COM 370 Final Exam with verified answers
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How |do |features |differ |from |other |news |stories? |- |correct |answer |filled |with |more |color |& |
detail
longer
more |pictures/art/illustration
no |time |constraint
lighter |topics
What |is |hard |news? |- |correct |answer |serious |breaking |news |events |(ex: |murder, |war, |fire, |etc.)
What |is |soft |news? |- |correct |answer |lighter, |less |urgent, |less |somber |topics |(ex: |puppies, |
recipes, |etc.)
Where |can |you |find |great |story |ideas? |- |correct |answer |publication |archives
competitors
TV, |magazines, |newspapers, |websites
news |releases
reader |suggestions
brainstorming
How |can |you |tell |if |your |idea |is |a |good |one? |- |correct |answer |where |did |your |idea |come |
from?
is |the |idea |original?
does |the |idea |surprise |you?
does |the |idea |have |movement |to |it?
is |there |a |STORY |there?
is |there |tension?
, is |the |story |true?
do |YOU |like |the |story?
What |are |3 |ways |to |paint |a |better |portrait? |- |correct |answer |capture |details
re-create |scenes
add |quotes |& |dialogue
What |are |enterprise |projects? |- |correct |answer |special |stories |about |people |or |issues |that |
allow |reporters |to |reach |beyond |the |routine
Can |enterprise |projects |take |weeks |or |even |months |to |research? |- |correct |answer |yes
What |elements |can |go |with |enterprise |projects? |- |correct |answer |graphics |& |photos
How |can |you |find |time |for |enterprise |projects? |- |correct |answer |strategize |with |your |editors
make |lists
prioritize
devote |time |each |day |to |enterprise
keep |your |project |organized
don't |overwork |yourself
What |is |investigative |reporting? |- |correct |answer |the |reporting |through |one's |own |work |
product |& |initiative, |of |matters |of |importance |which |some |people |wish |to |keep |secret
What |is |some |advice |for |investigative |reporters? |- |correct |answer |be |skeptical
remain |objective
focus |tightly
cast |a |wide |net
keep |your |nose |clean
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How |do |features |differ |from |other |news |stories? |- |correct |answer |filled |with |more |color |& |
detail
longer
more |pictures/art/illustration
no |time |constraint
lighter |topics
What |is |hard |news? |- |correct |answer |serious |breaking |news |events |(ex: |murder, |war, |fire, |etc.)
What |is |soft |news? |- |correct |answer |lighter, |less |urgent, |less |somber |topics |(ex: |puppies, |
recipes, |etc.)
Where |can |you |find |great |story |ideas? |- |correct |answer |publication |archives
competitors
TV, |magazines, |newspapers, |websites
news |releases
reader |suggestions
brainstorming
How |can |you |tell |if |your |idea |is |a |good |one? |- |correct |answer |where |did |your |idea |come |
from?
is |the |idea |original?
does |the |idea |surprise |you?
does |the |idea |have |movement |to |it?
is |there |a |STORY |there?
is |there |tension?
, is |the |story |true?
do |YOU |like |the |story?
What |are |3 |ways |to |paint |a |better |portrait? |- |correct |answer |capture |details
re-create |scenes
add |quotes |& |dialogue
What |are |enterprise |projects? |- |correct |answer |special |stories |about |people |or |issues |that |
allow |reporters |to |reach |beyond |the |routine
Can |enterprise |projects |take |weeks |or |even |months |to |research? |- |correct |answer |yes
What |elements |can |go |with |enterprise |projects? |- |correct |answer |graphics |& |photos
How |can |you |find |time |for |enterprise |projects? |- |correct |answer |strategize |with |your |editors
make |lists
prioritize
devote |time |each |day |to |enterprise
keep |your |project |organized
don't |overwork |yourself
What |is |investigative |reporting? |- |correct |answer |the |reporting |through |one's |own |work |
product |& |initiative, |of |matters |of |importance |which |some |people |wish |to |keep |secret
What |is |some |advice |for |investigative |reporters? |- |correct |answer |be |skeptical
remain |objective
focus |tightly
cast |a |wide |net
keep |your |nose |clean
