BE A NEWSPAPER EXPERT

1. Today, about how many daily newspapers are there in the United States?
          a) 350
          b) 1,400
          c) 15,000
          d) 6,000
     To do: Visit the website of the Newspaper Association of Amercia (http://www.naa.org/).  Click on "Newspaper Websites" to visit different newspapers online.
2.  What was the name of the first popular comic strip, which appeared in 1895?
         a) "Mutt"
         b) "Blondie"
         c) "The Yellow Kid"
         d) "Billy the Kid"
      To do: Can you dra your favorite comic strip character?  Ask a friend to see if he or she can tell you who it is.  Now draw a comic strip character of your own creation.
3.  This newspaper reporter became the editor of the Pennsylvania Gazette.  What's his name?
         a) Tom Paine
         b) John Adams
         c) Ben Franklin
         d) James Madison
      To do: He was an inventor, too, Can you find pictures in the paper of at least eight things that have been invented since his time?
4.  Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of the press?
         a) First
         b) Second
         c) Fifth
         d) 18th
      To do: Write an editorial (an expression of a thought or opinion) about what freedom of the  press means to you.
5.  In the late 1800s, the use of this machine in newsrooms helped speed up reporting.  What is it called?
        a) printer
        b) paper holder
        c) typewriter
        d) Linotype
      To do: Look through your newspaper for different sizes of type.  Discuss why some might be bigger than others.
6.  The "op-ed" page presents opinions about differentissues affecting the community.  Why is it called "op-ed"?
        a) It stands for "opinion-editorial."
        b) It stands for "open editors."
        c) It stands for "opposite editorial."
        d) It stands for "Operation education."
      To do: Find the op-ed page of your newspaper and read a letter or column that interests you.  Now write a letter to the editor in response.
7.  Information usually found on the editorial page, which gives the address of the newspaper office and a list of the owners and managers, is called:
        a) who's who list
        b) top people
        c) masthead
        d) nameplate
     To do: Find the name of the editor and publisher of your newspaper.  Now find the staff list of the newspaper.

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Answers :  1. b ;  2. c ;  3. c ;  4. a ;  5. c ;  6. d ;  7. c