with knowledge that it was false, or without checking whether it was false.
Actual malice in libel cases means that
Which is true about access to filings in civil and criminal court cases?
All filings are open to the public, except in juvenile cases.
formally charged with the crime and given a chance to enter a plea.
At an arraignment, a person is
What is the difference in attribution in broadcast writing and text writing?
Attribution is typically at the start of a sentence for broadcast and at the end of a sentence for print.
When should you check past stories on file or online databases for additional information when writing a story?
Before you begin reporting or, in the case of breaking news, before you begin writing.
a personal journal or column posted on the Web
Choose the best definition for the word "blog."
what we should and shouldn't do.
Choose the best definition. Ethics is the study of choices about
What statement is most true about observation?
Details from observation are more common in feature stories, but they also can enhance breaking news stories.
interactivity
Discussion, question, poll, quiz, searchable databases, maps and social media are all forms of
ask questions about the organization to demonstrate that you've done your homework.
During an interview, the job candidate should
Always make an extra effort to verify all information, even if it means talking to several sources.
Edna Buchanan, who covered the police beat for the Miami Herald, gives what advice to those covering crime?
are put in the text of a story.
Embedded links
Publish private information about public officials if it affects their public duties.
Ethicist Louis Hodges suggests which of the following in dealing with privacy issues?
from most recent to your first job
Experience on a résumé is usually listed in what order?
How should you construct a story to keep readers' interest between the lead and the end?
Follow long sentences with shorter ones, use parallel sentence construction, and use dialogue between two sources.
When can the focus of a story change?
It can change before, during and after the reporting and drafting process as more information comes to light.
What is most correct about tape recording an interview?
It is legal in many states to record an interview you conduct without obtaining source consent, but most journalists consider that practice to be unethical.
Which statement is true about plagiarism?
It is plagiarism if you paraphrase information from another publication and you don't attribute it
Which of the following is true for telephone interviews?
It is usually not necessary to use icebreakers.
Fabricating and plagiarizing information
Jayson Blair was fired by The New York Times for what ethical offense?
140 characters
Journalists writing for Twitter must limit their posts to
KTUU-TV reporter Jennifer Zilko gives what advice to students when reporting broadcast news?
Just as you would for print and online stories, getting correct spellings of first and last names is important.
a social media site where you can network with professionals and companies important to your career.
LinkedIn is
How should you deal with addresses in obituaries?
List the current city in which the person lived and include other places where he or she lived for long periods of time.
Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
Martin Luther King Jr. gave a famous speech, "I have a dream."
In an email interview, what is the optimal number of questions?
No more than 5.
information that can be accessed in any order.
Nonlinear stories contain
Changes in recent decades, especially increases in blogs, citizen journalism and social media, have had what effect on the journalistic concept of objectivity?
Objectivity has decreased, and more analysis is present in stories.
frequently asked questions
On websites, "FAQ" stands for
Which is NOT a technique media writers use to deal with boring but important information?
Put it all into one middle section so as to keep from cluttering the other parts of the story.
Which structure for profiles has been growing in popularity, especially in print and on the Web?
Q and A
Which of the following is NOT a descriptive technique?
Rely on adjectives
For text stories, most people stopped reading before the fourth paragraph.
Researchers at the University of Colorado found which of the following about how college students used media on their smartphones?
an objective or a summary of your skills.
Résumés should begin with
Which statement is most true about how you should check background and prepare before an interview?
Search online databases, official websites, printed materials and news clippings to find information.
What does parallelism mean when writing news stories?
Sentences are worded in the same grammatical order.
Which is NOT a question typically answered in a summary lead?
So what?
The Associated Press says what about using sources found on social media?
Social networks should not be used as a reporting shortcut when you can get the information by picking up the phone or knocking on a door instead.
Ask themselves the question, "What if I were in this person's place—what would I want to know?"
The "what if" technique of reporting on disaster and tragedy forces reporters to do which of the following?
you should never lift quotes and video from social media posts unless you verify the information before publishing it, even in breaking-news stories.
The AP Stylebook says what about using photos and information on social media?
Which of the following works well for the ending of a profile?
a. a circle kicker, a quote, future action
The typical 30-minute newscast includes about how much time for news?
about 14 minutes
A soft lead
also is called a "feature lead."
