PBS NewsHour: Key Concepts and Presenters

PBS NewsHour: Key Concepts and Presenters

Assessment

Interactive Video

Journalism

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jackson Turner

FREE Resource

The PBS NewsHour is renowned for its in-depth reporting and storytelling. The program has a legacy of trust and reliability, with only four previous anchors. The current anchors, Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz, emphasize the importance of maintaining this trust and consistency, even as the faces behind the desk change.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is PBS NewsHour renowned for?

Sports analysis

Celebrity interviews

Breaking news coverage

In-depth reporting and storytelling

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many people have previously held the position mentioned in the video?

Two

Four

Five

Three

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do people turn to PBS NewsHour?

For sports highlights

For weather updates

For trusted sources of information

For entertainment

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What remains unchanged at PBS NewsHour despite changes in presenters?

The theme music

The set design

The time slot

The commitment to trusted news

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who are the new presenters introduced in the video?

Jim Lehrer and Margaret Warner

Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz

Gwen Ifill and Robert MacNeil

Judy Woodruff and Hari Sreenivasan