Journalism Final Exam Review

These three basic elements are what make something 'news.'

• American / Cultural / Timely

• Historic / Sports-Related / Celebrity-Related

• Recent / Interesting / Significant

• Sports / Nation / Editorial

The more recent an event, the more _____.

• important it always is

• the more newsworthy it is

• the more accurate the reporting will be

• the funnier the jokes

What is breaking news?

• "Breaking" refers to the flaws in any reported story

• News scheduled to happen within two months

• News happening as it is being reported

• News that happened several weeks ago

If the events are more recent, then it is more likely that _____.

• the reader has already heard the informaiton several times

• the reader will disagree with the editorial

• the reader will write a letter to the editor

• the reader has not heard the information yet

There are _____ factors that make an event interesting to the news-consuming audience.

• zero

• many

• exactly 33

• llamas

The proximity factor says that the nearer something is, the _____.

• messier it is

• more interesting it is

• less useful the information is

• harder it is to see

If an event is significant, then it _____.

• matters to people in some way

• does not matter to people at all

• leaves no lasting impression on their mind

• is quickly forgotten

When writing and reporting, the most important question that a good journalist can ask him/herself is _____.

• "How will this help the political party to which I belong?"

• "How will this help the newspaper make money?"

• "How will this affect the reader?"

• "How can I turn this into a novel?"

Definition: Written account of a recent, interesting, and significant event produced for dissemination to large groups of people.

• news story

• journalism

• comic strip

• blog

Definition: The occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, publishing, or broadcasting news. Really, the occupation of reporting and broadcasting the news.

• news story

• journalism

• sports editor

• newspaper