Conventions of a News Article Summative

A broad entity capable of sending information to large groups of people quickly is called

• Mass media

• Facebook

• newspapers

• Carrier pigeons

All media is biased. There is no such thing as truthful news telling

• True

• False

A type of news publication in which news stories are printed on larges pieces of paper and include a variety of stories is called

• A newspaper article

• a magazine

• broadsheet newspaper

• Facebook

A type of publication that uses sensational headlines and outrageous stories to attract readers is called

• a publication

• Facebook

• a tabloid

• nothing. there is literary no answer

When a writer shows a preference for one position of an important topic that is called

• unbiased

• bias

• ambivalence

• none of the above

A political ideology that tends to lean toward more conservative, traditional views on culture and politics, such as law, order, and authority is called

• left wing

• centrist view

• politically neutral

• right wing

A political ideology that tends to lean toward more liberal, modern views on tradition and society is called

• right wing

• centrist views

• left wing

• communism

A type of article -- often called a human interest piece -- that focuses on one important issue is called

• a magazine

• a health journal

• a feature article

• a research article

Feature articles are different from standard news articles because they (check all that apply)

• have a title

• involve more research, statistics, and facts

• are more literary in style

• focus on an important global issue

A technique where a journalist interviews a person for a story and and quotes them directly is called

• a quote

• reported speech

• unreported speech

• all of the above