Journalism Quiz

What is the work of gathering news called?

• Feature

• Journalism

• Editorial

• Beat

What type of story appeals to a reader due to a human interest angle?

• Lead

• Banner

• Feature

• Break

What is the opening of a news story that contains the 5W's called?

• Lead

• B copy

• Byline

• Cutline

What is the common method of organizing a news story so that the most important information is presented first?

• Banner

• Inverted Pyramid Structure (IPS)

• Jump

• Editorial

What is a headline across or near the top of all or most of a newspaper page called?

• Beat

• Banner

• Break

• Exclusive

What is the bottom section of a story written ahead of an event that will occur too close to deadline for the entire story to be processed?

• B copy

• Byline

• Cutline

• Jump

What is the area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage called?

• Break

• Beat

• Editorial

• Feature

What is the point of interruption in a story where an individual records opinions, links to other sites, etc. on a regular basis continued from one page to another?

• Break

• Byline

• Exclusive

• Lead

What is the name of the reporter who wrote the story, placed atop the published article called?

• Cutline

• Byline

• Jump

• Editorial

What is any descriptive or explanatory material under a picture called?

• Cutline

• Lead

• Banner

• Feature