Journalism Test

What is Journalism?

• News from all over the globe.
• A journal.
• The writing of thoughts and ideas to persuade others of what is going on in the world today.
• An activity or profession of writing for newspapers or magazines of broadcasting news on radio or television.

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This style of journalistic writing allows you to include the least important details at the bottom of the article:

• Opinion/Editorial
• Feature
• Hourglass
• Inverted Pyramid

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In journalism, the writer needs to avoid which of the following?

• Concise writing
• Understandable language
• Long, complicated  sentences and paragraphs
• Quoting sources directly

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What does proximity refer to?

• Something close by or near 
• Something that affects many people
• Someone very important is involved
• A strong human emotion is created

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Which of the following stories would be a HARD NEWS story, more than the others?

• A burglary in your neighborhood
• A neighborhood beach party
• A neighborhood bicycle rally for charity
• A neighborhood grocery store is closing

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What is a byline?

• title of an article
• name of a person who wrote article
• the words under a photo
• name of newpaper

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A reporter who follows one particular genre would be covering a:

• Beat
• Wire
• Banner
• Feature

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Another word for a photo caption that journalists use:

• Byline
• cutline
• deadline
• nightline

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Printed information that is false is known as:

• Slander
• Libel
• Retraction
• Wire

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Which is the most important aspect of being a good reporter?

• Demonstrating your opinion
• Writing down every single thing a source says
• Making accuracy your goal
• Writing beautiful complex sentences

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