Journalism Today

Chapter 6: Writing News Story Leads

Trivia

Read the question below and answer accordingly.

1.
News writing doesn't have to be boring. Journalists can write creatively while still presenting the important facts to their readers. Matthew Arnold would agree. He said which of the following statements?
A)Journalism largely consists of saying `Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.
B)Journalism is literature in a hurry.
C)A Journalist is a machine that converts coffee into copy.
D)The three rules of journalism: make it juicy, make it brief, make it up.
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