Welcome to Mass Media’s News Writing Review … A Game of X’s and O’s

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1 The first sentence of a news story is also know as the ____

1 Lede or lead Home

2 In newspaper writing, what is the “nut graf”?

2 The essential paragraph telling how the current news fits into the big picture.

3 What does a “transition” do?

3 Bridges one idea to another or separates two quotes.

4 What is meant by “color”?

4 Gives brief description of the sounds and moods of the story.

5 What is the purpose of a “kicker”?

5 Provides a high impact sentence…a quote, story or bit of surprising information.

6 Why is the sentence “He voted at 10 a.m. this morning” against standard news writing style?

6 a.m. and morning are redundant

7 In style writing the terms “Mr., Miss, Mrs.” are called what?

7 Courtesy titles

8 Name three of the eight state names that are never abbreviated.

8 Any Three: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas, Utah

9 How would you correctly write the number 1155?

9 One thousand one hundred and fifty-five.