1. The role of the editor-in-chief can vary depending on the size of the publication. How would the job be different at a smaller paper rather than a larger one? What elements would be the same? 2. Imagine that you have been hired to write a story for a local newspaper. How does the reporter’s job differ from the copy editors?

3. A reporter has been researching a story for a few weeks and another news source comes out with a story on a similar topic. How can the reporter use information from that story without plagiarism? What would constitute plagiarism?

4. How does fabrication differ from just making a mistake? What are the potential consequences of fabrication for both the reporter and the news outlet?

5. Why do publication use style guides? What would happen if they did not?

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question 1

one of the main differences between central idea and theme is

a) theme is found when you have one main character, central idea is limited to stories with multiple characters.

b) themes are explicitly stated and central ideas are not.

c) central ideas can only be found in narrative writing, while themes can be found in multiple types of literature.

d) central idea can be found in both fiction and nonfiction texts.

question 4

when reading "nameless, tennessee", we know that we are looking for a central idea and not a theme because

a) its a short story. short stories only have a central idea.

b) its a non-fiction text. non-fiction does not have a theme, only central idea.

c) themes are directly stated and there isn't one directly stated in "nameless, tennessee".

d) all of the above.

question 6

read the excerpt.

"we had a doctor on the ridge in them days. as good as any doctor alivin'. he'd cut a crooked toenail or deliver a woman. dead these last years."

how do the details in this excerpt to develop the central idea?

a) they give insight into the doctor's motivation for people.

b) they depict the poverty and lifelessness of the town.

c) they explain why people wanted to get away from the town.

d) they reveal some of the meaningful human history of the unnamed town.