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Requirements June 1972 until July 1976

1. Write stories good enough for publication of any THREE of the following.  Show that you know the principles of good news or magazine writing.

(a) A news story.
(b) A Scout story.
(c) A sports story.
(d) An editorial.
(e) A feature.
(f) A review of a play, movie, or television show.

2. Do FIVE of the following:

(a) Prepare a script for a 5-minute radio or television newscast. (b) Write good heads for the three stories covered in No. 1. Follow a standard head schedule but use different type style and size. Show face, type size, and count for each.

(c) Take and show a picture to illustrate any one of the stories covered in No.1. Write a caption for the picture.

(d) Show at least 15 of the proofreader's or copyreader's marks. Correct a proof or copyread a manuscript. Use as many of these marks as needed.

(e) Explain the following terms: font, pica, face, machine-set type, handset, galley proof, halftone, electrotype, mat, copy, flush left, beat, copy desk, streamer, plagiarism, libel, and copyright.

(f) Prepare a dummy of a four-page newspaper or magazine. Include several different size advertisements.

(g) Visit a newspaper or magazine office. After the visit, explain how a newspaper or magazine is prepared for publication. Explain the different departments and executives and what they do. Explain the importance of the deadline.

(h) Describe how a wire service works. Tell how a syndicate is  different from a wire service.

(i) Look into and tell about jobs in journalism.