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WorksheetsJournalism Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which principle of journalism is related to fairness and equality in reporting?
Accuracy
Impartiality
Humanity
Accountability
Independence
Select the correct definition for this principle of journalism:
Independence
Getting the facts correct and complete; handling facts the way they actually happened
Considering how a story will affect people on a personal level; having sympathy
Free from the influence of others; exists for the purpose of readers and nothing else
Being responsible and making sure the rules are being followed
Fairness and equality; not biased or prejudiced
The journalism principle (a) deals with considering how a story will affect people on a personal level.
If a politician gives a reporter money to write a positive story about them, which TWO principles of journalism is that breaking?
Impartiality
Accuracy
Independence
Humanity
Accountability
The principle of (a) deals with being responsible and making sure the rules, including the other four principles, are being followed.
Select the newsworthy value that best applies to this story:
A report on a civil war in the Middle East.
Impact
Prominence
Novelty
Conflict
Select the newsworthy value that best applies to this story:
The most recent weather report.
Weight
Usefulness
Impact
Conflict
Select the newsworthy value that best applies to this story:
A report on a food shortage across the entire country.
Timeliness
Usefulness
Impact
Weight
(a) deals with the celebrity status of the subject.
Select the correct definition for the following newsworthy value:
Novelty
How serious and widespread a story is in terms of how many people are affected.
Information that the public needs to navigate the world safely, efficiently, and economically.
A story’s physical and emotional nearness to the audience.
How interesting or unusual a story is.
What is the main difference between impact and weight?
Impact deals with how many people are affected; weight deals with how emotionally heavy a story is.
Weight deals with how many people are affected; impact deals with how emotionally heavy a story is.
They both mean the same thing.
Weight is newsworthy; impact is not.
Select ALL newsworthy values that apply to this story:
Chadwick Boseman passes away from cancer two weeks ago.
Impact
Weight
Timeliness
Proximity
Prominence
Which of the following stories does NOT contain the value of proximity?
A story about Douglass students completing a service project.
A story about a local Memphis nonprofit organization.
A story about the Queen Elizabeth in England.
A story about raising the national minimum wage.
Which invention in journalism history first allowed people to quickly create and distribute books?
Social media
The telegraph
CNN
The printing press
Why was the invention of photojournalism important to the history of reporting?
It allowed people to see evidence of what was happening in the world.
It created problems that had to be solved by social media.
It was the first time people could listen to the news instead of having to read the news.
It allowed people to communicate over a long distance.
What was unique about CNN?
It was the first TV channel to report the news at all.
It was the first TV channel to report the news 24 hours a day.
It was the only TV channel that had access to a telegraph.
It was the first TV channel to switch from black-and-white to color cameras.
Who invented the printing press?
Benjamin Franklin
Mozart
Thomas Edison
Gutenberg
What was the language/code that was used with the telegraph?
Pig Latin
Morse code
Russian
Klingon code
What changes has mobile journalism brought to the world of reporting? Select ALL that apply.
It allows stories to be published instantly.
It forces people to slow down and read stories carefully.
It makes it possible for almost anyone to be a reporter.
It gets people more excited about reading the news.
It makes the internet no longer valuable.
In your opinion, what is the most important invention in the history of journalism?