The Wall Street Journal structure starts with
an anecdotal lead focusing on one person as an example of a larger issue.
A lead that starts with a story about a person or event is
an anecdotal lead.
the estimated value of property for tax purposes.
an assessment is
an order by the court to cease an action.
an injunction is
A teaser is
an introduction to a story coming up in the next newscast or after the advertisement.
When you need to identify someone by race or ethnicity in a story, it is best to
ask the source how he or she would prefer to be referred to in the story.
In narrative writing, social media
can help enhance your reporting and engage your audience.
The EyeTrack study showed that people are drawn to which type of visual first when looking at a print publication?
color photographs
What are the four Cs in the writing process?
conceive, collect, construct, correct
coaching method
conceive, collect, construct, correct
using large groups of people to gather or produce content through social media
crowdsourcing is
Which of these is a type of lead you should avoid writing?
crystal ball lead
Narrative writing often involves
dialogue and plot; show-in-action description; reconstruction of events.
Janet Cooke's Pulitzer Prize was returned because she was found to have ________ in her story about Jimmy.
fabricated information
When lists are used in the beginning or middle of a story, about how many items are ideal to include?
five items or fewer
The term "pacing" means
following long sentences with short ones. Good pacing drives the audience to continue reading.
includes a global positioning system (GPS) that will show your location to people you choose.
foursquare is a mobile application that
When writing a news story, reporters use information
from interviews, direct observation and printed sources.
According to the "trust-o-meter" offered by Stephen C. Miller of The New York Times, which offers the most credible Web information?
government sites
Which is NOT a type of kicker discussed in the book?
highlight kicker
Impact leads explain
how the readers and viewers will be affected by an issue in the story.
You should use your best quote
immediately following the lead.
A news story focusing on the loss of thousands of lives in a natural disaster is most clearly linked with which quality of news?
impact
In narrative stories with feature-type leads, nut graphs are
important because they include relevant information about why the reader should care.
The sections technique works best for
in-depth investigations or long features.
When you are setting the scene for a descriptive or narrative story,
include a description about the weather if it is relevant to the context of the story.
When using The Wall Street Journal structure, writers should
include a nut graph in the first two to five paragraphs to explain the focus of the story.
When writing a soft lead, you should
include a nut graph within the first three to five paragraphs.
What does the "GOAL" method stand for?
including the subject's goals, obstacles, achievements and logistics in a profile
Social media have resulted in all of the following changes in news delivery EXCEPT
increased company profits as readers and viewers share digital content.
Which of the following is NOT a change that the news industry has seen with increased online news delivery?
increased use of linear story structure
The basic story form used in most news stories is
inverted pyramid
Which story form is most effective and the most commonly used for mobile media?
inverted pyramid
a strong summary lead
is in subject-verb-object order.
A nut graph
is the paragraph that explains the main point of the story.
The theme of a narrative story
is what gives the story meaning.
Reporting for a feature story differs from reporting for a hard-news story in that
it is essential for the reporter to pay more attention to scenes, images and sensory elements.
What is the structure of most basic news stories?
lead, nut graph (if needed), lead quote, supporting facts, more quotes and comments, additional information, ending
In an interview, reporters should
let the source do most of the talking.
The term "logging the tape" refers to
loading the tape into a machine in the newsroom for review to pull out the sound bites and footage to use.
When writing a profile, the writer can help the reader understand the twists and turns of human life by including which of the following universal elements?
looking toward the future, patterns, turning points
a term for content containing headlines, summary blurbs and briefs.
microcontent is
is used for stories that include a variety of media.
multimedia storytelling
Citizen journalism is
news and information contributed by people who are not journalists.
Hard news is best defined as
news stories about events or information that happened, is happening or is about to happen.
What is the tone of most hard-news stories?
objective, with an absence of mood
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
often requires that information is blacked out or cut out when records are released.
Which is NOT a common way of organizing a story?
parallel construction
The term "podcast" means
portable on-demand video.
