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Introduction

 

The Exercises

Set 1
Newsroom 1 - Newsroom 10

Set 2
Newsroom 11 - Newsrroom 20

Set 3
Newsroom 21 - Newsrroom 30

Set 4
Newsroom 31 - 40

Set 5
Newsroom 41 - 50

Set 6
Newsroom 51 - 60

Set 7
Newsroom 61 - 70

Set 8
Newsroom 71 -

 

Newsroom-All
Random selection from all exercises

The Review Exercises
All of them

Practice on Specific Topics
Another way to use these exercises

 

Additional Resources

  

Ron Hartung and Gerald Grow's
Newsroom 101.com
A Newsroom-Classroom Collaboration

Exercises in Grammar, Usage
and Associated Press Style


The Practice Exercises,
Set 8

Newsroom 71

Newsroom 72

Newsroom 73

Newsroom 74

Newsroom 75

Newsroom 71-75 Review
(15 items from exercises 71-75, selected randomly)

(More to come)

Newsroom-All Review

A random selection of 15 items from all the exercises.

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Credits

The examples and answers came from Ron Hartung of the Tallahassee Democrat -- grammar consultant, newsroom coach, intern mentor and author of the weekly "Traffic Doctor"column.

These exercises were edited and put online by Gerald Grow -- professor of journalism at Florida A&M University and internationally unrecognized cartoonist -- who has also added new material to the site. Please report to him any errors in the quizzes or problems with the quiz software.

This material is copyrighted, but at this time you may use it without additional permission for non-commercial educational purposes.

 

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