Q1T1: Journalism 101

Which type of article is NOT opinionated?

• Feature

• Editorial

• Review

• Letter to the Editor

Ethics

• A standard of conduct based on moral beliefs.

• The beginning of the story which serves to summarize the story and/or grab the reader's attention.

• A story written with some interpretation that goes beyond just reporting the facts.

• A form of editorial written to comment on a play, movie, piece of music or some other creative work.

Which demonstration is NOT protected by The First Amendment?

• Telling the governor you believe she is a menace.

• Burning the American Flag.

• B. Protesters lining a public area of Milford to demonstrate anger about racial inequality.

• A teacher telling students to join him in a prayer

Favoring One side or position

• Impartiality

• Balanced

• Bias

• Fairness

What does credible mean in journalism?

• Someone who owns a credit card.

• Someone who doesn't credit another person's work in their article.

• Someone who takes others credit.

• A story that sounds realistic and not too unusual.

fake news

• A belief that an all-powerful, evil agent or agency is systematically controlling events.

• content, articles, videos that present made up or false information

• updates to stories as more verified information becomes available. If something they reported turns out to be false, they'll fix it.

• Asking questions to determine what is true (or not) instead of simply accepting what others think

What comes in the lede or the first few sentences in a hard news story?

• The 5 Ws and an H

• The headline

• A quote

• The cutline

Slander

• A short (one or two word) statement at the beginning of a caption that serves to grab the reader's attention.

• Spoken defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that are spoken

• A story written with some interpretation that goes beyond just reporting the facts.

• A form of editorial written to comment on a play, movie, piece of music or some other creative work.

Plagiarism

• Giving credit to someone or something when what you use is not your own original work.

• The details needed for a complete news story. Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How.

• The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own

• The opening or topic sentence of an article. Tries to draw in the reader and features the who, what, when, and where of the story. Ususally one to two sentences.

Which color refers to journalism that is based upon sensationalism and exaggeration?

• Black

• Red

• Yellow

• Green