Journalism SLO Review

Which of the following is NOT an example of crowdsourcing?

• Asking a question on Twitter

• Using several social media sites to find eye-witnesses to an event

• Posting news stories on your web site 

• Using Instagram to collect social media comments on an event

Answer explanation

Crowdsourcing collects perspectives from the public for a journalist to include in their reporting

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a valid and reliable source?

• An undated informational web page from a well-known research center

• A press release issued this morning from the White House

• An article on the Web that includes no date, author or citations

• A research paper from five years ago written by a respected academic

Answer explanation

Reliable sources have verified information. A journalist has to know who the author is to verify how accurate the information is.

When planning an interview, which is the best order for questions in a formal interview?

• Softball questions, probing questions, factual questions

• Softball questions, factual questions, probing questions

• Probing questions, factual questions, softball questions

• Any order can work, depending on the interview

Answer explanation

Softball questions are easy to answer and get the person you are interviewing comfortable with you. Then factual questions are next, probing questions are the deepest and should be saved for the end of the interview.

Which of the following is NOT a valid research tool used by journalists:

• JSTOR database

• Google

• Tumblr

• Public Court Filings

Answer explanation

Tumblr and other social media apps like Tik Tok and Snapchat are not valid research tools used by jounalists.

 

When a person plays the “devil’s advocate” they are...

• interviewing a religious organization

• asking questions they know the answer to already

• taking the opposite position

• asking questions about a personal experience

a quotation is

• Direct expression of a source, either spoken or written, word-for-word.

• Paraphrased information used in reporting.

attribution is

•  Identification of a source in a story. 

• Documents that are open for anyone to request or see.

open source reporting is

• Sharing of information by reporters and sometimes involved citizens working on a story. 

• Use of a group of people to gather information, usually through Internet or social media.

crowdsourcing reporting is

• Sharing of information by reporters and sometimes involved citizens working on a story. 

• Use of a group of people to gather information, usually through Internet or social media.

softball questions are

• Beginning interview questions used to create comfortable, conversational tone. 

• Questions that elicit a fully developed response.