The Sunday Diplomat's Workshop

What is the first part of an article?

• Body

• Lead

• Tail

• Byline

What is a news lead? Choose all that apply.

• The most important sentence in the article

• It is a promo that announces an upcoming event.

• The very first sentence in the article with the most pertinent information

• It is the sentence that hooks and grabs your reader into the article.

We use __________ _____ citation style

(a)  

Article type that states the writer's perspective on an issue/topic

• Editorial

• News

• Outlook-oriented

• Opinion

You should include your own perspective as a student in a news article.

• True

• False

Editorials have:

• Introduction

• Body

• Conclusion

• All of the above

You should use interviews and/or evidence to incorporate a student perspective in a news article.

• True

• False

An article should be written in which format?

• Inverted Pyramid

• Regular Pyramid

• Block

• Five Paragraph

Example of field reporting

• Citing a BBC article

• Emailing an affected citizen for comment

• Using an interview obtained by CNN

• Conducting in-person background research not cited in the article

What's our website?

• thesundaydiplomat.com

• thesundaydiplomat/wixsite.com

• tsdnews.com

• sundaydiplomat.com