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Ch2 News Values Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This question identifies which News Value:

How well known are the people in the story?

a)

Conflict

b)

Human Interest

c)

Impact

d)

Prominence

2.

A news value based on a story about something unusual.

a)

Oddity

b)

Human Interest

c)

Conflict

d)

Impact

3.

A news value based on disagreements among people or groups.

a)

Timeliness

b)

Proximity

c)

Impact/Consequence

d)

Conflict

4.

A news value based on how close something is happening to its readers/viewers.

a)

Timeliness

b)

Proximity

c)

Impact/Consequence

d)

Conflict

5.

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

6.

What does "relevance" mean?

a)

writing a news story that is about your relatives

b)

writing a news story that is about things that the public is interested in

c)

writing a news story that is about your neighbors

7.

A news value based on how much it affects your audience.

a)

Timeliness

b)

Proximity

c)

Impact

d)

Conflict

8.

True or False: More than one news value should be incorporated into every story.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

A connection to a timely event that justifies a feature story or soft news story is referred to as what?

a)

beat

b)

pitching

c)

news peg

d)

lead

10.

Where can you find ideas for strong stories?

a)

The beat system

b)

The professional press

c)

All of these

d)

Direct observation

11.

In Journalism, what is the beat system?

a)

A method for organizing rhythm and timing in music.

b)

A specialized type of reporting where a journalist covers a specific topic or "beat" on a regular basis.

c)

A system that helps to prevent crime and ensure timely responses to calls for service.

12.

How can a beat reporter covering the school's art program find story ideas?

Select all that apply:

a)

Interviews with the school's football coach

b)

Develop ongoing relationships art students and the art teacher

c)

Learn to ask the right questions

d)

Record observations of the nursing student's clinicals

13.

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?

a)

Direct Observation

b)

Professional Media

c)

The Beat System

14.

_______ 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

a)

Editors, editors, reporters, Journalists

b)

Journalists, editors, reporters, reporters

c)

Reporters, editors, journalists, Editors

d)

Editors, reporters, editors, Journalists

15.

In Journalism, what is meant by pitching?

a)
Pitching is the act of proposing story ideas to editors or producers.
b)
Pitching is the process of editing articles before publication.
c)
Pitching refers to the act of reporting news on-site.
d)
Pitching is the method of distributing newspapers to subscribers.