1. Timeliness- stories that discuss events which have recently taken place
2. Proximity- stories that involve a location close by or issues near you
3. Human Interest- stories with a heartwarming twist, drama or a unique turn on human lives.
4. Prominence- If important people are involved and how large scale the event is
5. Conflict- when two or more opposing sides are involved and often commenting on each other
6. Interviews- where the interviewer asks one or more "sources" questions in order to gather supporting material for a news story
7. Research- gathering related articles and facts about a certain topic
8. Quotations- "what you put around quotes," I said. It is used for quoting people in stories.
9. Yes/no question- questions that can be answered with a one word response like yes or no
10. follow up question- a question relating to the response of the previous one
11. Objective writing- an article or story that doesn't express any opinion, it's unbiased
12. Transition paragraph- paragraphs that connect and string two ideas together
13. Hard news story- serious news concerning politics, or foreign affairs
14. Soft news story- stories that are primarily commentary, entertainment, arts and lifestyle
15. Inverted Pyramid- a writing style that features the most newsworthy information first, then the important details, and lastly the small background details
16. Third person point of view- writing with pronouns like he, she, it, or they
17. 5 Ws and H lead- The beginning paragraph or statement that includes the What, Who, Where, When, and Why of a story as well as the How.
18. editing- improving the formatting, style, and accuracy of text
19. attribution- gives stories credibility and perspective. It tells readers how we know what we know
20. paraphrase- putting the summary of a quote into a paragraph without quotation marks
21. fragmentary quotation- quoting someone while adding in transitioning phrases and commentary
22. direct quotation- quoting the exact sentences and words of a source without interjecting any comments
23. partial quotation- quoting certain words or phrases from a source
24. Uses of quotations- when you add in quotes from a source
25. When to use quotations- the correct place in the format of a paper to add quotes from a source
26. When quotations are unnecessary or not desired- when quotes aren't meant to be added or don't correspond with the format of an article
27. Editorial- different kind of Opinion/Commentary story that appears in every daily newspaper in the country and most high school papers feature one as well. It's an opinion piece about a well known topic
28. editorial page- an article in a newspaper or magazine expressing the opinion of the editor or publisher
29. columns- a reoccurring piece or article in a newspaper
30. editorial that criticizes- These editorials constructively criticize actions, decisions or situations while providing solutions to the problem identified. Immediate purpose is to get readers to see the problem, not the solution.
31. editorial that explains- Editors often use these editorials to explain the way the newspaper covered a sensitive or controversial subject. School newspapers may explain new school rules or a particular student-body effort like a food drive.
32. editorial that persuades- Editorials of persuasion aim to immediately see the solution, not the problem. From the first paragraph, readers will be encouraged to take a specific, positive action. Political endorsements are good examples of editorials of persuasion.
33. letter to the editor- a letter sent by a reader to a publication, usually about an issue of concern
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