Q2 Review

Journalists (should) follow a code of ethics.

• True

• False

A journalist doesn't have to take any responsibility if their work is incorrect.

• True

• False

Journalists should be independent thinkers.

• True

• False

Having a bias in journalism is when...

• Your article has incorrect information and your boss makes you rewrite it.

• Your personal feelings about something get in the way of being able to report on it objectively.

• You write an article exposing the government for fraud.

• You are a journalist and you stan Jungkook.

If you are reporting on a crime, you should mention the victim by name.

• True

• False

You should report the truth, even if some people may not like it.

• True

• False

The "Breakfast Test" is...

• How you take your eggs in the morning.

• A test to make sure every newspaper has something about breakfast in it.

• Things that make us spit out our breakfast shouldn't be in newspapers.

Accountability is...

• When you count on a person.

• When journalists correct their mistakes quickly and often.

• When journalists are unbiased.

• When newspapers never update their stories.

Balance is...

• When you stand on one foot and don't fall.

• When journalists correct their mistakes.

• When both sides of the story are given equal attention in an article.

• When journalists tell the full story.

Completeness is...

• When you finish all your work for quarter two!

• When journalists correct their mistakes.

• When journalists are unbiased.

• When a story feels finished and not rushed.