Campus Journ and Editorial Writing

Multiple Choice

All of the following are functions of journalists, EXCEPT:

• Inform the public through the news coverage

• Influence and mold the public opinion

• Serve the interests of government officials and leaders

• promote community welfare as a whole

Multiple Choice

A journalist SHOULD BE:

• Impartial

• Neutral

Poll

Should a journalist be BIASED?

• YES

• NO

• I don't know.

• I don't care.

Multiple Choice

Complete the statement:

The Main Editorial in an Editorial page contains the VOICE of ______.

• the writer who wrote the piece

• the entire paper/publication

• the highest authority in the land

• random citizens of a nation

Fill in the Blanks

What do you call a recurring piece or article in a newspaper, magazine or other publication, where a writer expresses their own opinion?

Multiple Choice

What type of Editorial gives a review or announces certain facts or events?

• Commendation

• Entertainment

• Informative

• Interpretative

Multiple Choice

A good Editorial must "preach" to the reader.

• TRUE. Readers must be told what to think.

• FALSE. Editorials make readers notice the situation.

• ALWAYS TRUE. Journalists must assume a superior position.

• ALWAYS FALSE. Editorials are entertaining opinion pieces that carry little weight.

Multiple Choice

Baldo wrote an article for their principal who has just retired. He enumerated the legacy and contributions of the principal to the school. What type of editorial did he write?

• Obituary

• Special Occasion

• Tribute

• Veneration

Fill in the Blanks

Editorials are often made up of 3 parts: The introduction, body, and

.

Multiple Choice

For an Editorial to be effective, what type of language should be used?

• Flowery or high falutin'

• Legalese and/or bureaucratese

• Filled with jargon

• Simple and coherent

Multiple Choice

Which are sources of credible information that a journalist can refer to, to contextualize their Editorial?

• Hard data like published results of scientific and scholarly studies

• Conspiracy theories from the grapevine

• Popular opinion or "viral" tidbits of "news" on social media

• Blogs and Open-source databases like Wikipedia.