Journalism Quiz #1 - Journalism Principles & (Un)bias

The journalism principle timeliness refers to...

• how important is the topic to the audience.

• how current is the topic that’s being reported.

• how close the subject of the report is to the readers, listeners, or viewers.

_________ refers to how close the subject of the report is to the readers, listeners, or viewers.

What does it mean to be unbiased?

Is the following statement biased or unbiased?

Cold sandwiches are so much better than warm sandwiches. I'm not sure why people would eat their sandwich hot!

• Biased

• Unbiased

Check all the correct boxes that apply to the question below.

The journalism standards apply to all types of journalism that includes:

• Print journalism

• Broadcast journalism