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WorksheetsJournalism Pop Quiz #2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
What is the difference between hard and feature news?
Hard news is deep, feature news is shallow
Hard news informs, feature news evokes emotion
Feature news informs, Hard news entertains
Hard news is a narrative, Feature news is outcome driven
What is the intended reaction to a feature story?
Immediately know the outcome; reader is informed
Issue is explained; reader is challenged
Opinion is stated; reader is persuaded
Written in the narrative ; reader is entertained
__________is the foundation of all great feature stories
Interviewing
Reporting
Writing
Research
How much time is spent Researching/Interviewing/Writing a Feature Story?
40% Research - 20% Interviewing - 40% Writing
40% Research - 40% Interviewing - 20% Writing
20% Research - 40% Interviewing - 20% Writing
20% Research - 40% Interviewing - 40% Writing
What is the most critical question to help you write a focus statement?
WHERE IS THE STORY GOING TO TAKE PLACE???
HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL I INTERVIEW???
WHAT IS THE STORY REALLY ABOUT???
WHO WILL BE IN MY STORY???
What is the purpose of a journalist's blog?
To provide a space to talk about their personal lives.
To give readers a behind the scenes look at news.
To entertain readers about something the journalist is into besides news.
To inform readers about the most talked about thing at their newsroom.
What is a Journalistic Blog?
A website that has personal reflections on actual events
A website that provides direct news coverage as it happens
A website who's purpose is to raise money for a cause
An online publication of the newspaper
What do blogs allow us to do?
Go deeper in detail, engage audience, and give a platform
Share our personal thoughts, feelings, and opinions on something that happened in the news
What is a Niche Blog?
A blog that keeps everyone updated about everything that happens in the news
A blog that only talks about what the writer wants to talk about
A blog that shares personal information with the public
A blog that has a specific topic that serves a specific audience
How often should you blog ideally?
Every other day
Once or twice a day
Once a week
Once a month
What is something that sets a journalist blog apart from the others? Check all that apply.
Advertises products that will support the news blog
Brings attention to what is happening right now
Every post is deep, having heavy weight and large impact
Brings attention as to why things are happening right now
What are the two main questions you need to ask yourself when you are updating your blog? (select 2)
What do people think about the news?
Why does this matter?
What do people say about my blog?
What's likely to happen next?
"When you have read the headline, you have spent _______ cents out of your dollar" - David Ogilvy
ten
fifty
eighty
seventy-five
What type of words should you use when writing a headline? (choose two)
Obvious
To-be verbs
Vibrant
Active
What do headlines do?
Summarize
Exaggerate
Reflect tone
Lure readers in
All of the above
Complete this formula _________+__________+__________=_________
Verb, Object, Headline = Subject
Headline, Subject, Object = Verb
Subject, Object, Verb = Headline
Subject, Verb, Object = headline
You should write a clever headline when...
All headlines should be funny
The story calls for it
All headlines should be serious
You should always write a clever headline
What kind of sources should you choose?
Random people
Whoever is most interesting
People I know will give me the answer I want
A mix of experts and real people
When should you capitalize the letter i ?
Whenever I feels like it
It doesn't matter
When it is by itself, at the beginning of a sentence, or involved in a proper noun.
Never
The first result of a google search is ALWAYS a credible source
True
False
