JOU3101 REPORTING EXAM 1 NEWLY UPDATED COLLECTION
OF EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Don't shorten _________. ANSWER States
Professor/Professor Foley and I collaborate. ANSWER professor
ANSWER Report, Explain, Entertain, and Lead are the four primary roles of
news media.
What is news? A shift in the status quo, according to reporters and editors, is the
answer.
Half of the news is __________ and half is ____________. ANSWER: What
took place?
-How does it impact myself or the reader?
ANSWER Impact, Timeliness, Prominence, Proximity, Conflict, Weirdness,
and Currency are the values of news.
The steps involved in writing are: ANSWER: conceive, report, plan, draft, and
revise
The time is 3:00 p.m. x
3 p.m. ✓
Adjective vs. Adverb stating how and when: Everyday vs. Every Day
Guidelines for quotes: - ANSWER 1. When a quote consists of multiple
sentences, the attribution should come after the first sentence.
2. When the speaker's name is used for the first time, identify them.
3. Never give credit to more than one person for a straight quote.
4. Generally speaking, stay consistent and use the past tense throughout.
What are news writing's ABCs? ANSWER Clarity, Brevity, and Accuracy
, Day vs. Date: ANSWER: In the story, use either the day or the date, but not
both.
Day: Within seven days following the occurrence.
Date: Over seven days.
Instead of "tomorrow" or "yesterday," there is a "today."
A comma splice: what is it? - ANSWER Using a comma to join two distinct and
full phrases
FANBOY fakers: - ANSWER Nevertheless, even though
Describers: - ANSWER: Use a comma to separate any two or more adjectives
that do not modify the same word and are not connected by a conjunction.
The economy and stocks are major story themes.
-Political.
-Medication.
-The climate.
-Dispute.
-A crime.
-Sports.
-Oddities.
-Whack jobs.
What is news? ANSWER: Relationships are changing.
-A community-repercussion event.
-Disruptive incidents.
Ages: - ANSWER: All ages are figures; do not start sentences with numbers.
Reader importance: ANSWER -Extensity: the magnitude of the event.
-Intensity: to what extent does it impact readers?
-Proximity: closer, more significant news.
-Recentness
-End: what are the consequences?
- Variety
______ bring a tale to life. Details of the Answer
News Values, for example. ANSWER - Timeliness: calendar, anniversaries.
-Local and specific proximity.
-The lede is the local angle.
OF EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Don't shorten _________. ANSWER States
Professor/Professor Foley and I collaborate. ANSWER professor
ANSWER Report, Explain, Entertain, and Lead are the four primary roles of
news media.
What is news? A shift in the status quo, according to reporters and editors, is the
answer.
Half of the news is __________ and half is ____________. ANSWER: What
took place?
-How does it impact myself or the reader?
ANSWER Impact, Timeliness, Prominence, Proximity, Conflict, Weirdness,
and Currency are the values of news.
The steps involved in writing are: ANSWER: conceive, report, plan, draft, and
revise
The time is 3:00 p.m. x
3 p.m. ✓
Adjective vs. Adverb stating how and when: Everyday vs. Every Day
Guidelines for quotes: - ANSWER 1. When a quote consists of multiple
sentences, the attribution should come after the first sentence.
2. When the speaker's name is used for the first time, identify them.
3. Never give credit to more than one person for a straight quote.
4. Generally speaking, stay consistent and use the past tense throughout.
What are news writing's ABCs? ANSWER Clarity, Brevity, and Accuracy
, Day vs. Date: ANSWER: In the story, use either the day or the date, but not
both.
Day: Within seven days following the occurrence.
Date: Over seven days.
Instead of "tomorrow" or "yesterday," there is a "today."
A comma splice: what is it? - ANSWER Using a comma to join two distinct and
full phrases
FANBOY fakers: - ANSWER Nevertheless, even though
Describers: - ANSWER: Use a comma to separate any two or more adjectives
that do not modify the same word and are not connected by a conjunction.
The economy and stocks are major story themes.
-Political.
-Medication.
-The climate.
-Dispute.
-A crime.
-Sports.
-Oddities.
-Whack jobs.
What is news? ANSWER: Relationships are changing.
-A community-repercussion event.
-Disruptive incidents.
Ages: - ANSWER: All ages are figures; do not start sentences with numbers.
Reader importance: ANSWER -Extensity: the magnitude of the event.
-Intensity: to what extent does it impact readers?
-Proximity: closer, more significant news.
-Recentness
-End: what are the consequences?
- Variety
______ bring a tale to life. Details of the Answer
News Values, for example. ANSWER - Timeliness: calendar, anniversaries.
-Local and specific proximity.
-The lede is the local angle.
