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Journalism Review 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is included in the masthead of a newspaper?

a)

The name of the publication.

b)

The headline.

c)

The dateline.

d)

The byline.

2.
The title of a newspaper article is called a...
a)
source
b)
headline
c)
citation
d)
article
3.

Which one is the correct definition of journalism?

a)

the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, etc

b)

the occupation of writing, recording, and listening to music

c)

the occupation of story telling

d)

the occupation of reporting on the President and all that he does

4.

A story that targets emotion and tugs at the heartstrings is focusing on which of these characteristics of news?

a)

Timeliness

b)

Prominence

c)

Human Interest

d)

Proximity

5.

A type of story which serves to express an opinion and encourage the reader to take some action

a)

Hard News

b)

Caption

c)

Editorial

d)

Inverted Pyramid

6.

The portion of the layout which explains what is happening in a photograph. Also called "cutlines". Often

a)

Editorial

b)

Caption

c)

Lead

d)

Hard News

7.

A timely news story of a serious nature that serves to deliver facts in an unbiased and balanced way.

a)

Caption

b)

Editorial

c)

Hard News

d)

Lead

8.

The beginning of the story which serves to summarize the story and/or grab the reader's attention.

a)

Lead

b)

Caption

c)

Hard News

d)

Editorial

9.

Large type designed to summarize a story and grab the reader's attention

a)

W5H

b)

Headline

c)

By-line

d)

Hard News

10.

Indicates who wrote the story; often includes the writer's title

a)

By-line

b)

Fact

c)

Editorial

d)

Ethics

11.

A style of writing most commonly applied to news stories in which the most important facts appear early in the story and less important facts later in the story.

a)

Inverted Pyramid

b)

By-line

c)

Lead

d)

Editorial

12.

Effective communicative skills are not necessary for journalism.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What does "timeliness" mean?

a)

writing a news story that is new and current

b)

writing a news story that is about history

c)

writing a news story that is clocks and watches

14.

What does "proximity" mean?

a)

a news story with a big, global issue

b)

a news story that is close to your area

c)

a news story about the government

15.

the effect or consequence a story has on an audience

a)

gatekeepers

b)

interest

c)

impact