The question/answer format is an effective technique for what type of story?
profiles
Five common qualities of news
proximity, timeliness, conflict, human interest and unusual nature
What is the most common type of ending?
quote kicker
In online media, the letters "RSS" stand for
really simple syndication
Charles Kuralt said that a good broadcast human-interest story
relied mostly on visuals, with a script that complemented the video.
the income that a government gets from taxes and other fees.
revenues are
The best questions in interviews are
short and focused on one topic.
In finding sources, Google and other search engines
should be used in conjunction with traditional directories and guides.
Jon Franklin, author of Writing for Story, says that good narrative stories
should include complication and a resolution, with development in the middle.
An aggregator is
software that compiles websites you want and delivers them to your email or media player.
Which of the following does NOT need to be attributed in a lead?
something that you witnessed firsthand
"SOT" means
sound on tape, indicated with the time the sound bite will take.
A nut graph
states the main point of the story, typically before the third to fifth graph.
Tom French's narrative series, "A Cry in the Night," about a woman who was murdered, demonstrates that
strong narrative writing must be based on thorough and time-consuming reporting in the field.
A hard news story is called that because it is
structured so that the key facts are in the first few paragraphs.
The inverted pyramid story form starts with a(n) ________ lead.
summary
The most common lead for a hard-news story is a ________ lead.
summary
Hard-news leads also are called
summary leads.
What are icebreakers?
techniques to use at the start of an interview to put the subject at ease
"VO" stands for
the anchor's voice over video images.
What is a theme in a profile story?
the angle or recurring idea that weaves throughout the story
the money used for major improvements, often funded by selling bonds.
the capital budget is
Backtiming is
the exact time in a newscast that a segment will air.
the 12-month period in which the community's or government's budgeted funds will be spent.
the fiscal year is
The story about the staff of the Denver Post covering the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, showed that
the inverted pyramid works well in a variety of delivery forms (online, social media, video, text, etc.).
"Out" is a direction to indicate
the last few words of a source's sound bite.
"Super" means
the letters, numbers or words imposed over visual images by a character generator.
Which of these structures do not work well for broadcast writing?
the list technique
The focus of a story is
the main idea of the story.
"SOC" is
the standard out cue from the reporter at the end of a story.
When writing a profile, you should interview
the subject and as many other relevant people that you can, even though you may not be able to use them all in the story.
Words like "pert" and "perky" should not be used when describing a woman because
they could be considered sexist.
When writers climb the "ladder of details,"
they end with the most specific description on top.
What is the best use for closed-ended questions?
to elicit brief, factual answers or basic information
When should you use lists?
to itemize information that would otherwise be cumbersome
links at the end of a blog
trackbacks are
When you are writing political stories, reporters should
translate jargon into everyday terms the reader can understand.
Jim Nicholson, a former reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News, thought that obituaries should be
true portraits of people's lives, including bad habits and criminal background, if relevant.
If a source tells you not to use his or her name after an interview has been completed, you should
try to understand what the issue is and so you can discuss what the source is uncomfortable sharing.
Second-day leads are also referred to as
updated leads.
Profiles should
use a soft lead, like descriptive or anecdotal leads.
Narrative leads
use dramatic action so readers feel like they are witnessing an event.
When using sources from a member of a minority group, it's best to
use labels if the ethnic or racial background of a source is relevant to the story.
When calling to set up an interview, you should
use the sponsorship technique if another source has referred you to him or her.
When Mark Potter of "NBC Nightly News" speaks of "sponsorship" in reporting, he means
using a source he knows and trusts to sponsor or refer him to other credible sources.
When writing an obituary,
using information that the deceased person posted on social media might help reveal his or her character, but it should be used only with permission.
In broadcast writing, "writing to the corners" means
using words to complement the video rather than describe it.
the hourglass form
usually starts like an inverted pyramid, followed by narrative story form in the middle.
The term "blog" is a shortened version of what term?
web log
a search engine that indexes blogs and tracks posts to them
what is technorati?
Examining a quote to see if it's strong enough to be featured as a stand-alone pull quote
what is the pull quote test
The questions that elicit the most quotes and anecdotes start with all of the following EXCEPT
when
ask the financial officer of the agency to explain the budgeting process and last year's budget to you before the budget is released.
when writing budget stories,
When is it appropriate to use the hourglass story structure?
when you have a dramatic and compelling narrative
The term "blocking sources" refers to a technique
where information from each source is put in separate blocks when constructing a story.
