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Journalism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

News is best defined as:

a)

Stories and events as told by a news organization

b)

Information reported about facts and events

c)

Information that is of interest to a group of people

2.

Which of these constitute news and its relevance?

a)

Timeliness, Proximity, Prominence, Consequence, Human Interest, Uniqueness

b)

Reporter, Proximity, Prominence, Consequence, Human Interest, Advertising

c)

Timeliness, Proximity, Prominence, Product, Human Interest, Business

3.

What are the three points of the News Information Cycle?

a)

Public, News Organization, Government

b)

Government, News Organization, Advertisers

c)

Public, News Organization, Advertisers

4.

Which of these does NOT make a good news story?

a)

5 W's + H

b)

Beginning, Middle, and End

c)

Popularity of the reporter

5.

Which of these does NOT make a good news story?

a)

Emotion/Passion

b)

Reporter's opinion

c)

Balance

6.

Which of these is NOT how we gather a good news story?

a)

Keep up with current events

b)

Determining a good interviewee

c)

Make Contact

d)

Write your own ideas first and then fill in the blanks with facts

7.

What is one way that advertisers can affect the news we see?

a)

Advertise in multiple news publications

b)

Pay money to a news organization to advertise

c)

Stop paying money to a news organization if they run a particular story

8.

What is one way that news organizations can affect public opinion?

a)

Report the facts

b)

Withhold certain facts from the news story

c)

Report only local news

9.

How can the public affect the news we see?

a)

Protest against the news organizations

b)

Protest to the government

c)

Stop buying products of advertisers

10.

When confirming a story or event we always need to check with AT LEAST:

a)

1 other source

b)

2 other sources

c)

3 other sources