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How TV Can Inform & Fake News Reflection

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the "penny paper"of the 1800's help change?

a)

world peace

b)

homelessness

c)

literacy rates

d)

savings banks

2.

Why is it dangerous to only acknowledge (read or watch) only ONE news outlet?

a)

Circular Reporting

b)

Accuracy

c)

Bias

d)

Celebrification

3.

Circular Reporting attempts to

a)

cause all news outlets to report similar news stories.

b)

challenge the originality of the news story.

c)

lead to better reporting.

d)

make sure to have viewers tune into the next newscast.

4.

Written statements that are false and harmful to someone's reputation

a)

Libel

b)

Product Placement

c)

Slander

d)

Narrowcasting

5.

Which would be NOT BE TRUE of celebrification?

a)

Oprah endorsing political candidates

b)

Refugees approaching the US border

c)

Kanye meets with Trump

d)

Steph Curry responding to a young fans letter

6.

Sensationalized news stories (ex. breaking news) draw viewers in because they are ...

a)

filled with information and entertaining

b)

inaccurate

c)

false

d)

always involve well known faces

7.

Ben Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette was widely popular because

a)

because he was credited with many inventions

b)

of his impressive humor in writing

c)

he was the American President

d)

it kept colonists informed of the action in the Revolutionary War

8.

Joseph Pulitzer enticed female readers by including new sections to the newspaper EXCEPT

a)

Fashion

b)

Cooking

c)

Sports

d)

Horoscopes

9.

Advertisements like this one were added to newspapers in the late 1800's to encourage

a)

children to read

b)

women to read

c)

men to read

d)

elderly to read

10.

Are we more visual or literal in society?

a)

Visual

b)

Literal

11.

TV viewers of the 1960's demanded

a)

5 minute newscasts

b)

30 minute newscasts

c)

24 hour news channels

d)

no news delivered

12.

24 hour news reporting became popularized by the

a)

Weather Channel

b)

CNN Effect

c)

Walter Cronkite

d)

Penny Papers

13.

We are likely to view news outlets that "speak our language" because of

a)

Selective Exposure

b)

the Pulitzer Prize

c)

Selective Retention

d)

Confirmation Bias

14.

News channels have to rely on honest, researched reporting because lawsuits would be filed for

a)

Perjury

b)

Defamation of character

c)

Sensationalization

d)

Slander

15.

Why are people less likely to view cable news in the 21st century?

a)

Same repetitive formula

b)

Can be summarized on social media

c)

Nothing interesting happens

d)

Only sad stories are reported