1. Semester Final A Review

2.  80-100 multiple choice questions (67%)  25 edits to an article (33%) We will practice the edit portion on Monday/Tuesday

3. History

4.  12 questions  Pay attention to the following examples; you will see a lot of them again…

5. In 1690, the first American newspaper was published. What was it called? Boston News-Letter Publick Occurences Boston Globe Boston Sun Why did they only print one issue?

6. What rights are guaranteed by the first amendment? Speech Press Religion Assembly Petition for Grievances

7. What was the name of Benjamin Franklin’s famous publication? Poor Richard’s Almanac Poor Benjamin’s Almanac Poor George’s Almanac The Boston Globe

8. Why is the New York Sun an historic newspaper ? What did they start doing in 1833 that was rarely seen in American newspapers?

9. What is yellow journalism? What is muckraking?

10. List some significant accomplishments and influences of the Chicago Defender.

12. The Iranian government kicked all reporters out of Iran during a 2009 uprising. How did Americans still follow the story?

13. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that school newspapers are not protected by the first amendment. This ruling was a result of journalism students suing their principal in which school district? a.Chicago Public School, Illinois b.Monterrey School District, California c.Brunswick School District, New Jersey d.Hazelwood School District, Missouri

14. Gathering the News

15.  Prominence  Proximity  Magnitude  Uniqueness  Timeliness  Significance  Conflict  Human Interest

16.  Primary Sources  Secondary Sources

18.  Informal Interview  Formal Interview Research List of Questions Note taking Start easy Follow up The Last question Thanks.

19. Writing the News

20.  What is the suggested maximum of words a lead should be?  20  25  30  35  40

21.  Active voice  Simple sentences  Strong verbs  Avoid unfamiliar names  Avoid list of names  Any name gets a title  Remember the WHY

22.  News (Summary)  Descriptive  Quotation  Question  Personal  Direct Address  Contrast  Delayed  Anecdotal  Literary Allusion  Gag

23.  Direct quotation  Partial quotation  Paraphrase

24.  5-20 words  Said  Speaker first  One speaker per paragraph  Quote opinion, state fact

26.  Concise  Bias-free

27.  See handout

28.  Telegraphic Style  Verb Tense  Punctuation  Commas,  Periods.  Semicolons ;  Colons :  Quotations ‘___’

29.  Don’t repeat words  Careful where you split a headline  Infinitives  Names  Awkward wording  Prepositional phrases

30. Hammer head Big on top, small on bottom is one style This is the kicker, or overline Main Headline is here

31.  Present tense  Does not always have to start with the name or label

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34. Practice