Journalism Review

What does "timeliness" mean?

• writing a news story that is new and current

• writing a news story that is about history

• writing a news story that is clocks and watches

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A good journalist/reporter writes about facts, data and all viewpoints (They are unbiased or neutral)

• true

• false

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Which is NOT one of the five values of newsworthiness?

• timeliness & proximity

• relevance

• human interest

• conflict and controversy

• health and wellness

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When a journalist or reporter writes with stereotypes and bias it can make it so that readers do not trust them.

• true

• false

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What is a human interest story? Choose all that apply.

• A story that is of interest to people outside of the immediate story, designed to engage the attention and empathy of others to a particular situation, person or event.

• A story that has a unique value and speaks to a wide array of people, such as a twelve year old being accepted into a major research university or winning a Nobel Peace Prize.

• A news story about someone robbing the corner store in the neighborhood.

• A news story that evokes such strong emotions from masses of people that they take to the streets to protest in a global manner.

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What is often exposed by investigative journalism?

• Government policies

• Celebrity lifestyles

• Corruption or the story behind a story

• Scientific discoveries

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Journalism can BEST be defined as...

• Writing and reporting on news stories in an unbiased fashion.

• Writing about important stories and events from small (regional) to large (worldwide.)

• The effort to gather and report news.

• None of the Above

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When a journalist has achieved objectivity, they have achieved what?

• absence of bias

• worse pay; longer hours

• better pay; shorter hours

• the ability to report on a news story successfully

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"Verification" means...

• Means the reporter keeps all personal feelings and bias out of the report.

• Refers to the degree to which the public believes what it reads and hears.

• Fact-checking! By finding two or more people who can confirm a given fact.

• None of the Above

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In the world of Journalism, _______________ means to make sure or demonstrate that something is true, accurate, or justified.

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