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In the previous question you named a category of source a reporter might interview. Now, imagine you are writing a story about the recent wildfires in southern New Jersey. Give an example of a source from that category whom you might try to interview.

A classic definition of news is: “When a dog bites a man, that is not news. But when a man bites a dog, that IS news.” Which news value does this definition illustrate?

What’s the first question journalists will likely ask themselves when scanning a press release?

Look at this screenshot of an article from LATimes.com. I’ve marked up different parts of it with color-coded highlighter and a number. Please give the proper term for each of the different parts. To get you started, #4 (in green) is called the byline. #1 (yellow): [answer1] #2 (red): [answer2] #3 (blue) [answer3] #5 (purple): [answer4]

Which type of lead do journalists often use to begin a feature story?

Read the first paragraph of the news article below, then identify and explain ONE of the news values in this story (news value = reason it is newsworthy). The White House released a partial budget proposal Friday calling for $163 billion in cuts to federal spending in the next fiscal year, pushing reductions to health care, education and many other government programs while boosting spending on defense and homeland security.

Select the sentence that has no errors in punctuation or attribution.

Which of the following sentences does not contain any passive verbs or any clichés?

Which of the following is NEVER an acceptable verb of attribution?

As in all research, your study has limitations. Describe at least three major limitations to your study.