Chapter 10

Journalism
Mr. Roark
Chapter 10 worksheet
T/F: Place a T in the black if the statement is true. F if it is false.
1. ___All writing for the mass media has four characteristics: accuracy, precision, efficiency, and clarity.
2. ___Accuracy is a major theme in writing.
3. ___Precision is a basic means of achieving accuracy.
4. ___English is the basic tool of the profession. If you can’t master it, people will not take you seriously.
5. ___Good journalists must be verbose and include all facts no matter how long it takes.
6. ___Writers need not to worry about and conventions for story acceptability.
7. ___Attribution is a convention and news stories which involves giving money to just causes.
8. ___Attribution establishes a writer’s credibility.
9. ___Most major facts of a news story should be attributed to some source.
10. ___A common verb of attribution is the word said.

Explain 2 of the 4 other writing conventions in 3-5 sentences: 1. Short Sentences 2. Short paragraphs
3. Third Person 4. Attitude for Accuracy. Why is that convention important? What is its purpose?
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Use the space provided to draw the inverted pyramid and label it with 5 lines according to the diagram in your textbook. Explain the pyramid in 3-5 sentences. What is the purpose?

Explain in 3-5 sentences a lead paragraph. What purposes does it serve? Why is it important?
Describe and explain the 5W/H method. What is it? Why is it important?
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