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Journalism - Part 1
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Q1. Why was the invention of photojournalism important to the history of reporting?
A. It allowed people to see evidence of what was happening in the world.
B. It created problems that had to be solved by social media.
C. It was the first time people could listen to the news instead of having to read the news.
D. It allowed people to communicate over a long distance.
Q2. What are the main purposes for editorials? (Check all that apply)
A. Attack and Defend
B. Teach, Recommend, Entertain
C. Prod and Advocate
D. All of the above
Q3. The broadcaster should speak in the present tense.
A. True
B. False
Q4. Body Copy
A. text within a headline of a graphic
B. text of the headline
C. text of the caption
D. text of the main story
Q5. What choice best explains copyright?
A. Grants the creator of work creative rights
B. Taking someone else’s work with out permission
C. Being able to publish whatever you want
D. Trying to damage someone’s reputation
Q6. Ben is auditioning for a part in the school play. He’s been fine all day, but right before the audition he says he feels sick. You might infer that Ben
A. is nervous about the audition
B. is happy about the play
C. never gets sick
D. is allergic to peanuts
Q7. Exactly what the person said and appears inside quotation marks.
A. Direct Quotation
B. Hard News
C. Editorial
D. Inverted Pyramid
Q8. Sophomore Michelle Lind said the best part of cosmic bowling is "adjusting to the different lights and sound." This is what type of quotation?
A. Direct
B. Paraphrase
C. Partial
D. Fragmentary
Q9. Commentators who make careers out ofbeinginsultingandoutrageous,sayingwhatevercomestotheirmindsare called what?
A. shock jocks
B. news anchors
C. disc jockeys
D. editorial editors
Q10. The creation of digital content is completely different than the creation of print media.
A. True - totally different beast.
B. False - same basic principles apply.
C. False- it’s more immediate but still journalistic.
D. B and C
Q11. "Credibility" means
A. Means the reporter keeps all personal feelings and bias out of the report.
B. Fact-checking! By finding two or more people who can confirm a given fact
C. The degree to which the public believes what it reads and hears.
D. None of the Above
Q12. Long-time investigative reporter on the CBS news show 60 minutes.e
A. Ben Bradlee
B. Bob Woodward
C. Ed Bradley
D. Horace Greely
Q13. Selectalltheanswersthatarestepsto the interview process
A. Taking detailed notes
B. Researching the person you’re interviewing or the event you’re asking about
C. Preparing questions to ask
D. All of the above
Q14. What is the main difference between impact and weight?
A. Impact deals with how many people are affected; weight deals with how emotionally heavy a story is.
B. They both mean the same thing.
C. Weight deals with how many people are affected; impact deals with how emotionally heavy a story is.
D. Weight is newsworthy; impact is not.
Q15. Where does the direct news lead put the maost important information?
A. top of the story
B. middle of the story
C. end of the story
D. throughout the story
Q16. What happens to babies who are born to mothers who have the Zika virus?
A. Microcephaly
B. Deafness
C. Blindness
D. Missing limbs
Q17. This news value represents how many people are affected by a news item as well as the severity of that effect.
A. impact
B. weight
C. prominence
D. novelty
Q18. Best-informed source
A. unnamed source
B. primary source
C. secondary source
D. confidential source
Q19. ___ is a written article that informs the public about current events, concerns, and ideas happening in your neighborhood, city, or country.
A. Feature story
B. New story
C. Breaking news
D. Trending topics
Q20. Which conditions should a report consider when deciding to offer anonymitytoasource? (Selectallthat apply)
A. the damages that the source may face
B. the source’s motive for being anonymous
C. the public’s right to the information
D. All of the above
Q21. A synonym for diffused light.
A. harsh light
B. fluorescent
C. soft light
D. overexposure
Q22. If journalists die on the job, most of the time it is when
×
A. a country is at peace
B. a country is at war
Q23. The conflict in the story and the way it was solved
A. Problem/Solution
B. Main Idea
C. Plot
D. Setting
Q24. When black students went to different schools than white students, the schools were
A. separate
B. singled
C. segregated
D. simple
Q25. Follow pre-production planning
A. Pre
B. Production
C. Post
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