WorksheetsElements of Newsworthiness
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
A story that draws the reading in by emotional appeals contains:
Timeliness
Proximity
Human - Interest
Novelty
Novelty in a story means it is something we've heard about over and over again.
TRUE
FALSE
(a) in a story is the level of closeness the story has to the reader, either figuratively or literally.
A story that is about well-known or important issues, events, companies, or people has:
Conflict
Importance
Prominence
Human-interest
Conflict in a story results from 2 or more sources being in (a) to one another
A story that was written yesterday has:
Timeliness
A quick turn around
Proximity
By-line
A story that is happening now, happened recently or is happening soon, is
Novelty
Timely
Prominent
Impact
If a story is about something that is happening nearby, it is in this category
Proximity
Timeliness
Novelty
Prominent
Readers are drawn to events, issues and ideas that have competing views. This is an example of
Prominence
Timeliness
Conflict
Proximity
Relevancy is another word for
Timely
Prominence
Human Interest
Reader Impact
When someone, or something, well-known says or does something
Prominence
Conflict
Novelty
Proximity
Readers are interested in things that are different, that aren’t seen, heard or happening often. This is and example of
Timely
Human Interest
Novelty
Prominence
These stories give you a sense of purpose and meaning, make you feel emotions (smile, laugh, cry), and often overlap with several other elements of newsworthiness.
Reader Impact
Human Interest
Proximity
Conflict
Events are more newsworthy when they involve public figures.
Prominence
Timeliness
Novelty
Impact
Events are more newsworthy the closer they are to the community reading about them.
Human Interest
Novelty
Proximity
Prominence
Why are you telling me this now?
Proximity
Novelty
Timeliness
Human Interest
How will this affect my readers’ lives?
Impact
Timeliness
Novelty
Human Interest
The boy is 8/eight years old.
8
eight
The White House is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue/Ave.
Ave.
Avenue
The mysterious package arrived at 899 Kanan Street/St., rather than Kanan Road/Rd.
St./Road
Street/Road
Street/Rd.
St./Rd.
Ms. Hazlewood, an Oak Park alumnus/alumna, began teaching mathematics in August 2015.
alumnus
alumna
She divided the cake between/among Peter, Paul and Mary.
between
among
He divided the loot among/between James and Joe.
among
between
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL)/Anti-Defamation League supports Awareness Week each year.
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Anti-Defamation League
Lieutenant Governor/Lt. Gov. Kathy Kim has held her position since 2011.
Lieutenant Governor
Lt. Gov.
When a journalist studies the AP Stylebook, it will positively affect/effect his or her writing; the affect/effect being that the journalist's writing will improve.
affect, effect
effect, affect
After the hurricane, people were worried about how they were going to rebuild. "We are alright/all right down here. We just need electricity so we can begin to recover," Brown said.
alright
all right
One should only use anonymous sources when, . . . (Choose all that apply).
The material is information and not opinion or speculation, and is vital to the news report.
The information is not available except under the conditions of anonymity imposed by the source.
The source is reliable, and in a position to have accurate information.
Reporters have obtained approval from their editor.
A reporter must NEVER use anonymous sources.
McClanahan's taste buds affect/effect change; the principal's love for tacos resulted in a school-wide Taco Tuesday.
affect
effect
According to the AP Stylebook and the Talon stylebook, Mrs. McCranie is our advisor/adviser.
advisor
adviser
