convergence in journalism - side of journalism where you have to be able to write for all the different
kinds of media. being able to be flexible in your writing style.
according to your text, the most important skills a reporter must have are how to think and how to edit.
True or false? - true
according to class lecture, why is it important for journalists today to know copy-editing symbols? -
copy-editing symbols will be used in classes and in real world jobs
what is a slug, what is its purpose? - a slug is a two to three word description of the story placed in the
top left corner of a story draft, gives an overview of what the story will be about
what is news? - the sharing of current events
a story about a deadly crash on I-40 is an example of what kind of news? - hard
the characteristics of news that tells you that a story about your state senator would be more
newsworthy than one about your neighborhood watch group is - prominence
the characteristic of news that says a story about the increase of local property taxes is more
newsworthy than one about a new licensing fee for hair stylists is - priority
a story taking place in Henderson is more newsworthy because of - proximity
a story about this year's Homecoming is more newsworthy than one about homecoming in 1960
because of - timliness
according to your text, journalists can be completely objective. True or false? - False
,rewrite: the policeman told the insurance man that the accident occured when the car swerved to avoid
an old lady who stepped off the curb. - The police officer told the insurance agent that the accident
occurred when the car swerved to avoid a pedestrian who stepped off the curb.
Congressman Janice Bryon, a petite 38-year-old mother of two children who has a sunny disposition,
voted in favor of the education bill - Congress representative Janice Byron, voted in favor of the
education bill.
The girl and their male friends were expecting the concert tickets to arrive an hour before the show
started. - The group of friends were expecting the concert tickets to arrive an hour before the show
started.
The telephone man told the college girls that they would not be able to call their female friends until the
line repaired. - The telephone operator told the college students that they would not be able to call their
friends until the line was repaired.
The author, Oliver Brooks, and his wife, Mrs. Oliver (Sunni) Brooks, an attractive woman who was
wearing a green print dress, arrived at the book signing today around 3 p.m. - The author, Oliver Brooks,
arrived with his wife at the book signing around 3 p.m.
the mayor accepted/excepted the offer from the university board of directors to aide/aid the city in its
clean up/cleanup efforts after the storm - accepted, aid, cleanup
the professor alluded/eluded to the chapter in the book that mentions that people will altar/alter their
behavior if they were assured/ensured their efforts will be rewarded - alluded, alter, assured
The cite/site/sight of the new World War II memorial peaked/piqued the interests of many
people/persons in the neighborhood - sight, piqued, people
Personal/Personnel were asked to evaluate their peers/piers in regard to their/there job performance -
Personnel, peers, their
, She was afraid club members would waiver/waver in defense of their actions when is was determined
the principle/principal planned to censure/censor them for demonstrating in front of the school -
waiver, principal, censure
The restaurant complemented/complimented the meal with a delicious desert/dessert -
complemented/dessert
the teams' moral/morale was higher than/then ever after their/there/its undefeated season became a
reality - morale, than, its
police said the car was stationary/stationery when the truck collided with/struck it causing quite a
cite/sight/site for passersby - stationary, struck, sight
the beautiful weather/whether was one of the reasons that thousands of people turned out to
demonstrate at the steps of the Capital/Capitol - weather, Capital
the snowstorm during the assent/ascent of the mountain peak hampered the rescue workers from
reaching the climber who received/sustained/suffered a broken leg due to/because of a fall from a ledge
- ascent, sustained, due to
the county commissioner felt that passage of the ordinance/ordnance was to/too/two elusive/illusive at
this time due to/because of opposition to it - ordinance, too, elusive, because of
raze to the ground - raze, burn
made contact with - met
bring to a conclusion - end
on a few occasions - rarely
for the reason that - because
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