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WorksheetsHistory of Journalism, Matters of Law, Ethics
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
The 1930s was known as this.
The silver screen era
The golden age of radio
The silent film cinema period
The age of misinformation
deliberate defamation by written or printed words, pictures
slander
bias
libel
façade
legal decisions serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar cases. (Tinker v Des Moines ISD)
shield laws
premier
sunshine laws
precedent
Ex. Actors, musicians, reality stars, celebrities
public figures
public servants
public officials
public nuisance
Adding audio, visual, and graphic elements to print stories
multiple platforms
multi media
mass media
multiple masses
Other ways of receiving news "published" from a single media source news, such as newspapers, computer, phone, TV
multiple platforms
mass media
multiple media
mass exodus
The merging of the media with other platforms
conveyance
convenience
convoluted
convergence
law requiring a government agency to open its official meetings and records to the general public
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
shield laws
1st amendment
sunshine laws
the suppression of speech, public communication, information which may be considered objectionable
censorship
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
shield laws
precedent
an encroachment upon the right to be left alone or to be free from publicity
convergence
invasion of privacy
censorship
muckraking
a law protecting journalists from forced disclosure of confidential sources of information
sunshine laws
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
muckraking
shield laws
Investigative journalism stories, exposing crimes and injustice. (Ex. Dateline, 48 hours, 20/20)
muckraking
shield law
convergence
yellow journalism
grants freedom of religion, speech, press, peaceable assembly, petition of the govt.
1st amendment
networks
public official
Freed of Information Act (FOIA)
The original one page printed newspapers.
Franklin's Flyer
Networks
Penny Press
Yellow Journalism
Sensational headlines with cheap melodrama and half-truths. Ex. The National Enquirer, Star, Click Bait
yellow journalism
muckraking
penny press
censorship
The right of every citizen to have access to public information.
Sunshine laws
Muckraking
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Yellow journalism
Ex. Mayor, President, County Commissioner, School Superintendent, etc.
public official
public figure
public menace
public speaker
a writing strategy where the most important headline is first, followed by the next important piece of information, down to the details.
5Ws & H
Inverted Pyramid
Precedent
Yellow journalism
A group of stations that broadcast regularly. Ex. ABC, CBS, NBC
Multi Media
Channels
Stations
Networks
The inverted pyramid style of journalism puts the ___________________ facts in the first paragraph.
first
names and dates of
most important
least important
What new technology in 1450 allowed for easier production of books and eventually newspapers?
The printing press
The penny press
The library
The Internet
Who invented the printing press?
Alexander Graham Bell
Johann Gutenberg
Thomas Edison
Guglielmo Marconi
Which of the following was the first printed/published book?
Encyclopedia
The Bible
Webster's Dictionary
The Epic of Beowulf
SOURCES
Which of the following phrases means that you can publish what a source says and use his or her name?
On the record
On background
Non-attributable
Off the record
Fabrication in writing is...
Invention of any information or citation in an academic exercise.
Knowingly presenting the work of another as one's own.
Substituting a writer's byline with your name.
Writing articles about creativity people who make things.
Plagiarism is
Invention of any information or
Knowingly presenting the work of another as one's own
Substituting your byline with the writer's byline.
Writing critiques of plays.
accountability =
giving power to those who do not have it
responsibility for your actions
entire, full, not missing anything out
person who does taxes for others
Public officials are required to hold their meetings in public so everyone who wants to can see what is going on in those meetings. This requirement is known as...
the freedom of information act
the sunshine laws
the shield laws
the copyright laws
Channels of communication that reach a large audience are called _______________________.
multiple platforms
broadcasts
radios
mass media
Maria wanted to verify her news story, so she checked with three different sources on it to make sure she got it right. Maria is demonstrating:
Libel
Accuracy
Inflation
Privacy
Why were the penny press newspapers called "penny press"?
You could buy one for five pennies.
The first publisher was named Penny.
They all ran pictures of Abraham Lincoln, who was on the penny.
They cost 1 cent.
What do the letters "FOIA" stand for?
The Freedom of Information Administration
The Federal Obstruction of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act
The Federal Ombudsman Institution Administration
Why were the penny press newspapers called "penny press"?
You could buy one for five pennies.
The first publisher was named Penny.
They all ran pictures of Abraham Lincoln, who was on the penny.
They cost 1 cent.
To be ____________________ is to keep an open mind and report both sides of an issue.
objective
subjective
biased
quiet
transparency
being responsible for your actions
a lack of bias, judgement or prejudice
an honest way of operating that allows other people to see what you are doing
pride and prejudice
fairness
just and reasonable behavior
the quality of being novel and new
compassion and consideration for others
cheating at chess
Which of the following are protected freedoms or rights under the First Amendment? (Select all that apply)
Speech
Press
Assembly
Religion
Bear Arms
