Ethics In Broadcast Journalism

Maria wanted to verify her news story, so she checked with three different sources on it to make sure she got it right. Maria is demonstrating:

• Libel

• Accuracy

• Inflation

• Privacy

A reporter can be sued for libel if anything they report or write:

• exposes people to hatred or ridicule

• causes harm in a person's occupation or profession.

• causes someone to be shunned or avoided

• all of the above.

True or False: A reporter can be sued for libel against a person even if they don't use the person's name in the report.

• True

• False

True or False: If a reporter says that someone has been "alleged" to do something or has an allegation against them, then that reporter can not be sued for libel.

• True

• False

What is the most important ethical consideration in a reenactment scene in a report?

• Who to play the roles

• Viewers know it is a reenactment.

• Setting the scene

• The interest of the audience

Which of the following would be an example of falsely staging a scene for a report? (May be more than one)

• Interviewing someone for a report.

• Asking a group of students to pretend to be protesting.

• Planning a time when people will be in the background of a report.

• Reenacting an argument in a conference room.

"Inflating the news":

• means to report the news as it is.

• means to diminish the importance of the news.

• means to exaggerate or heighten the importance of the news.

• none of the above.

Which of the following could be used for potential invasions of privacy?

• tape recorders

• cameras

• hidden microphones

• all of the above.

True or False: Reporters who film in public places cannot be sued for invasion of privacy.

• True

• False

What does it mean for a reporter to remind "neutral" when producing a story?

• The reporter should give their opinion.

• The reporter should report the facts they agree with.

• The reporter should have no personal feelings about the story.

• The reporter should present both sides of a story or all the information in a story.