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WorksheetsJournalism Unit 1
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which one is the correct definition of journalism?
the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, etc
the occupation of writing, recording, and listening to music
the occupation of story telling
the occupation of reporting on the President and all that he does
What was the name of the first multi page newspaper in American history?
The New York Times
The Colonial Times
Public Occurrences
Publick Occurences Both Forreign and Domestick
True or False: The 3rd Amendment gives the Press its power.
True
False
Which amendment gives the Press its power?
5th
2nd
10th
1st
Which is an example of "yellow journalism?"
Sinking of the Titanic
The first telegraph
The election of 1860
Sinking of the USS Maine
Which of these journalists were important in uncovering the crimes of former President Richard Nixon?
Dan Rather
Edward Murrow
Carl Bernstein
Bob Woodward
The First Amendment guarantees our rights to freedom of speech, religion, and protest.
True
False
Journalism is often referred to as "The Fourth Estate."
True
False
What does it mean to act independently?
Avoid conflict of interests
Don't get approval from your boss for stories
Publish whatever you want to
Decide what story you are going to cover on your own
List two of the ethical standards for journalism we discussed in class.
Can your school censor speech that is not school sponsored?
Yes
No
Sometimes
Only if it is disruptive or illegal
How does the 1st Amendment apply to private schools?
Students have no first amendment rights
Students can have their freedoms of speech and press censored
The school cannot censor any speech at all
Students have unlimited first amendment rights
What is an example of censorship?
The school prints a controversial article in student media.
A teacher or principal cuts a controversial article from student media.
A teacher or principal doesn't tell the truth to student media.
A teacher or principal refuses to give information to student media.
Which of these are part of the Tinker Standard?
Schools can limit all speech of all students.
Speech is censored when it is physically disruptive.
Freedom of expression is freely allowed.
Schools can limit student media speech.
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier refers to what kind of speech?
Individual freedom of expression
School sponsored speech
Non school sponsored speech
Individual speech
What is one reason a school can censor school sponsored speech, according to the Hazelwood Standard?
It is biased or prejudiced.
It is ungrammatical.
It appears as though the school is choosing a political position.
It is non school sponsored speech.
Libel is a false statement of accusation that harms someone's reputation.
True
False
Which of these is an invasion of privacy?
Recording public meetings.
Recording school board meetings.
Disclosing a job performance review of a government employee
Disclosing a job performance review of a private citizen.
Which of these is NOT a function of news.
To entertain
To persuade
To authorize
To entertain
What word in this sentence is open to opinion and should be eliminated? "The New York Stock Exchange saw prices climb to delightful new heights."
saw
prices
heights
delightful
You are in charge of a local newspaper. Your competitors have just published a story that features a picture of a local celebrity in an intoxicated state. The owners of the paper want you to run the story. They believe it's newsworthy and they are afraid your competition will get more views if you don't run it. Which of the following reactions should you choose if you want to minimize harm.
Tell your owners that you will run the photograph, but you will blur out the faces of everyone besides the celebrity.
Run the story but not the picture. A celebrity intoxicated is newsworthy, but there is no need to cause more damage with the picture.
Run the story and the picture. The celebrity is a public figure. In this case you don't need to care about feelings.
Tell your owners that you will not run the story or the picture as to avoid pandering to lurid curiosity.
A story that targets emotion and tugs at the heartstrings is focusing on which of these characteristics of news?
Timeliness
Prominence
Human Interest
Proximity
The slanting of context and facts in reporting is considered what?
Objectivity
Bias
Fake News
Hard news
Column and opinion writers cannot be sued for libel.
True
False
Public figures have less right to privacy than normal private citizens
True
False
What case gives schools the right to decide if your speech is offensive or lewd?
Milkovich vs. Lorraine Journal Company
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Bethel v. Fraser
Tinker v. Des Moines
A student decides they want to wear cellphone shaped earrings to protest the school cell phone policy. Are they allowed to do that?
Yes
No
