Midterm Study Guide for 201
Midterm Study Guide for
201
Dr. David W. Bulla
Greenlee School
Iowa State University
- Six
guarantees of the First Amendment
- All
material covered in Carole Rich textbook
- All
materials covered in class both days of the week
- All
handouts
- In-class
speakers
- Resumes
and cover letters
- Hard-news
leads
- Story
form: Inverted pyramid, circle (with a kicker), chronological order
- Soft
leads
- Nut
graphs
- Be
able to write a news lead
- Be
able to write a news-feature
- Wall
Journal Formula
- F-O-R-K:
Focus, order, repetition of key words/phrases, kiss-off
- F-A-T:
Factual, accurate, thorough reporting
- Clear,
concise, consistent writing
- Reporting/Writing
Process: Conceive, collect, construct, correct
- Associated
Press style (See Goldstein)
- Grammar
(See Kessler and McDonald)
- CAPS
(capitalization, punctuation and spelling)
- Comma
usage (See “Commas, Commas and More Commas”)
- Compound
sentences, complex sentences and compound-complex sentences
- FANBOYS
- Essential
and nonessential phrases, clauses
- Attribution
of a report
- Attribution
of a direct quote
- Interviewing
- Matchmaker
technique
- Preparing
for an interview
- G-O-A-L-S
method
- Types
of interview questions
- Writing
a personality profile
- Up-down
principle
- Wire
services
- Memoranda
- Beat
system
- News
values: Timeliness, proximity, impact, conflict, human interest, etc. …
- Convergence
- Plagiarism
- Rick
Bragg article “A Thief Dines Out”
- Robbery,
burglary, theft, larceny
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