When writing a profile, background about a person's life should be inserted
where it fits. It is usually spread throughout the story as relevant.
How should you end an inverted pyramid story?
with the least important fact
A narrative story should be arranged
with the structure that allows you to tell the most compelling story.
Cliffhanger endings
work well with narrative writing, especially longer features
When writing a focus sentence as a tool to help you select pertinent information, you should
write a headline for your story in fewer than 10 words, determine the most newsworthy, important or current information, and express your focus as a tweet (twitter post)
Annie Lang and Deborah Potter in their article for Newslab say that in broadcast news,
writers should use strong, chronological narratives when possible because viewers remember these better than the inverted pyramid.
Delayed identification means
you delay identifying the name of the subject of the story until a paragraph or two after the lead.
If you use a summary lead that explains the focus or the main point of the story,
you don't need a nut graph.
"Off the record" means that
you may not use information from the source even if you don't identify the person.
If you paraphrase a quote,
you need to attribute it so the reader knows where you got the information.
all universities that have federal student financial aid programs to release crime statistics on campus.
The Clery Act requires that
helps journalists suffering from posttraumatic stress after covering a tragedy and teaches journalists how to cover tragedies.
The Dart Center, based at the University of Washington,
used social media expertly to cover disasters in their communities.
The Denver Post, the Hartford Courant and the Tuscaloosa News all won Pulitzer Prizes because they
sexual orientation
The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association recommends that journalists use the term ________ when it is relevant to the story.
Jayson Blair worked for what paper when he was found to have fabricated stories?
The New York Times
you cannot copy software even if you don't make a profit.
The No Electronic Theft Act provides that
people will read most of the text for online stories they are interested in.
The Poynter Eye Track studies found that
information gathered online should be confirmed before broadcast, as is the case with any other form of newsgathering.
The Radio Television Digital News Association says that when getting information from online sources,
Choose the sentence that uses the correct style.
The Rev. James Flanagan is the priest at the Roman Catholic Church in our town.
Naming a person of interest who has not been formally charged
The Richard Jewell rule is associated with which situation?
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan.
The Supreme Court case used as a precedent in libel cases involving public figures is
the population of nonwhites will be in the majority.
The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that by 2050,
the truth
The best defense for a reporter in a libel suit is
the inverted pyramid.
The best story structure for mobile media is
Which sentence is an example of passive voice?
The bicycle thief was sentenced to three years in jail.
the Communications Decency Act (Reno v. ACLU)
The first major test of freedom of speech on the Internet to reach the U.S. Supreme Court was
Gary Hart
The first presidential candidate whose extramarital affair was covered widely, breaking journalistic taboo that politicians' private lives were off limits, was
it will lessen the public stigma of rape if it were reported as journalists do any other crime.
The former editor of the Des Moines Register, Geneva Overholser, advocates for naming both the name of the accuser and the accused in rape cases because
it gets to the point of the story immediately.
The inverted pyramid is favored for Web stories because
the most interesting or important thing the speaker said.
The leads of stories about news conferences and speeches should be
absolute privelege
The legal term for the right that public officials have to make defamatory statements in the course of their official duties without being sued is called
journalists need to verify information, especially "facts" being shared on social media.
The mass shooting of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School demonstrated that
not changed significantly
The number of minority journalists working in U.S. newsrooms in the past 20 years has
capsulized a three-day conference with one stereotypical image of African-Americans.
The picture of students celebrating in The University Daily Kansan caused controversy because it
is often considered an entry-level job at news organizations.
The police beat
how journalists use databases and other Internet resources to make sense of large amounts of data.
The term "computer-assisted reporting" refers to
Find sources only through social media.
The traditional reporting principles for print and broadcast news include all of the following EXCEPT what?
In the case involving two Minnesota newspapers, what did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in regard to reporters who break promises of confidentiality?
They are not protected by the First Amendment from being sued.
What policy change about sources did editors at The New York Times make in 2012?
They banned the practice of allowing a source to review, approve or edit quotes.
falsity, injury to a person's reputation, and publication.
