WorksheetsNews Review
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is news?
Information reporters tell us
Whatever is important and interesting
Information you didn't know
Powerful knowledge
What is a journalist?
Decides what stories to cover, their order, and how much coverage
Keeps track of who is important
Scrutinizes powerful people
Collects and prepares a news story
In order to make good decisions in a democracy, people need what?
Trust
Courage
Knowledge
Strength
What power of the news was shown during Kennedy vs. Nixon?
Help shape our understanding of events and people
Can influence elections
How the public stays informed
Can influence public opinion
The role of the news as Watchdog means what?
The news media decides what becomes news by introducing topics and giving them lots of "airtime"
The news media keeps track of who is important by the amount of airtime and the type of coverage it provides
The news media scrutinizes powerful people and organizations and alerts the public to unethical behavior
Which one is NOT a factor for deciding what news stories to cover?
Conflict
Length
Human Interest
Unusualness
The role of the news as Scorekeeper means what?
The news media decides what becomes news by introducing topics and giving them lots of "airtime"
The news media keeps track of who is important by the amount of airtime and the type of coverage it provides
The news media scrutinizes powerful people and organizations and alerts the public to unethical behavior
When the news gives a lot of airtime to the government shutdown it is using which role?
Gatekeeper
Scorekeeper
Watchdog
What power of the news changed the Civil Rights Movement?
Help shape our understanding of events and people
Can influence elections
How the public stays informed
Can influence public opinion
What is an editor?
Decides what stories to cover, the order of coverage, and how much coverage
Collects and prepares a news story
Keeps track of who is important by amount of airtime
Scrutinizes powerful people
When the news gives more airtime to a political candidate it is using which role?
Gatekeeper
Scorekeeper
Watchdog
What power of the news is present in comparing the covers of O.J. Simpson?
Help our understanding of events and people
Can influence elections
How the public stays informed
Can influence public opinion
What power of the news does North Korea use to control its people?
Help shape our understanding of events and people
Can influence elections
How the public stays informed
Can influence public opinion
The role of the news as Gatekeeper means what?
The news media decides what becomes news by introducing topics and giving them lots of "airtime"
The news media keeps track of who is important by the amount of airtime and the type of coverage it provides
The news media scrutinizes powerful people and organizations and alerts the public to unethical behavior
When the news revealed to the public the arrest of Trump's advisor Roger Stone for fraud, it is using which role?
Gatekeeper
Scorekeeper
Watchdog
Subjective means...
to show a preference for a certain issue or position
a literal meaning of the word
one's personal interpretation of events
the ability to describe an issue or event without an opinion
Bias means...
a literal meaning of the word
to show a preference for a certain issue or position
one's personal interpretation of events
ability to describe an issue or event without an opinion
Connotation means...
An association (emotional or otherwise) which the word evokes
a literal meaning of the word
point of view
one's personal interpretation of events
Perspective means...
on'e personal interpretation of events
to show a preference for a certain issue or position
a literal meaning of the word
point of view
Propaganda means...
point of view
one's personal interpretation of events
often false or misleading information used to promote a person, institution, or organization
to show a preference for a certain issue or position
Denotation means...
a literal meaning of the word
point of view
one's personal interpretation of events
an association (emotional or otherwise) which the word evokes
Objective means...
point of view
the ability to describe an issue or event without an opinion
a literal meaning of the word
one's personal interpretation of events
Commentary means...
a literal meaning of the word
point of view
one's personal interpretation of events
an expression of opinion
Which of these is not a characteristic of factual information?
statistics
"I first" statements
data
primary sources
Which of these is not a characteristic of commentary?
"I first" statements
Opinion
Statements cannot be proven true or false
primary sources
What does the S in STEM stand for?
suspects
science
sources
statements
What does the T in STEM stand for?
Two-source check
Technology
Thorough
Teach
What does the E in STEM stand for?
Engineering
Experts
Examine
Exact
What does the M in STEM stand for?
Maximum
Mathematics
Multiple Perspectives
Magnitude
What is the fastest growing news source?
TV
Internet
Radio
Newspaper
What news source is declining the fastest?
Internet
TV
Newspaper
Radio
Which of these is not a way to be Critical News Consumer?
Teach others these tools
Visit multiples sources to verify a story
Pay attention to language
Only trust one news source
