1. JOURNALISM T1 Final Exam: From
Questionnaires to a Published Article
By: Pauline Dagaas

2. Introduction
Having ceased printing newspapers and moving all publications
online, the process of publishing stories is much different than it
once was. On the other hand, the writing process (writing
questionnaires and the actual article) remains the same.
Therefore, the purpose of this presentation is not to teach you
the writing process but instead, how to use our new technology
to publish your work.

3. Questionnaires?
Go to Google Docs and
Create a Form

4. Questionnaires? Continued
1. Always make
sure these two
boxes are
check-marked.
2.Insert the
title of your
article here. 5. To add additional
4. This is where each question belongs. The
3. Use this box to give questions, go to Add
question goes in the Question Title line.
readers any information Item and click Paragraph
Use the Help Text line to add additional
they need to know before Text.
information. The question type should be
completing the
Paragraph text. Click Done when you
questionnaire.
finish.

5. Questionnaire Tips
To make your questionnaire
look more appealing,
change the theme. Go to
Theme (beside the Add Item
button) and take your pick!
Your questionnaire may look
different when opening it. Don’t
worry! To edit it, just go to Form,
then Edit form. To see what it looks
like to those answering it, click on
Go to live form.

6. Uploading Articles
Remember: You are not ready to put your article onto WordPress until you have
had it checked by three peers and an editor.
1. Go to the school newspaper’s website:
social.plymouth.k12.in.us/perspective
and scroll down until you see the Log In
link located under the right Meta sidebar.
2. Use your school username
and password to log into
WordPress. After logging in,
you should get to this page.

7. Uploading Articles Continued
3.Go to Post, then Add New. This will take you to a new
page, the one shown on the right.

8. Uploading Articles Continued
4. Type
the title of 5. Copy and paste 6. Insert a tag after your lead by clicking
the article your article here. here. In doing so, people can see your
in this Double check lead statement on the homepage. It helps
box. your article for them know what your article will be about.
mistakes

9. Uploading Articles Continued
7. Check-mark the
categories that your
story falls under.
8. Tag your story by typing
in the month and year.
Now to pictures! You’re almost
done!

10. Inserting a Picture Into Your Article
Before adding the picture to WordPress, make sure it is saved on your
Desktop. Also, feel free to edit it in Adobe Photoshop.
1. Go to the WordPress
homepage hover your mouse
over Media so that a submenu
pops out. Select Add New.
It should take you to a page
like this.

11. Inserting a Picture Into Your Article Continued
2. Click Choose File, and choose
the photo you wish to use. Then
click Upload. It should now be
saved in the Media Library.
3. Now, go to Posts to find your article and open it.

12. Inserting a Picture Into Your Article Continued
4. Go to Upload/Insert. It should open
another window similar to the one in the
picture in the previous slide. Click on
Media Library. Then, find the photo you
wish to add.
5. Fill in the Caption line with
the caption that will appear
under the photo. Choose
center for the Alignment and
change the Title of the image
if you like. When finished,
click Use this Image.

13. Inserting a Picture Into Your Article Continued
It should now appear in your article! After double checking the
total article, let your editors know so they can check it again.
After Mrs. Gifford goes through it, it will be published!

14. Finished Products