Three factors that constitute libel are
-have clips or work samples that have been published in campus media or other sources. -check with your professors and investigate programs open to college students. -look on electronic job boards and online databases.
To find jobs and internships, it's important to
find people who have been affected by talking to people in your community and going online to find locals who are concerned about the issue.
To interject human interest into your government stories,
information centers
To stress a new area of news delivery, the Gannett Co. has renamed its newspaper and broadcast newsrooms
Many literary journalists were influenced by
Truman Capote's In Cold Blood.
ensures that you are protected for your work even if you don't use a copyright symbol.
U.S. copyright law
Which is the BEST rule for the wording of attribution?
Use "said" for humans and "according to" for reports and other objects.
When reporting a personality profile, how should reporters use background material?
Use background materials as jumping-off points for writing questions and for focusing your story; confirm details with the subject to ensure that they are accurate.
Make your sites promotional, with lots of fluffy marketing terms.
Web usability expert Jakob Nielsen advises all of the following EXCEPT
Write for readers who scan instead of reading thoroughly.
What advice does Jakob Nielsen give for writing online?
Pinterest and storify
What are two sites that journalists can use for curation of photos, Tweets, posts and items about a news story on a composite Web page?
Arrive at least an hour early so you have time to prepare
What is NOT a tip for successful interviews?
Customize it for the specific job and organization for which you're applying.
What is a key point about preparing a cover letter for a job or internship?
Employers often check the links to social media provided by the job candidate, but they also do searches for the candidate's personal accounts.
What is most true about how employers check social media when deciding whether to offer someone a job or internship?
Questions that reporters ask after a news conference are more important than prepared remarks. In speeches, the prepared speech is usually the focus of the story.
What is one key difference between news conferences and speeches?
a lead that shows the impact on the reader
What is the best type of lead to use on a government budget story?
The lead should focus on what the council did, not that it met.
What is the most serious problem with this lead from a meeting story: "The Springfield City Council met Tuesday to discuss several issues."?
The writer used clichés.
What is the problem with this government story lead? "The Fourth of July is four months away, but insults exploded like fireworks at the Board of Supervisors meeting yesterday. The firecracker was Republican Supervisor John Hanson, who blasted his colleagues."
The project will cost about $300,000.
What is the proper form for the number in the following sentence?
The council members voted 4-2 to pass the measure.
What is the proper style for reporting a vote taken in a meeting?
They both stress accuracy and telling the truth as guiding principles.
What is true about the codes of ethics for the Public Relations Society of America and the Radio and Television News Directors Association?
Most styles and formats—long and short—work well online.
What is true about the preferred form of writing for online media?
You should try to corroborate the information from a Twitter account by checking with other users.
What is true about verifying information gathered from social media?
Some newspapers printed it because it showed the horror of the event.
What is true of the image captured by photographer Richard Drew of a man falling headfirst from the World Trade Center Tower on Sept. 11, 2001?
The can lose their jobs if the editors or executives think that the violation is severe enough.
What penalties are imposed when journalists or public relations (PR) practitioners commit a serious violation of their profession's code of ethics?
Double- and triple-check every fact, address and name because the stakes are so high if you make a mistake.
What's a good practice for reporters writing crime and court stories?
Police arrested Smith in connection with the bank robbery.
What's the best sentence to use when reporting on a robbery suspect?
Although the names are withheld under the law in all states, in some cases, a judge can authorize the release of names.
When are names of "juvenile offenders" (those under age 18) made public?
choose clips with the strongest leads.
When choosing clips to include with your application,
stay seated at the press table throughout so you do not miss anything.
When covering a meeting, reporters should do all of the following EXCEPT
weather
When covering a plane crash, always ask if ________ was a factor.
some boards can make final decisions, others only can recommend.
When covering an advisory board meeting, reporters must understand that
avoiding euphemisms, instead stating clearly what challenges they face.
When describing people with disabilities, the AP Stylebook recommends
-video and audio. -text. -links.
When planning to report online news, think of ways to include
publish the new death toll, explaining how the official count has changed.
When the numbers of the death toll change in a tragedy, you should
use short, simple sentences
When writing about complex government actions,
try to include both men and women who are dealing with the issue in your story.
