Middle School Journalism Quiz

What is fabrication?

• To make a top notch writing effort
• To make up the details in your writing
• To protect someone's image
• To make a top notch writing effort

What is slander?

• This crime occurs when someone spreads falsehoods about others
• Spoken words that can do harm to a person's reputation
• Malicious gossip which destroys all credibility
• All of the above

What is libel?

• A type of label
• A way to write an article
• A false statement
• Legal charge for writing & publishing damaging statements

Which news determinant profiles people who are in the public eye?

• Conflict
• Proximity
• Prominence
• Human Interest

Which news determinant covers events that have recently occurred? 

• Timeliness
• Proximity
• Conflict
• Consequence & Impact

Which Constitutional Amendment protects the Freedom of the Press?

• The Fifth Amendment
• The Tenth Amendment
• The First Amendment
• The Second Amendment

Besides freedom of speech and freedom of the press, which rights does the First Amendment protect?

• Freedom of Religion, to Peacefully Assemble, to Petition Government
• Freedom to Bear Arms and defend your property
• Freedom to Vote individuals into elected office and suggest laws
• Freedom against unlawful search and seizure

What is a journalist's duty?

• To get all of the facts so that the story will be entertaining
• To seek the truth and share a fair & comprehensive report
• To write a good article which has a lot of details
• To always write articles without bias

What is bias in journalism?

• Only writing bad things about a person, event or issue
• Only writing good things about a person, event or issue
• An unbalanced and unfair way of looking at a situation and reporting it
• Making up your mind about a person before getting to know him/her

What is yellow journalism?

• Journalism based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
• A historical and valid way of reporting all of the facts in a newspaper
• A good way of getting the word out so that the public will know what is happening
• Journalism that is award-worthy and of the highest caliber