Chapter 11

Mr. Roark
Journalism
Chapter 11 – Style

1. _____________ is the mark of any professional writer.
2. The above term means how well he/she uses the ______________.
3. _______ _______ ________ and _________ ________ are the main source of rules for journalists.
4. According to the AP stylebook, how does one write AM or PM (not like this).


5. How does a reporter write time, date, place?


6. Why does style matter?


7. __________ are the governors of style for a publication.


8. Explain the following rules:
A. Capitalization-

B. Abbreviation-

C. Punctuation-

D. Numerals-

E. Spelling-

F. Usage-

9. Conventions include basic _________ of stories and individual _________ ___ __________. they even include ___________ within sentences.
10. Explain the Inverted Pyramid.

11. What does an obit look like in the New York Times?

12. _____________ is a tenet of American journalism.
13. What is overplay?

Underplay?

14. Explain the concept of the Impersonal Reporter?

15. Stating opinions directly is an ______________ practice.

16. Young journalists often make the mistake of relying too heavily on whom or what?


17. Those “young journalists” interview whom usually?

18. Define attribution :

Quotation:

19. All quotes must be ______________.
20. Why could “all men are created equal” be taken as a slight?

21. What is a sexist pronoun? How can you avoid it?

22. Memorize page 203
23. Fireman should be _____________.
Mailman should be _________________.
24. Should racial descriptions and references be used?

25. What is the problem with stereotypes?