When writing about family or child care issues,
immediacy
When writing for mobile media, one of the most important points to stress in stories is
you should refer to them as "people 65 and older."
When writing stories about people 65 and older,
Ask the person what he or she prefers to be called in the story.
When you are writing about someone from a specific group, what is the best way to know the proper term to use (for example, when to use "black" or "African-American")?
include the forecast for the next day.
When you cover a weather-related story, you should always
Call to find out the name of the person in charge of hiring, even if the company's website lists that information.
When you send your résumé to a company, you should
-"To Whom it May Concern" -"Dear Hiring Official" -"Dear Sir" or "Dear Madam"
When you write a cover letter, do NOT address it to
Rely mainly on electronic equipment such as cell phones, recorders, etc.
Which is NOT recommended when going on the scene to cover a tragedy?
These names can legally be released as a matter of public record, but many news organizations do not do so for ethical reasons.
Which is true about the release of the names of rape victims?
Publishing a defamatory statement made by someone with absolute privilege
Which of the following can protect you from libel when you publish a defamatory statement?
Enhance all stories with video.
Which of the following is INCORRECT about writing for mobile media?
Use informal spelling and grammar similar to text messages (such as "thru," "l8r," "u").
Which of the following is NOT a rule for strong writing for blogs?
First, do no harm
Which of the following is NOT a step in ethical reasoning?
changing
Which of the following is NOT an example of "journalese"?
Put the strongest words at the beginning
Which of the following is a rule for writing a good Twitter post?
Reporters should use it only if there is no other way to get a story.
Which of the following is true about using deception to get a story?
The board faces a challenge about its membership.
Which of the following sentences is written in correct style?
the reason for the speech and the composition of the audience
Which of the following should you include in a story about a speech?
a food critic writing that the chef cooking at a private party was drunk
Which of the following situations is most likely NOT to be protected as fair comment and criticism?
firefighter
Which of the following terms are preferable to avoid sexist language?
copying a quote from the Internet to use in a story and not attributing it
Which of these acts meets the definition of plagiarism?
Post photos or videos you find on social media sites immediately.
Which of these is NOT a good tip for reporting with social media?
all items on the agenda
Which of these items could be excluded from a meeting story?
The dog jumped on the stove, starting the fire.
Which of these sentences is in active voice?
"The Reno City Council approved a $14.2 million bond issue Monday to pay for major road improvement projects throughout the city."
Which of these would make the best lead for a meeting story?
Fire officials say a lighted cigarette caused the fire that destroyed a home on Main Street.
Which sentence is the correct attribution for broadcast news?
Those attending included Springfield School Board Chairman Dan Meissner.
Which sentence is written correctly in AP style?
Two families are homeless today after a fire destroyed their duplex last night.
Which sentence would work best in a broadcast news story?
They should say "references available upon request" rather than listing specific references.
Which statement about résumés is INCORRECT?
Three students were arrested by the police.
Which statement is in passive voice?
Visuals are more important in broadcast writing than in print writing.
Which statement is true about differences in writing for print and broadcast?
The site can be liable for the content if an editor has changed it in any way.
Which statement is true about messages or content posted by audience members on an online news site?
undocumented immigrant or worker
Which term does the National Association of Hispanic Journalists recommend using when writing about people who live in the United States without official paperwork?
He was a suspect whose case showed that journalists shouldn't name people of interest in stories until formal charges are filed.
Why is Richard Jewell an important name with regard to media ethics?
News organizations realized that they could use Facebook to connect with sources on the scene with a breaking story
Why were the events surrounding the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting a "pivotal moment" in the use of social media?
News organizations realized they could use Facebook and other sites to connect with sources to tell a breaking story.
Why were the events surrounding the Virginia Tech shooting a pivotal moment in the use of social media?
Which statement is true?
You don't need to attribute information if it is common knowledge or indisputable.
When using information from a source as "background," which of the following is true?
You may identify the person with a vague reference such as "an official."
Which statement is correct?
You must attribute information that is someone's opinion.
Which is MOST true about using direct quotations?
You should avoid quotes that don't relate directly to the focus of your story.
How should you handle basic information in an interview?
