1. Journalism Jeopardy Created by Jen M. Ammiadori

2. Types of Journalistic Media Types of Journalistic Writing
Newspaper Vocabulary
Types of Journalistic Media
What is Journalism?
Roles of a Journalist
Types of Journalistic Writing
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3. This is... The title of a story
Concise and sums up the content of the article
Variety of styles
Subheads
Kickers
Hammers
Decks

4. What is a headline?
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5. This is... The middle most pages of the paper
Reserved for the features section
A section with stories all on a unified topic

6. What is a double truck?
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7. This term...
Is used to describe a chart or diagram that provides the reader with additional information
Supplements a story
Is an artistic element

8. What is an infographic?
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9. This element... Identifies the location of the story
Is within the body text of the story
Can include the date when the story was first reported on
Is not used in our school newspaper

10. What is a dateline?
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11. This is...
The issue number or volume, date of publication and page number
An element located on every page, in every newspaper, usually found at the top of the page

12. What is a folio?
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13. This type of magazine...
Is a general interest magazine that publishes frequently
Reports current events and happenings, usually on a national level
Is not necessarily linked to a specific region

14. What is a news magazine?
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15. This form of “mass media”...
Is considered portable, efficient and adaptable
Is “fuss free”
Oftentimes reports breaking news first

16. What is radio?
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18. This is...
A branch of photography that uses many techniques to convey a story in one picture
More currently, this type of media has been referred to as news photography

19. What is photojournalism?
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20. This is a magazine... That is smaller than the typical magazine
That has limited circulation
Which is considered the most limited and narrow type of media
That is produced by very few staff members

21. What is a zine?
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22. An example of broadcast journalism,
These are original television shows produced by independent companies
These fill a station's non-network hours
These mainly provide entertainment to viewers

23. What is syndicated programming?
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24. This includes...
Accuracy
Brevity
Clarity

25. What are the ABC's of journalism?
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26. This is...
The degree to which the public believes what it reads and hears
One of a reporter's most important responsibilities
A determining factor in a newspaper's reputation

27. What is credibility?
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28. This is... A newspaper that relies on the public and the community
Seeks to unite the members of the community through news

29. What is an open forum?
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30. This term...
Was coined when The New York Sun reported the news and sold issues of the paper at a very cheap cost
Represents the change in newspapers from mostly opinion to mostly news

31. What is the “penny press”?
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32. This man...
Wrote the piece we studied in class, “Notes towards a Definition of Journalism: Understanding an old craft as an art form”
Stated that there are 5 major components to journalism

33. Who is G. Stuart Adam?
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34. This quality of journalists...
Is perhaps the most difficult quality to achieve in covering the news
Is a lack of personal feeling or bias
Means that reporters keeps all personal feeling out of the story

35. What is objectivity?
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36. This action...
Is what a reporter must do to ensure their writing is credible
Means to check for accuracy
Uses two people to confirm a fact

37. What is to verify?
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38. A traditional theory,
This states that a journalist “guards” the news, and determines what and how much the public should know
This is being questioned by journalists who “bear all” in a publication

39. What is a gatekeeper? (the gatekeeper theory of journalism)
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40. This is... One of a student journalist's main concerns
A movement to fairly, accurately, and completely represent all walks of life in a publication

41. What is diversity?
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42. This document...
Defines a journalist and his or her responsibilities, rights, and rules
Regulates and describes journalism ethics

43. What is the Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics?
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44. This quality of news writing...
Links stories to a definite time and place
Is essential in determining whether a subject is belongs in the news section of the paper, or somewhere else

45. What is timeliness? What is relativity?
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47. This section of a newspaper...
Is the only place where judgmental language, bias, and personal feeling are expressed
Is comprised of editorials, columns, obituaries, political cartoons, etc

48. What is the Opinions Section? (Op-Ed Section)
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49. In sports writing... This feature is most important
Provides depth and interest to otherwise static content
Is crucial in game stories or season reviews

50. What is an interview?
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51. This term... Is a characteristic of good journalism, in general
Means that each story not only includes an article, but can also include photos, infographics, or other sidebars to provide more information

52. What is “packaged”?
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53. This is... Fresh and innovate for every story
An article's slant or viewpoint that sets the story apart

54. What is an angle?
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