Current Events Mid-Term Exam

A responsible journalist would demonstrate their independence by doing which of the following?

• being open about the process, biases, etc.

• naming the author, source of video/photo

• staying free from influence by those being covered

• fact-checking; vetting sources

President of Ukraine

• Vladimir

  Putin

• Volodymyr Zelenskyy

• Antony

  Blinken

• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

According to the Reuters Handbook for journalism, anonymous sources should only be used when you believe they are providing accurate, reliable and newsworthy information that could not be obtained any other way. What else is true about using anonymous sources according to Reuters? (check all that apply)

• Journalist should be clear on why they believe the source is reliable.

• Journalist should describe the source as much as possible except for their name.

• Journalist should treat stories based on anonymous sources as they would any story.

• Journalist should be careful to never know the identity of the source so they will not have to give up the identity of the source.

A janitor at the company meets the journalist after work to talk about chemical safety violations he's seen throughout the processing plant , but he can't afford to lose his job if the company finds out he talked.

Should the journalist use this source, and if so, which is the best description to use for the source?

• Don't use the source.

• "a company employee with first-hand knowledge of the processing plant"

• "a company janitor who routinely works inside the processing plant"

• "a company employee we'll call Mr. Clean, with knowledge inside the company"

A person who says he's a company manager calls the journalist from an old-school pay phone to say the company sent an employee with chemical burns to an out-of-state clinic for treatment, but he hangs up without giving his name. Should you use the source, and if so, which is the best description is both descriptive enough for readers and protective enough for the source?

• "a company manager close to the situation"

• "an informed source inside the company"

• Don't use this source.

• "an anonymous source in management"

One type of disinformation is when genuine information or imagery is manipulated to deceive. This is known as?

• False Context

• Fabricated Content

• Misleading Content

• Manipulated Content

When headlines, visuals or captions don't support the content. This type of disinformation is known as?

• False Connection

• Misleading Content

• Fabricated Content

• Manipulated Content

In 2014, Russia took control over territory that was previously considered to be part of Ukraine. This territory is known as what?

• Georgia

• Kiev

• Belarus

• Crimea

The journalistic standard known as transparency, can be described as? (which of the following is the best answer)

• being open about the process, biases

• naming the author, source of video/photo

• fact-checking; vetting sources

• staying free from influence by those being covered

The annual practice of the President of the U.S. giving Congress Information about our nation is known as The ___________ of the ________.