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Indirect quotes are taken from the source’s mouth, word for word, and placed into your writing.

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Correct Answer: False

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Direct quotes are also referred to as paraphrase.

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Correct Answer: False

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In the field of media, we ignore rarities and avoid reporting on elements that make them different from everyday occurrences.

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Correct Answer: False

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It’s not important for the end of your story to provide closure.

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Correct Answer: False

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In most cases, you will find that you need to create a structure that pairs indirect and direct quotes to tell your story.

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Correct Answer: True

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The last paragraph is where you decide how best to move your readers from the lead into the rest of the story.

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Correct Answer: False

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The lead of the expanded inverted pyramid story should continue to be a single sentence, 25–35 words, that captures as much of the 5W’s and 1H as possible.

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Correct Answer: True

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The preferred verb of attribution is “believed.”

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Correct Answer: False

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______ quotes mix direct and indirect styles of quoting so you can place emphasis on a key element of a statement a source made.

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Correct Answer: Partial

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It is also a good idea to (use) ______ when people are using ordinary speech.

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Correct Answer: Paraphrase

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When the information is vital but the statements your source makes don’t merit a word-for-word recounting, consider using ______.

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Correct Answer: Indirect quotes

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______ can also add color or flavor to your story.

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Correct Answer: Direct quotes

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One reason reporters conduct interviews is ______.

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Correct Answer: To gather quotes from their sources

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In writing for news publications, you strive to demonstrate ______.

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Correct Answer: Objectivity

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Print style writing requires you to write in ______ paragraphs than you are used to.

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Correct Answer: Shorter

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Media professionals garner information from people or documents called ____.

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Correct Answer: Sources

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Said is the preferred verb of ____.

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Correct Answer: Attribution

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Information taken from a source and boiled down into basic information and attributed to that source is called a paraphrase.

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Correct Answer: True

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Objectivity is a journalistic standard that requires writers to be ______.

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Correct Answer: Unbiased

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Indirect quotes is also known as _____.

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Correct Answer: Paraphrase

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Information taken from a source in a word-forward fashion, placed between quotation marks and attributed to that source is called ____.

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Correct Answer: Direct quotes

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Bridge is the second paragraph of an expanded _____ story that helps move readers from the lead into the body of the story.

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Correct Answer: Inverted pyramid

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Attribution is information included with a quote to help readers understand the source of the content.

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Correct Answer: True

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