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Newspaper 1 Midterm
ethics vs law, functions of the newspaper, headlines leads sports stories etc
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Journalism
11th Grade
01/18/2012

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someone that appeals to the interest of the reader, warm and fuzzy story
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Human Interest
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closeness to a certain location, nearness
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proximity
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importance (people, places, etc) fame
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prominence
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relevant to a certain time, current
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timeliness
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clash between two subjects (an argument) disagreement, opposing sides, debates, wars, etcc
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conflict
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A former president of the United States dies
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Prominence
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A girl, 7, is enrolled in a hs math class
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human interest
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The local school board has three positions open for the coming school term (4)
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Prominence, proximity, conflict, timeliness
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a woman wins a pie eating contest
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human interest
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The queen of england is newsworthy. A coal miner is not. What accounts for the Queen's newsworthiness?
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Prominence
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This weekened was the Presidential inauguration
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Timeliness, prominence
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Candidates for governor hold a debate
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Conflict, prominence
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9 miners are trapped underground in pennsylvania
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prominence, proximity
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academy award winning actress sues her husband for divorce
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prominence, conflict
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200 people are held hostage by terrorists
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conflict
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a fist fight breaks out between NBA players and fans
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conflict, prominence
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ethical or legal? an interstate driver decreases his speed to 65 mph when he sees the new speed limit as he enters a metropolitam area
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Legal
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An interstate driver decreases his speed to 50 mph because of wet and possibly slick roads.
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ethical
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A shopper informs a sales clerk that the sales clerk has given her a dollar too much in change
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Ethical
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A shopper is arrested for shoplifting a pack of cigs.
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Legal
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A high school newspaper reporter deletes a quote from his story because it included a racial slur
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ethical
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a high school newpspaer deletes a quote from his story because he feels the quote shows a lack of compassion and sensitivity
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ethical
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TF: obligations in truth are greater in journalism that other areas because of its capacity to spread information
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True
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Journalists do not need keen observations in reporting a news story
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False
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Journalists should report what they know beyond a reasonable doubt.
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True
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Journalists don't have the right and or duty to publish fair and reasonable comments on anything of public interest
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false
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Fairness to all does apply to journalists
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True
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one of the functions of the newspaper is to represent special interests groups.
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FALSE, it should be REPORT special interest groups and then it would be true
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Is Associated press a function of the paper?
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no
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Better business bureau a function of the press?
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No
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Sentry a function of the press?
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Yes
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Record keeping a function of the press?
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Yes
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Are editorials a function of the press?
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No
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Is entertainment a function of the press?
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yes
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is political a function of the press?
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yes
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is headline a function of the press?
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no
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What are some characteristics of a good, strong, headline? (3)
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An attention getter, complete sentance with active verbs, written from the lead
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What are the three types of sports stories?
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Pregame story, Game story, and post game story
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Describe characteristics of a pregame story
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Starting lineups, where all research takes place on the teams and people involved, the score of the game that the last time the teams met
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describe a game story
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turning points, analyzation of players, reiterate consequences of plays and choices. CANT BE CHEERLEADERS LOL
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Describe a post game story?
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SOme examples are sports features, sideline stories, and locker room stories. Vivid and colorful, untangle confusing events that happened during the game, update stats
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How do features differ from news stories?
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Less hurried and more creative, almost never begin with the most important information, tells a story through one person's eyes.
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what is a trend story?
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reports on changes that are gradually happening over time
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What is the story tha accompanies a hard news story and is written in a feature style?
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Sidebar story
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Do readers like inverted pyramid stories?
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No because they say that reading them feels like work
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