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WorksheetsNewspapers & News Writing
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What should you do when your source stops talking?
Immediately ask another question.
Try to be more friendly and relate to them personally.
Pause, and then continue asking questions.
Stop to write down their answer.
According to most journalists, the best interviews include mostly:
Interruptions by the interviewer.
Gentle commands such as "describe" or "talk about."
Interviewer talks about himself.
Questions about specific information.
If anyone else can say it, it is not a good quote.
True
False
How do you get meaningful, unusual quotes that help develop your angle?
ask basic questions
dig deeper
ask yes or no questions
tell someone what you need them to say
What type of news story tells about events that going to happen?
preview
recap
investigative
action
This part of the newspaper tells you what is going on in a photograph:
Caption
Credit
Quote
Dateline
You should never write a news story about:
Yourself
People you know
Events that you witnessed
When would in an interview would you say this? Is there anything you'd like to add?
beginning
middle
end
after it is over
This sentence or short paragraph explains more detailed context of the story.
Headline
Transition
Detailed lead
Quote
This is the part of the newspaper where all of the staff and editors are listed:
Flag
Masthead
Banner
Editorial
What part of a lead is this? It will be Saturday, Sept. 27, beginning at 7 p.m.
Who
What
When
Why
"Attributed" means:
Credited someone you quote in an article.
Edited the wording of multiple parts of an article.
Plagiarized.
Reported.
The personal point of view you as a journalist give a story is called:
angle
lead
topic
interview
Use of a source's words occurs in which kind of quote?
Direct
Indirect
When someone well-known is making news, it is important because of this:
unusualness
proximity
human interest
prominence
When the stories about events happening in our school, it is important because of this:
proximity
consequence
unusualness
timeliness
What can you say if you cannot think of another question during an interview?
That's interesting. Tell me more.
Thank you. (End the interview.)
Why did you do that?
I've always wondered about that.
Where do follow-up questions come from during an interview?
research
listening
your notes
reading
What type of news story briefly tells about a recent event?
preview
recap
investigative
action
What type of news story tells about events that have already happened?
preview
recap
investigative
action
