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WorksheetsCh2 News Values Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
This question identifies which News Value:
How well known are the people in the story?
Conflict
Human Interest
Impact
Prominence
A news value based on a story about something unusual.
Oddity
Human Interest
Conflict
Impact
A news value based on disagreements among people or groups.
Timeliness
Proximity
Impact/Consequence
Conflict
A news value based on how close something is happening to its readers/viewers.
Timeliness
Proximity
Impact/Consequence
Conflict
What does "timeliness" mean?
writing a news story that is new and current
writing a news story that is about history
writing a news story that is clocks and watches
What does "relevance" mean?
writing a news story that is about your relatives
writing a news story that is about things that the public is interested in
writing a news story that is about your neighbors
A news value based on how much it affects your audience.
Timeliness
Proximity
Impact
Conflict
True or False: More than one news value should be incorporated into every story.
True
False
A connection to a timely event that justifies a feature story or soft news story is referred to as what?
beat
pitching
news peg
lead
Where can you find ideas for strong stories?
The beat system
The professional press
All of these
Direct observation
In Journalism, what is the beat system?
A method for organizing rhythm and timing in music.
A specialized type of reporting where a journalist covers a specific topic or "beat" on a regular basis.
A system that helps to prevent crime and ensure timely responses to calls for service.
How can a beat reporter covering the school's art program find story ideas?
Select all that apply:
Interviews with the school's football coach
Develop ongoing relationships art students and the art teacher
Learn to ask the right questions
Record observations of the nursing student's clinicals
A reporter sees two sophomore football players on a game day who are talking about the coming game. They are so preoccupied they are unable to concentrate in class.
This is an example of finding a story by which of the following methods?
Direct Observation
Professional Media
The Beat System
_______ will often choose which stories to publish and assign them to writers they feel will do the best job. _______ may sometimes need to convince their _______ to let them write the story of their choice. _______ call this pitching the story
Editors, editors, reporters, Journalists
Journalists, editors, reporters, reporters
Reporters, editors, journalists, Editors
Editors, reporters, editors, Journalists
In Journalism, what is meant by pitching?
