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Module 3A: What Makes It News Vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A value of news based on something happening right now.

a)

Proximity

b)

Timeliness

c)

Impact/Consequence

d)

Conflict

2.

A news value based on how close something is happening to its readers/viewers.

a)

Timeliness

b)

Proximity

c)

Impact/Consequence

d)

Conflict

3.

A news value based on disagreements among people or groups.

a)

Timeliness

b)

Proximity

c)

Impact/Consequence

d)

Conflict

4.

A news value based on how much it affects your audience.

a)

Timeliness

b)

Proximity

c)

Impact/Consequence

d)

Conflict

5.

A news value based on a well-known or famous person.

a)

Currency

b)

Human Interest/Emotion

c)

Oddity/Rarity/Novelty

d)

Prominence/Celebrity

6.

A news value based on something out of the ordinary, new, or unusual.

a)

Prominence/Celebrity

b)

Oddity/Rarity/Novelty

c)

Human Interest/Emotion

d)

Currency

7.

A news value based on how it makes the audience feel.

a)

Prominence/Celebrity

b)

Oddity/Rarity/Novelty

c)

Human Interest/Emotion

d)

Currency

8.

A news value based on its popularity with readers/viewers.

a)

Prominence/Celebrity

b)

Oddity/Rarity/Novelty

c)

Human Interest/Emotion

d)

Currency

9.

The people who read, view, or listen to your content for information or entertainment.

a)

Audience

b)

Policy

c)

Competition

d)

Presentation

10.

Laws or other rules that news organizations follow.

a)

Audience

b)

Policy

c)

Competition

d)

Presentation

11.

Describes how news organizations try to attract the same readers, listeners, or viewers to be the best.

a)

Audience

b)

Policy

c)

Competition

d)

Presentation

12.

The way a news story is displayed may attract or repel people.

a)

Audience

b)

Policy

c)

Competition

d)

Presentation

13.

This means "getting your facts right."

a)

Accuracy

b)

Objectivity

c)

Balance

d)

Newsworthy

14.

This means "worthy of being news."

a)

Accuracy

b)

Objectivity

c)

Balance

d)

Newsworthy

15.

This means "covering all sides of a story."

a)

Accuracy

b)

Objectivity

c)

Balance

d)

Newsworthy

16.

This means "not being involved in a story you write" and "reporting facts without bias."

a)

Accuracy

b)

Objectivity

c)

Balance

d)

Newsworthy