Monday, April 17, 2017

SLO Review

Timeliness - the newness of the facts. 
Proximity – the nearness of a given event to your place of publication. 
Prominence – the “newsworthiness” of an individual, organization or place
Impact – the effect or consequence of an event on the audience. 
Conflict – the meeting of two or more opposing forces. These forces can be physical, emotional or philosophical.  
Human Interest – the drama the surrounds people involved in an emotional struggle.
Novelty – the attraction people have to unusual things and events. 

CAPTION
A school bus is towed following a collision with a car on I-45 on Friday, April 22, 2017. There were no injuries reported among all 34 students and 2 teachers on board.

1. In the following, which news value is most clearly represented in the caption below?

Caption: Courtney Suel (left) and Lesia Bridges navigate a flooded Aquarena Springs Drive in San Marcos on Tuesday. One gauge in the city recorded nearly seven inches of rain.

A. Conflict
B. Human Interest
C. Impact
D. Proximity

2. In the following, which news value is most clearly represented in the caption below?

Caption: Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday in Nogales, Ariz: "This is a new era. This is the Trump era. The lawlessness, the abdication of the duty to enforce our immigration laws....are over."

A. Prominence
B. Human Interest
C. Impact
D.Proximity

3. Which of the following is an example of a present tense action verb?

A. painted
B. gets painted
C. paints
D. getting paint

4. What is the most wrong with the following headline?

Headline: Big win

A. The date and the place
B. The background information
C. The lack of a verb
D. The lack of a subject

5. What information is missing from the first sentence of this caption:

Caption: On Wednesday, March 13 senior Sarah Smith captures the flag.

A. The date
B. The location
C. The name of the subject
D. A present tense verb

6. What information is missing from the second sentence of this caption:

Caption: On Wednesday, March 13 senior Sarah Smith captures the flag in the annual senior games event held at Bowie High School. Smith lives at 10405 Johnston St. in Austin.

A. The date of the event
B. A present tense verb
C. Background information about the senior games
D. The name of the subject
Alongside Canadian president, John Wilkerson, Social Justice figure, Malala Yousafzai, meets fans on wednesday in Canada to speak about problems in society. Malala, who was shot for standing up for women's rights showed up to speak at the NWRA convention.

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