Journalism and Freedom of Press Quiz

What is journalism?

• Reading

• Editing

• The writing of newspapers, magazines, and news to be broadcast.

• Violent news story.

What are the 5ws?

• Who, What, Went, Where, Weather

• What, Went, Where, Weather, When

• Who, What, When, Where, Why

• Who, What, When, What ever, Went

Which of the following statements is not a detailed meaning behind the 5-Ws & H?

• Who: who is involved?

• What: what happened or what will happen?

• Where: where did the action take place or where will it take place?

• When: when did it happen or what will it happen?

One story inside a newspaper is called a...

• source

• headline

• citation

• article

A news story is said to possess timeliness if it

• stresses events that have occurred in the last month

• stresses events that occurred today or yesterday

• has been written within the last six hours

• has been read or heard within the last six hours

Journalists recognize two types of news stories: hard and soft,

• hard news is about complicated topics, like science and economics, and soft news is about things like entertainment and fashion

• hard news stories have long, complicated sentences, and soft news stories have short, simple sentences

• hard news is about serious topics and recent events, and soft news refers to human interest stories

• hard news stories are always 2,000 words or more, and soft news stories never exceed 500 words.

In regard to news values, prominence refers to

• the extent to which the story will affect a number of people

• whether the story has one central, or prominent, character

• the location of the story on the newspaper page or in the news broadcast

• how well known the people involved in the story are

Our freedom of press is protected by the

• Second Amendment

• Bill of Rights

• First Amendment

• Declaration of Independence

Which freedom protects your right to express yourself with things like clothing and art?

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom of Religion

• Freedom of the Press

• Freedom of Assembly

Which freedom prevents the government from interfering with the distribution of information and opinions?

• Freedom of Speech

• Freedom of Religion

• Freedom of the Press

• Freedom of Assembly