News Writing

Below are the PITFALLS to avoid in news writing, except:

• Editorializing - Keep your opinion out of the story

  
  

• Using first and second person - Keep yourself out of the story; Common error “our school”

• Using the inverted pyramid

• Missing the news peg; paragraphs too long; Trying to use all of the information

• Messy handwriting, poor grammar and spelling; misspelling names in the story

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Listed below are the most significant/interesting news value, except:

• ODDITY/RARITY/EXEMPLARY

• PROXIMITY

• ENTERTAINMENT

• HISTORICAL ASPECT

• EMOTIONAL APPEAL

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Don’t Write Your News Story when all you want is TO IMPRESS YOUR AUDIENCE with big words, long sentences, artistic/flowery writing.

• TRUE.

• FALSE.

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In writing the headline, use the __________ for future events.

• participle

• infinitive

• gerund

• will+base form of the verb

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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 about someone robbing the corner store in the neighborhood.

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

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Which among the headlines is correct?

• SHS grabs the crown in Brigada Eskuwela 2019

• Sampaguita HS grabs the crown in Brigada Eskuwela 2019

• Sampaguita HS grabs the crown in BE 2019

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Maria wanted to verify her news story, so she checked with three different sources on it to make sure she got it right. Maria is demonstrating:

• Libel

• Accuracy

• Inflation

• Privacy

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A reporter can be sued for libel if anything they report or write:

• exposes people to hatred or ridicule

• causes harm in a person's occupation or profession.

• causes someone to be shunned or avoided

• all of the above.

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What does it mean for a reporter to remain "neutral" when producing a story?

• The reporter should give their opinion.

• The reporter should report the facts they agree with.

• The reporter should have no personal feelings about the story.

• The reporter should present both sides of a story or all the information in a story.

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Which news value refers to the shock or “wow” factor of a news story and generally requires a story to affect a large group in a large way?

• Timeliness

• Breaking News

• Impact

• Proximity

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