What is a human interest story? Choose all that apply.

A story that is of interest to people outside of the immediate story, designed to engage the attention and empathy of others to a particular situation, person or event.

A story that has a unique value and speaks to a wide array of people, such as a twelve year old being accepted into a major research university or winning a Nobel Peace Prize.

A news story that evokes such strong emotions from masses of people that they take to the streets to protest in a global manner.

A news story about someone robbing the corner store in the neighborhood.

In the context of reporting a major event, such as an earthquake in San Francisco, the inverted pyramid structure in journalism would prioritize:

The most important information about the earthquake at the beginning

Background information about San Francisco at the beginning

The least important details about the earthquake at the beginning

A chronological order of events leading up to and following the earthquake

What are the Five W’s and the H?

Who, what, when, where, why, and how.

Whitehouse, weather, what, worth, who, and hindsight

Who, what, weather, why, wow, and how

Who, whet, woop, when, whatha, and huh

What is a news lead? Choose all that apply.

The most important sentence in the article

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.

It is a promo that announces an upcoming event.

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Which of the following is not an element of newsworthiness?

prominence

proximity

timeliness

Tragicness

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The 5 W’s + H help journalists gather opinions about a situation and communicate them to readers.

True

False

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Journalists often include answers to the 5 W's + H near the end of an article.

True

False

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Journalists always tell stories in chronological order.

True

False

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The broad part at the top of the inverted pyramid is where the main facts go.

True

False

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The inverted-pyramid style enables a reader to get the essential information without reading the entire story.

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False

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The Associated Press style -or- AP lead may not be very creative, but it works because it conveys information quickly.

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News Stories and Headlines

Which of the following is not an element of newsworthiness?

The 5 W’s + H help journalists gather opinions about a situation and communicate them to readers.

Journalists often include answers to the 5 W's + H near the end of an article.

Journalists always tell stories in chronological order.

The broad part at the top of the inverted pyramid is where the main facts go.

The inverted-pyramid style enables a reader to get the essential information without reading the entire story.

The Associated Press style -or- AP lead may not be very creative, but it works because it conveys information quickly.

Your opinion has no place in a news story.

The reporter must always remain objective.

Short leads catch people’s attention because they are easier to read.

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