Basic Reporting & Writing

Feature stories should always start off with the 5 W's.

• True

• False

The 5 W's does not include

• who

• what

• when

• which

Lead stories should follow the inverted pyramid format.

• True

• False

The inverted pyramid format indicates that the story should start out with small details and then work down to the most important information.

• True

• False

They will meet in the hallway _______.

• afterwards

• afterward

Subjective writing is acceptable in lead stories.

• True

• False

"I am going to be late for church," _______ Michelle Williams.

• exclaimed

• exclaims

• said

• says

When the 5 W's can't fit in the summary lead, we put the remaining W's in the next graph, which is called the ________

• catch-all

• nut graph

• W pool

• delayed W's

Brand names like, Coke, Band-Aid, and Mace should be capitalized.

• True

• False

Blogs are considered lead stories.

• True

• False