Who, what, when, where, why and how

Name the 5 W's & H that are essential to every news story.

What is Fact vs. Opinion

You can tell who said it by either checking up on it or seeing if you can argue for or against it.

The first sentence in a news article that states who, what, when, where, why, and how.

What is a lead sentence?

A newspaper, that is usually half the size of a daily paper; often focuses on sensational coverage and scandal.

What is a tabloid?

What is a By-line.

This indicates who wrote the story; often includes the writer's title.

What is being Bias

What is it called when the news covers only one side of a story. This is mainly opinions marked as facts.

To get information from expert sources, which gives your article credibility.

What is the purpose of an interview?

To inform, persuade, help citizens make good choices in a democratic society, expose scandals, and to entertain.

What is the purpose of the news?

What is OP-ED(Opinion/Editorial)

This refers to the pages in a publication that express the opinion of the writer.

What is Objectivity

This is showing both sides of an issue, giving context and background.

The Headline.

What can be used to create interest in a reader.

News, editorial, sports, food, reviews, obituaries, comics, business, politics, weather, classified ads.

Name five types of news stories

What is Libel

This is damaging false statements against another person or institution that are in writing or are spoken from a written script.

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"

What is disaster pornography?

Verbs.

What part of speech help a lead sentence the most?

They can paint a completely wrong picture of what is truely going on.

How can images distort a story?

What is Slander

This is spoken defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that are spoken.

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.

What is the purpose of the inverted pyramid?

A big story involving important individuals, and one that can be entertaining.

What is a good way to create human interest?

The Beat.

What is a specific area assigned to a repoter for regular coverage?