Media and News Quiz

What is a teleprompter?

• A machine that shows words on a screen so the anchor knows what to say.

• A short clip of someone talking that's used in the news story.

• Pictures or charts that are used on the TV screen to help explain the news.

• The moving line of text at the bottom of the news screen, usually showing short news or updates.

What is a correspondent?

• The person you see on TV who tells you the news stories.

• A reporter who talks about the news from a specific place, like a city or a country.

• Really important news that's happening right now.

• A machine that shows words on a screen so the anchor knows what to say.

What is a soundbite?

• A short clip of someone talking that's used in the news story.

• Pictures or charts that are used on the TV screen to help explain the news.

• The moving line of text at the bottom of the news screen, usually showing short news or updates.

• A pre-made video that has interviews, clips, and a reporter's explanation all put together.

What is a ticker?

• A machine that shows words on a screen so the anchor knows what to say.

• The moving line of text at the bottom of the news screen, usually showing short news or updates.

• A pre-made video that has interviews, clips, and a reporter's explanation all put together.

• A reporter who talks about the news from a specific place, like a city or a country.

What is an article?

• A written piece that provides information on a specific topic.

• The name of the person who wrote the article, usually at the top or bottom.

• Someone who checks and corrects articles before they are published.

• The big title at the top of an article that tells you what it's about.

What is a headline?

• A written piece that provides information on a specific topic.

• The big title at the top of an article that tells you what it's about.

• Someone who checks and corrects articles before they are published.

• The name of the person who wrote the article, usually at the top or bottom.

What is a source?

• A meeting where one person asks another questions to get information.

• Where the information comes from; it could be a person, book, or website.

• Something that is true and can be proven.

• What someone thinks or feels; it can't be proven right or wrong.

What is an interview?

• A meeting where one person asks another questions to get information.

• Where the information comes from; it could be a person, book, or website.

• Something that is true and can be proven.

• What someone thinks or feels; it can't be proven right or wrong.

What is a fact?

• A meeting where one person asks another questions to get information.

• Something that is true and can be proven.

• What someone thinks or feels; it can't be proven right or wrong.

• To put an article in a newspaper, magazine, or online so people can read it.

What is an opinion?

• A meeting where one person asks another questions to get information.

• Something that is true and can be proven.

• What someone thinks or feels; it can't be proven right or wrong.

• To put an article in a newspaper, magazine, or online so people can read it.