You should double-check all basic information, including title and spelling of a name, even if you've learned it from other sources before the interview.
only if they are professional and show off skills that will help you land the job.
You should include your website or blog address on your resume
a summary sentence or paragraph under the headline.
a blurb is
An analogy is
a comparison of a vague concept to a familiar one.
a group of citizens empowered by the court to investigate a possible crime.
a grand jury is
a link to a similar topic in Twitter
a hashtag is
A facts or highlights box is
a list of facts, information or key points in a box typically placed next to a story.
A rundown of a newscast includes
a list of stories with the time allocated in minutes and seconds.
The Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World is highlighted in this chapter as an example of
a media company seen as a pioneer in digital delivery and media convergence.
Media convergence is best defined as
a merging of print, broadcast and online media.
a person who files a civil lawsuit.
a plaintiff
The term "package" refers to
a prepared story that includes video and interviews with sources.
A reader is
a story that the anchor reads without video.
A lead quote is
a strong quote that is high in the story to support the lead.
What mistake did Alan Richman make when trying to get Robert De Niro to agree to a personality profile interview for GQ?
He didn't ask him a compelling question to engage him right away.
Court procedures can vary widely from county to county and can differ based on the jurisdiction.
How do court procedures vary based on different jurisdictions?
Social media are Web-based technologies that provide ways people may connect, create and share content.
How do social media differ from traditional media?
-Get the agenda. -Make sure that you understand the system and the authority that the board or council has. -Talk to key players and get background on the issues.
How should a reporter prepare to cover a meeting?
Background should be included as needed to help the reader make sense of a story, but the focus should be on what happened at the meeting.
How should writers handle background information in a meeting story?
Tell the person up front that you're going to ask difficult questions and he or she doesn't have to answer if he or she is uncomfortable.
How should you deal with sensitive questions about disability or diseases?
journalists can get as close to the scene as the police will allow.
If a crime scene is on public property,
Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Walsh gave what advice about conducting interviews?
If a source refuses to answer a question, rephrase it and ask it again later in the interview.
not get in the way, but check hospitals for information on injuries and deaths.
If people are injured in a tragedy and some are taken to hospitals, reporters should
al-Qaida terrorists
If referring to the group that committed the attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, the proper term to use would be
make your background known informally by listing the activities or organizations that you're involved in that reflect this diversity.
If you are a member of a minority group,
include the specific wind velocity as estimated by weather officials.
If you are covering a story about a tornado, hurricane or other wind-related storm, you should
ask specific questions about how the person you are interviewing experienced the tragedy.
If you are trying to get an interview with a person who is grieving, you should
use this to follow along, but make notes on variations and use direct quotes as spoken in the actual speech.
If you get an advance copy of a speech,
Put them all in one paragraph as not to clutter the rest of the story.
If you have many numbers to include in a story, which is the WORST way of presenting them?
$3,000
If your property has an appraised value of $100,000, what will you pay in property taxes if the tax rate is 30 mills?
use a phrase like "living in the country without legal permission" rather than "undocumented immigrant.
In 2013, the AP Stylebook changed its rules about how journalists should term people who live in the United States without official paperwork. It said to
online service providers were not responsible for libelous messages posted to their services if they did not edit the content
In Zeran v. America Online, the Supreme Court ruled that
put the death toll in the lead to show the impact
In a breaking-news story about a tragedy in which people have died, you should
at the beginning of the sentence.
In broadcast news writing, you should place the attribution
in the lead or the top few paragraphs, as appropriate, if a feature-type lead is used.
In follow-up stories on tragedies, include the details of the tragedy
the daily police log
In police reporting, "blotter" refers to
work information prompted by questions seamlessly into the story without mentioning the reporter who asked each question.
In stories about news conferences,
trespassing
In the 1990s Food Lion case, the courts found that ABC-TV should pay the supermarket chain for which offense?
news media have a right to publish the name of a rape victim.
In the Cox Broadcasting Co. v. Cohn case, the U.S. Supreme Court found that
for invasion of privacy
In the Dietemann v. Time Inc. case, when reporters went undercover to do a story about a plumber, the reporters were sued
essential for making your writing clear, concise and correct.
In writing for online and mobile media, revision is