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Journalism Semester Exam Dec. 2019

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Unethical, irresponsible brand of journalism involving hoaxes, altered photographs, screaming headlines, "scoops", frauds, and endless self-promotions by the papers.

a)

muckraking

b)

yellow journalism

c)

partisan press

d)

wire service

2.

The ability to make fair, neutral observations about people and events.

a)

credibilty

b)

objectivity

c)

reliability

d)

prior restraint

3.

An element of news that refers to the geographic nearness of a given event to your place of publication or your readers

a)

proximity

b)

timliness

c)

prominence

d)

localization

4.

What is the name of the title of the newspaper article?

a)

Headline

b)

Header

c)

Heading

d)

Headstrong

5.

What is the name of the words under the title?

a)

Subheading

b)

Subline

c)

Submarine

d)

Subway eat fresh

6.

What is the theme of this year's yearbook cover?

a)

80s

b)

70s

c)

60s

d)

90s

7.

What classroom is the newspaper produced in?

a)

the AV room

b)

the VA room

c)

the Yearbook room

d)

the YBK room

8.

In "How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days", Andy works as a

a)

florist

b)

journalist

c)

photographer

d)

news anchor

9.

Journalism that crusades for social justice of to expose wrongdoings

a)

muckracking

b)

yellow journalism

c)

computer-assisted reporting

d)

wire service

10.

Early American newspapers that aligned themselves with on political party.

a)

Partisan Press

b)

Penny Press

c)

Bipartisan Press

d)

Political Press