Journalism Today: Chapter 4: What is the News?

Who generally functions as the publisher of a school newspaper?

• adviser
• principal
• taxpayers
• editor-in-chief

What is another name for the managing editor of a newspaper?

• editor-in-chief
• publisher
• adviser
• subeditor

On whom do new methods of newspaper organization often rely for story coverage?

• teams
• two reporters working togeher
• outside sources
• photographers and caption

As a reporter your sole responsibility is covering City Hall. What type of reporter are you?

• cub reporter
• general-assighmentreporter
• beat reporter
• features reporter

The Associated Press and Reuters are examples of what types of news source?

• wire services
• public relations 
• tipsters
• features reporter

What does the term WED refer to?

• a team of reporters covering marriages
• waiting for editorical decisions
• writing, editing, and design  
• a student news service on the internet

Usually, who is the chief copy editor and headline writer?

• editor-in-chief
• news editor 
• editorial-page editor
• managing editor

Who among the following is the novice on a newspaper staff?

• beat reporter
• compositor
• cub reporter
• layout editor

What is the main story that brings an issue into sharp focus called?

• sidebar
• mainbar
• maestro
• graphic

What name is given to a chronological list of upcoming events that a newspaper may wish to cover?

• assighment list
• reporters' schedule
• date book
• future book