A neighbour is quoted in paragraph one and an expert in paragraph twelve. Who feels like the main voice?

• The expert at the end
• The neighbour at the start
• Both feel exactly equal

Before a single sentence is written, what has a reporter already chosen?

• Which event to cover and who to interview
• Which readers will share the story
• Which ending readers prefer

Two accurate reports of one event can leave opposite impressions.

Circle one:   True   False

One drill report leads with the head teacher, the other with a wet pupil. What differs between them?

• The facts of the morning
• The framing of the morning
• The school where it happened

A headline shouts a new rule changes everything, but the body says nobody knows yet. What should you conclude?

• The headline grabs more than the body supports
• The body was written by a rival paper
• The rule certainly changes everything

A voice quoted only near the end of a story carries the same weight as the opening voice.

Circle one:   True   False

You must compare two reports of one event without calling either false. What do you state?

• Which reporter you like better
• Which report copied the other one
• How each report was framed

One paper calls a crowd excited and another calls the same crowd angry, with matching facts below. What is at work?

• Different describing words guiding opposite pictures
• Different events on different days
• Different printers changing the text