chapter 1-4 test

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2.) Some major changes in the way people access news is by the internet. People now can turn on the internet and boom there you have information all types of news that he/she may want to know. There’s also instant messaging and text messaging. All this can be done so quick that people can send anything they want to anybody with a click of their finger. There’s also the television which contains a bunch of weather channels and news channels. If someone is worried about a family member in Pennsylvania because of the weather all they have to do is turn on the television and see what’s going on up there. There are also radio stations that tell about news and the weather. They let the people know where any accidents are and what’s taking place. There’s a lot more ways than there used to be to find out information and get it right at your finger tips.
3.) In a news story a person should include a title or headline of the story. This is pretty much what the story is about. A person could include a lead which should hook the readers. The lead should make people want to read the story. After the lead a person can add facts and support the lead. This is called the backup for the lead. A writer should include a sentence or paragraph that states the focus. This is called the nut graph. A lead quote will be next and that supports the concept in the lead but with different wording. This isn't required but it helps make a story interesting. The impact includes the five w's (who, what, when, where, why) and how. Then there's attribution which states where the information came from and pretty much how reliable the sources are that he/she is using. He/she could then include background information. This could be any history that the reader may need to understand the story better. To support some points that are related to the topic he/she could use elaboration if not then he/she will just end the story. When ending a story don't use a summary that he/she already used. After the story is finished he/she could include visuals, fact box, and info graphics. These three give the reader more information. Make sure that when he/she is writing a story there’s no plagiarism used in the information. This is when he/she would copy everything word for word and don't give credit to the person that wrote it.
4.) A news reporter must be curious because he/she needs a lot of information to write a story so that the story is true and contains all the facts. He/she should go about collecting information by first finding out the five w's (who, what, when, where, why) and how. The next best thing is observe. The show-in-action technique is a way to observe. This is if he/she wants the reader to visualize your source or the scene. When observing check to see if the news is hard or soft. Hard news is when there's a crucial event and is put into descriptive details. Soft-news isn't as descriptive and isn't about crucial events. Next, is fact vs. opinion which is look and see if there are any opinions in the story. If there is take a look and see if the article is really right and all that it should be. While he/she is observing they may come across questions and that’s how he/she will know if it’s a good for reporting. Also he/she may observe for visuals. Make sure the visuals are correct and explain everything that is needed. Some more ways for the reporter to go about collecting information is also by hearing different points of view, talk to people. Checking out directories and national news will give the reporter more ways to get information. Another resource for finding information is the internet. There are blogs which have stories about peoples’ lives and sometimes news. Search engines also help. All he/she hast to do is type in a key word and he/she will get a bunch of different sites with information on that topic.

5.) In writing a story about our new journalism course at Booker High the steps that I would take to obtain accurate information would be from the teacher of journalism which is Ms. Bluestone. Some of the students in the class and if I needed more information I would possibly talk to the assistant principal or principal but the most reliable resource would be the teacher.
Yes I would like to dig into history and find out why this course exists.
Some of the things that I would like to know are:
1.) Why do we have all the cool technology for example the computers and desks and the other classes don’t?
2.) What did it take to get a journalism class at this school?
3.) What does the teacher have to do to get ready for a journalism course?
4.) Why do we have a journalism course at this school?
5.) Why is journalism joined with newspaper and not some other class or have their own?
6.) When did journalism first start at this school?
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