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WorksheetsIntro to J
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is Journalism?
Journalism is the activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast.
Journalism is the activity or profession of writing books for public entertainment.
Journalism is a special hobby that some people take up to increase their writing and interviewing skills.
What is a journalist?
A person who writes posts on Instagram
Our school newspaper is called
(a)
Journalism is a from of communication
True
False
1. verification
the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something
entire, full, not missing anything out
just and reasonable behavior
a breath of fresh air
objectivity
in the room where it happened
a lack of bias, judgement or prejudice
the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something
compassion and consideration for others
There are several differences between traditional English essays and journalistic stories. Check all the differences we discussed.
English essays are typically longer
Journalism stories get to the point as fast as possible
English writing uses periods
Opinions can be included in English essays, but not journalism stories
How is your day going?
Amazing! It's a great Tuesday.
Pretty good - few complaints.
Ehh, I've got some tough stuff going on.
Absolutely horrible.
Element of news that includes people or event with which the audience can identify
Human Interest
Interview
Paraphrase
Reporter
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
Events are more newsworthy when they involve public figures.
Prominence
Timeliness
Rarity
Impact
What is the purpose of the 5Ws and 1H in journalism?
To hide important details from the public
To confuse the audience with conflicting information
To gather and organize information for a news story.
To entertain readers with fictional stories
8. This is the best-known kind of feature story that discusses issues through the
experiences of another.
a. Human Interest
b. How to
c. Seasonal
d. Profiles
