Journalism Review

Journalism can BEST be defined as...

• Writing and reporting on news stories in an unbiased fashion.

• Writing about important stories and events from small (regional) to large (worldwide.)

• The effort to gather and report news.

• None of the Above

Which of the following is NOT a freedom that we have under the First Amendment?

• Speech

• Religion

• Press

• Sing

When a journalist has achieved objectivity, they have achieved what?

• absence of bias

• worse pay; longer hours

• better pay; shorter hours

• the ability to report on a news story successfully

_______________ is the acronym for remembering our freedoms guraranteed under the First Amendment.

Which of the following journalists was once considered the "most trusted man in America?"

• Anderson Cooper

• Brian Williams

• Walter Cronkite

• Matt Lauer

A journalists ____________ is both their trustworthiness and proficiency. Without these two aspects, a writer's career could be looked down upon and not resepcted.

In the world of Journalism, _______________ means to make sure or demonstrate that something is true, accurate, or justified.

The belief that what someone says is true.

• Truthfulness

• Objectivity

• Rapport

• Credibility

"Verification" means...

• Means the reporter keeps all personal feelings and bias out of the report.

• Refers to the degree to which the public believes what it reads and hears.

• Fact-checking! By finding two or more people who can confirm a given fact.

• None of the Above

What is a Democracy in simple terms?