Media Literacy Quiz 02/08/2024

What is an algorithm?

• A description of a photograph

• The name of the person who wrote the report

• A type of news report

• A set of instructions for solving a problem

What does balance mean in the context of news reporting?

• The leader of the news organization

• Reporting events that have just happened

• Slanting a news report to make one side seem more important

• Giving both sides of an argument in a fair way

What is bias in news reporting?

• Giving both sides of an argument in a fair way

• Where a news report is slanted to make one side seem more important

• The name of the person who wrote the report

• A brief description of a photograph

What are breaking news?

• Reports of events that have just happened and are coming in while a newspaper or broadcast is in production

• Where a news report is slanted to make one side seem more important

• A step-by-step set of instructions for solving a problem

• The name of the person who wrote the report

What is a byline in a news report?

• The leader of the news organization

• A brief description of a photograph

• The name of the person who wrote the report

• A question which gets a short answer

What is a caption in the context of news reporting?

• A question which gets a short answer

• The leader of the news organization

• The name of the person who wrote the report

• A brief description of a photograph

Who is the chief editor/editor-in-chief in a news organization?

• The leader of the news organization, in charge of the overall strategy of the paper and the values it stands for

• A brief description of a photograph

• Where a news report is slanted to make one side seem more important

• A set of instructions for solving a problem

What is a closed question?

• A question which gets a short answer (normally ‘yes’ or ‘no’), or where there is only one possible answer

• Giving both sides of an argument in a fair way

• Reports of events that have just happened and are coming in while a newspaper or broadcast is in production

• The name of the person who wrote the report