Current Events Mid-Term Exam

Current Events Mid-Term Exam

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Current Events Mid-Term Exam

Current Events Mid-Term Exam

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Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A responsible journalist would demonstrate their independence by doing which of the following?

being open about the process, biases, etc.

naming the author, source of video/photo

staying free from influence by those being covered

fact-checking; vetting sources

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

President of Ukraine

Vladimir

Putin

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Antony

Blinken

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

According to the Reuters Handbook for journalism, anonymous sources should only be used when you believe they are providing accurate, reliable and newsworthy information that could not be obtained any other way. What else is true about using anonymous sources according to Reuters? (check all that apply)

Journalist should be clear on why they believe the source is reliable.

Journalist should describe the source as much as possible except for their name.

Journalist should treat stories based on anonymous sources as they would any story.

Journalist should be careful to never know the identity of the source so they will not have to give up the identity of the source.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A janitor at the company meets the journalist after work to talk about chemical safety violations he's seen throughout the processing plant , but he can't afford to lose his job if the company finds out he talked.

Should the journalist use this source, and if so, which is the best description to use for the source?

Don't use the source.

"a company employee with first-hand knowledge of the processing plant"

"a company janitor who routinely works inside the processing plant"

"a company employee we'll call Mr. Clean, with knowledge inside the company"

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A person who says he's a company manager calls the journalist from an old-school pay phone to say the company sent an employee with chemical burns to an out-of-state clinic for treatment, but he hangs up without giving his name. Should you use the source, and if so, which is the best description is both descriptive enough for readers and protective enough for the source?

"a company manager close to the situation"

"an informed source inside the company"

Don't use this source.

"an anonymous source in management"

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One type of disinformation is when genuine information or imagery is manipulated to deceive. This is known as?

False Context

Fabricated Content

Misleading Content

Manipulated Content

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When headlines, visuals or captions don't support the content. This type of disinformation is known as?

False Connection

Misleading Content

Fabricated Content

Manipulated Content

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