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convergence in journalism - Answer -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? - Answer -true
according to class lecture, why is it important for journalists today to know copy-editing
symbols? - Answer -copy-editing symbols will be used in classes and in real world jobs
what is a slug, what is its purpose? - Answer -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? - Answer -the sharing of current events
a story about a deadly crash on I-40 is an example of what kind of news? - Answer -
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 - Answer -
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 - Answer -
priority
a story taking place in Henderson is more newsworthy because of - Answer -proximity
a story about this year's Homecoming is more newsworthy than one about homecoming
in 1960 because of - Answer -timliness
according to your text, journalists can be completely objective. True or false? - Answer -
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. - Answer -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 - Answer -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. - Answer -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. - Answer -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. - Answer -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 - Answer -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 -
Answer -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 - Answer -sight, piqued, people
Personal/Personnel were asked to evaluate their peers/piers in regard to their/there job
performance - Answer -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 - Answer -waiver, principal, censure
The restaurant complemented/complimented the meal with a delicious desert/dessert -
Answer -complemented/dessert
the teams' moral/morale was higher than/then ever after their/there/its undefeated
season became a reality - Answer -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 - Answer -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 - Answer -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 - Answer -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 - Answer -ordinance, too,
elusive, because of
raze to the ground - Answer -raze, burn
made contact with - Answer -met
bring to a conclusion - Answer -end
on a few occasions - Answer -rarely
for the reason that - Answer -because
made an escape - Answer -escaped
give encouragement to - Answer -encouraged
file a lawsuit against - Answer -sue
conducted an investigation of - Answer -investigated
summoned to the scene - Answer -summoned
the new furniture was purchased by the newlyweds - Answer -the newlyweds purchased
new furniture
the photograph was taken by the professional journalism photographer - Answer -the
professional journalism photographer took the photo
the tissues are going to be shelved in aisle 5 in the new grocery store - Answer -the new
grocery store is shelving tissues in aisle 5
seagulls will be studied in an upcoming documentary - Answer -the upcoming
documentary studied seagulls
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