CH 19 Accuracy in Media

A journalist is determined by their

• output

• social role

• ethics

• subcribers

Since 2008, the overall number of professional journalists has

• increased

• decreased

• remained the same

• been debated

Journalists simply report the news.

• True

• False

A systemic approach to to discerning truthful information

• credibility

• verification

• mandate

• balancing

What professional journalists (and everyday citizens) must do to maintain public and private lives online

• credible

• verify

• mandate

• balance

Which of the following is NOT a way to verify an expert source?

• seek their credentials

• find out what others in their field say about them

• ask their mom

• find out how they make their money

It is important to evaluate a website to determine credibility.

• True

• False

Websites can be judged based on their

• design

• usability

• content

• function

Our own deeply rooted perspectives on topics that can keep us from seeing balanced information.

• bias

• context

• breaking news

• debate

A reporter should ---------- identify sources.

• always

• sometimes

• never

• whenever possible