Final Exam Review

1. Timeliness 
the fact or quality of being done or occuring at a favorable or useful time
why writing a news story
recent
2. Proximity
nearness in space, time, or relationship 
how close the story is to us 
3. Human Interest
the aspect of a story in the media that interests people because it describes the experiences or emotions of individuals 
wether people find the story appealing 
4. Prominence
the state of being important 
how important 
5. Conflict
the problem 
two sides going against each other 
6. Interviews
a meeting of  people to ask and answer questions 
getting info from a source
7. Research
the investigation in order to establish facts about a subject 
prepare for interview
8. Quotations
words said by someone else 
statements 
what you get from a source
direct
indirect 
9. Yes-no question
a question to which the answer is either yes or no 
10. follow-up question
a question that supports the previous one 
to get more information
11. Objective writing
no opinions
least amount of opinion
12. Transition paragraph
in-between quotes
links sentences together
link quotations together
13. Hard news story
timely and breaking news
14. Soft news story
timeliness is not the same
future or past
15. Inverted Pyramid
writing structure for hard news story 
16. Third-person point of view
he, she, they
17. 5 Ws and H lead
who what when where why
how 
hard news story 
18. editing
preparing for publication, to correct, revise 
19. attribution
source 
20. paraphrase
indirect quote
summarize what they said
give them credit for it 
(in an interview) 
21. fragmentary quotation
consisting of small parts that are disconnected or incomplete
single word or short phrase used by a source 
22. direct quotation
word for word exact quote of what a source said 
23. partial quotation
no introduction 
24. Uses of quotations 
quotations are for feelings and emotion
should not be facts that you can write in a transition statement 
25. When to use quotations
26. When quotations are unnecessary or not desired
27. Editorial
the opinion of the newspaper as a whole 
often decided by editorial board
team of editors 
always written in 3rd person 
28. editorial page
where all the opinions of the paper appear
columns
interviews
cartoons
always has staff box
29. columns
written by one person
their pov on a particular topic 
30. editorial that criticizes 
31. editorial that explains
32. editorial that persuades
33. letter to the editor
who should/would write a letter to the editor
come from the general public 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Earthquake Story

Who; McHenrys Auto shop supply, Mike Beamer, Penny Gertz, Jennifer Vu What; earthquake When; 8:12 am Monday morning Where;San Francisco Bay area Why; Hayward Hills How; Hayward Hills An earthquake rocked the San Francisco Bay area Monday morning. The quake struck at 8:12 a.m. PDT. People as far south as Los Angeles and as far north as Redding felt the quake, Gertz said. A building housing McHenry’s Auto Supply at 2342 Plum St. partially collapsed, killing two people and injuring six others, according to  Jennifer Vu, a public information officer from the Hayward Fire Department. Names of the dead are being withheld pending notifications of families, Vu said.  Hayward resident Mike Beamer, whose apartment is across the street from McHenry’s, said he felt a rolling motion that lasted for about 30 seconds, with a big jolt coming in the middle.  “I was eating my breakfast when the room started rolling. I dove under the table just as I heard an explosion ou...
Read more

Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO

Image
F2.8 F16 1. What part of the body should we closely relate aperture? Eyes 2. Finish this sentence - the smaller the Aperture, the darker the photo,  the higher the Aperture, the lighter the photo. 3. In your own words tell me how aperture impacts Depth of Field? The impacts of depth  field are that the photo can be very thinly focused or deeply focused.  Shutter Speed fast  slow  a.) a booth in the middle of the yard near the Tree Fast b.) a food booth outside under one of the big red awnings Slow c.) the Stars performance inside the gym Fast d.) students dancing near the center of the courtyard Fast/Slow e.) people streaming in from the front doors Fast f.) the basketball booth where students are shooting basketballs at a hoop                                                         ...
Read more

9/11 Images

Image
                                                                         Simplicity This photo shows simplicity because of that exactly, it is simple. From everything that is happening in the moment, the photographer managed to capture this. In some way, it is calming. The way the man is frozen in time. The Rule of Thirds  These photos convey the rule of thirds because the subject is in the side of the photos. They are both at the bottom left.   Lines  This is showing lines because of the American flag and the light shining in only that one spot. The light brings my attention towards the flag and the flag has lines that pull your attention towards the debris.  Balance  This photo shows balance because the people are walking the same way, and everyth...
Read more