Q2 Journalism Vocabulary

The ability to be belived and trusted is?

• sensationalism

• credibility

• ethics

• defamation

Answer explanation

If a source is considered credible, that means they are reliable and can be trusted.

Libel is?

• doing the right thing

• slander

• spoken defamation

• printed false defemation

Answer explanation

Libel is printed defamation, it can be printed in magazines, newspapers, or online in any news source

Ethics are a system of what?

• moral principals

• rules for journalists to follow

• questioning

• journalistic writing

Answer explanation

Remember that ethics rely on having correct morals, knowing right from wrong.

Being a neutral observer of events and issues means you are

• slanderous

• libelous

• objective

• a journalist

Answer explanation

Being objective means you do not pick a side or insert your own opinion. You remain neutral and report the facts of the story.

Publishing information just to get a reaction is called....

• plagiarism

• journalism

• sensationalism

• slander

Answer explanation

Sensationalism means publishing information just to get a reaction and to sell yur publication.

passing someone else's work off as your own is.....

• plagiarism

• slander

• libel

• defamation

Answer explanation

Using someone else's work and claiming it as your own is plagiarism. You must give credit where it is due. If not, you could be in a lot of legal trouble.

Defamation means

• telling the truth

• causing intentional damage to someone's reputation by something such as slander or libel

• publishing false facts

• plagiarizing

Slander is....

• spoken defamation

• written defamation

• legal

• factual

Libel is

• legal

• spoken defamation

• written defamation

• ethical

Yellow journalism today would be called....

• factual news

• journalism

• fake news

• opinion journalism