Newspaper Midterm

AP — Abbreviation for ________, a wire service.

• Associated Press

• American Press

• Alliance Press

• Atlantic Press

Associated Press Stylebook — The standard reference source for reporters and editors on word usage, libel, numbers, titles, capitalization and commonly used words and ________.

• phrases

• symbols

• punctuation

• abbreviations

Body Copy — The ________ part of a story.

• main

• introduction

• conclusion

• summary

Column — The arrangement of horizontal lines of type in a news story; also, an article appearing regularly written by a particular writer or "________."

• columnist

• editor

• reporter

• publisher

Copy — All material for publication, whether written stories or ________.

• pictures

• books

• articles

• reports

What is the term for an explanatory title over a newspaper article summarizing the main point for the reader?

• Headline

• Inverted pyramid

• Lead

• Libel

What is the term for a method of writing by placing parts of the story in descending order?

• Inverted pyramid

• Lead

• Libel

• Copyright

What information is included in the Masthead of a newspaper?

• Editorial content and articles

• Advertisements and classifieds

• Publication details and staff information

• Weather forecasts and horoscopes

An Op-ed page in a newspaper is:

• A page for advertisements

• A page for editorial opinions

• A page for classified ads

• A page for sports news

What does Plagiarism mean in the context of journalism?

• The act of inventing news stories

• The practice of using someone else's work or ideas without proper attribution

• The process of editing news articles

• The technique of interviewing sources