PJCE Quiz

What is the duty of a journalist when reporting news?

• To distort the truth

• To violate confidential information

• To suppress essential facts

• To air the other side

What should a journalist refrain from doing when writing reports about private individuals?

• Taking unfair advantage of a fellow journalist

• Exercising caution in publishing names of minors

• Writing reports that adversely affect private reputation

• Writing vigorously for public access to information

What should a journalist not let influence them in the performance of their duties?

• Professional integrity

• Conscience clause

• Public interests

• Personal motives or interests

What should a journalist not commit in their work?

• Plagiarism

• Ridiculing or degrading any person

• Accepting tasks incompatible with the integrity of the profession

• Taking unfair advantage of a fellow journalist

How should a journalist comport themselves in public or while performing their duties?

• Ridicule or degrade any person

• Disregard the 'conscience clause'

• Maintain the dignity of the profession

• Act in a manner that conflicts with their conscience

What is the primary responsibility of a journalist while performing their duties?

• Disregard the 'conscience clause'

• Act in a manner that conflicts with their conscience

• Maintain the dignity of the profession

• Ridicule or degrade any person

When reporting news, what should a journalist ensure to include?

• To distort the truth

• To violate confidential information

• To suppress essential facts

• To air the other side

What is a journalist expected to refrain from when writing about public figures?

• Writing vigorously for public access to information

• Exercising caution in publishing names of minors

• Writing reports that adversely affect private reputation

• Taking unfair advantage of a fellow journalist

What is the primary responsibility of a journalist when reporting news?

• To distort the truth

• To violate confidential information

• To suppress essential facts

• To present all sides of the story

How should a journalist behave in public or while performing their duties?

• Ridicule or degrade any person

• Disregard the 'conscience clause'

• Maintain the dignity of the profession

• Act in a manner that conflicts with their conscience