What is Journalism Quiz

What is journalism?

• The process of gathering information

• The process of writing articles

• The process of sharing information

• All of the above

Current Events news stories should always be _________

• Biased

• Objective

• Opinion-based

• Entertaining

What was the primary news medium throughout most of U.S. history?

• The New York Times

• Television

• Radio

• Newspapers

Which of the following is NOT an example of a news source?

• The Philadelphia Inquirer

• Fox News

• John Jurgens, news (weather) anchor for WREX

• Satellite Radio

Which of the following terms best describes this headline?:

"President Cleveland spewed incoherent lies about tariffs in Boston last night."

• Objective

• Biased

• Investigative

• Speculation

Which of the following terms best matches this definition?:

"News stories that conduct significant in-depth research and reporting to uncover hidden truths or expose wrongdoing; typically over a long period of time."

• Current Events Journalism

• Objective Journalism

• Investigative Journalism

• Editorial Journalism

An article that expresses the “official” beliefs or perspective of a news publication is known as _________

• An objective article

• An editorial

• An opinion column

• A Current Events article

What is the primary purpose of journalism?

• To make people feel good

• To entertain people

• To persuade people

• None of the above

Which of the following newspaper headlines is an example of a media bias?

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Which of the following types of journalism may be objective or biased in nature?

• Investigative Journalism

• Opinion Journalism

• Entertainment Journalism

• Current Events Journalism