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Reporting JOU 3101 Exam 1 Questions and Answers
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Reporting JOU 3101 Exam 1 Questionsand Answers
What is News? - Answers -News is
-anything that interests a large part of the community and has never been brought to
their attention before
-a man bites dog (something unique)
-a change of consequence in the status quo
-a big story
-changing relationships
-event of community consequence
-disruptive events
Big Stories - Answers --economy
-politics
-health care
-weather
-crime
-conflict
-sports
-oddities
-crazy people doing crazy things
4 Functions of the News Media - Answers -1. Report
2.Explain
3.Entertain
4.Lead
News - Answers -50%
What is happening?
What has happened?
What is going to happen?
50%
How does this affect me? (The reader)
How could it affect me?
(Directly, indirectly, vicariously)
News Values - Answers -1. Impact
2.Timeliness
3. Prominence
4. Proximity
, 5. Conflict
6. Weirdness
7. Currency
8. Audience
The Writing Process - Answers -1. Conceive an idea
2.Report
3.Plan
4.Write/draft
5. Revise
Calendar Stories - Answers -Speeches
Meetings
Panels
Demonstrations
Candidate forums
Festivals
Days
Weather
Seasons
Holidays
Cold/flu/allergies
Enterprise Story - Answers -A story a reporter digs up on his or her own, what many
people call "scoops." Enterprise reporting goes beyond merely covering events.
On the hunt - Answers -Be professionally curious
Be powerfully observant
Use your senses
Attribution - Answers --If quote is long, attribute after first sentence
-"According to" always has a a comma
Give the reader an idea of who is speaking
Don't directly attribute to more than one person
In general, write in the past tense
Indirect Quote - Answers -Dr. King said that he had a dream.
Direct Quote - Answers -"I have a dream," Said Dr.King.
AP Style: Numbers - Answers -Spell out numbers 0-9
EXCEPTIONS INCLUDE
-Ages
all ages are numbers 21-year-old, 6 months
-Money
$2 billion, 75 cents
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