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WorksheetsEthics In Broadcast Journalism
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
A reporter can be sued for libel if anything they report or write:
exposes people to hatred or ridicule
causes harm in a person's occupation or profession.
causes someone to be shunned or avoided
all of the above.
True or False: A reporter can be sued for libel against a person even if they don't use the person's name in the report.
True
False
True or False: If a reporter says that someone has been "alleged" to do something or has an allegation against them, then that reporter can not be sued for libel.
True
False
What is the most important ethical consideration in a reenactment scene in a report?
Who to play the roles
Viewers know it is a reenactment.
Setting the scene
The interest of the audience
Which of the following would be an example of falsely staging a scene for a report? (May be more than one)
Interviewing someone for a report.
Asking a group of students to pretend to be protesting.
Planning a time when people will be in the background of a report.
Reenacting an argument in a conference room.
"Inflating the news":
means to report the news as it is.
means to diminish the importance of the news.
means to exaggerate or heighten the importance of the news.
none of the above.
Which of the following could be used for potential invasions of privacy?
tape recorders
cameras
hidden microphones
all of the above.
True or False: Reporters who film in public places cannot be sued for invasion of privacy.
True
False
What does it mean for a reporter to remind "neutral" when producing a story?
The reporter should give their opinion.
The reporter should report the facts they agree with.
The reporter should have no personal feelings about the story.
The reporter should present both sides of a story or all the information in a story.
