Journalism Chapter 1 Test

Journalism is the only profession mentioned in the ____.

• Bible

• Declaration of Independence

• United States Constitution

• Magna Carta

A text message might be considered journalism if it were intended for a(n) ____ audience.

• mass

• intelligent

• wealthy

• well-read

Being active in social networking is one way to find good ideas for journalism ____.

• history

• guidelines

• teachers

• stories

Invading someone’s privacy is an example of violating journalistic ____, a term that relates to the rules and standards journalists apply to questions about their conduct and the work that they publish.

• ethics

• trivia

• behavior

• obligations

Formal presentations and journalistic writing both require careful proofreading and ____.

• clear handwriting

• attention to accuracy

• use of technology

• teacher approval

Unlike personal journal writing, journalism is almost always written from the ____ point of view.

• thoughtful

• objective

• first person

• subjective

Creative writers, such as novelists and journalists, perfect their work through a series of ____.

• fictions

• rules

• guesses

• revisions

The people who are likely to view or read your publication make up your ____ audience.

• intended

• random

• uninterested

• general

A student’s potential employer refuses to hire her because of something negative you wrote about that student in your publication. The employer has become part of your ____ audience.

• unintended

• intended

• targeted

• specific

Not everyone in your intended audience is exactly like you, your close friends or even the majority of students on your journalism staff. To help build a sense of community in your school, it is important to be aware of the great ____ in your audience.

• diversity

• uniformity

• similarity

• conformity