Vocabulary
Understandings
Skills of story writing
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100
Name the 5 W's & H that are essential to every news story.
Who, what, when, where, why and how
100
You can tell who said it by either checking up on it or seeing if you can argue for or against it.
What is Fact vs. Opinion
100
What is a lead sentence?
The first sentence in a news article that states who, what, when, where, why, and how.
100
What is a tabloid?
A newspaper, that is usually half the size of a daily paper; often focuses on sensational coverage and scandal.
200
This indicates who wrote the story; often includes the writer's title.
What is a By-line.
200
What is it called when the news covers only one side of a story. This is mainly opinions marked as facts.
What is being Bias
200
What is the purpose of an interview?
To get information from expert sources, which gives your article credibility.
200
What is the purpose of the news?
To inform, persuade, help citizens make good choices in a democratic society, expose scandals, and to entertain.
300
This refers to the pages in a publication that express the opinion of the writer.
What is OP-ED(Opinion/Editorial)
300
This is showing both sides of an issue, giving context and background.
What is Objectivity
300
What can be used to create interest in a reader.
The Headline.
300
Name five types of news stories
News, editorial, sports, food, reviews, obituaries, comics, business, politics, weather, classified ads.
400
This is damaging false statements against another person or institution that are in writing or are spoken from a written script.
What is Libel
400
What is disaster pornography?
When the media puts horrific or tragic images on a 24 hour loop, constantly driving them into your head, and then refers to the events portrayed as an "unspeakable tragedy"
400
What part of speech help a lead sentence the most?
Verbs.
400
How can images distort a story?
They can paint a completely wrong picture of what is truely going on.
500
This is spoken defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that are spoken.
What is Slander
500
What is the purpose of the inverted pyramid?
To create a better way of writing a story by putting the most important information in the begining and the least important in the end.
500
What is a good way to create human interest?
A big story involving important individuals, and one that can be entertaining.
500
What is a specific area assigned to a repoter for regular coverage?
The Beat.
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