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WorksheetsJournalism & censorship
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is defamation?
Determining whether something is moral
Intrusion into someone's personal life
Act of damaging someone's good reputation
Use of works protected by the law
What is an example of censorship?
Singing the National Anthem
Removing curse words from a song
Making a meme
Giving a live presentation
A line in a newspaper naming the writer of an article.
(a)
Which form of government uses censorship to limit what its citizens can see/do/read?
Democracy
Authoritarian
Confederate
Unitary
Most news reports are written in what perspective?
3rd person
1st person
2nd person
4th person
In which states does state censorship exist?
North Korea
Eritrea
China
Saudi Arabia
The type of journalism that relies on sensationalism and lurid exaggeration to attract readers.
(a)
What qualities make good investigative journalism?
Analytical and organized
Seeking truth
Concealment of facts
What is the difference between SLANDER and LIBEL?
Slander is spoken; libel is written.
Libel is spoken; slander is written.
Only slander can damage a person's reputation.
The exercising of control over what one says and does, especially to avoid criticism.
(a)
How might a journalist apply the duty of justice?
By being committed to constantly improving their skills and knowledge
By ensuring that their reporting is non-transparent
By being a watchdog on the government to ensure that it is not corrupt
To be objective in reporting, it is important to:
write in 1st person
focus just on the main theme
not have any bias or opinion
use strong vocabulary
Which journalists took part in the investigation in the Watergate affair?
Dorothy Thompson
George Polk
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
The Pulitzer Prize was established in 1980 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer.
True
False
The Wahington Post was founded in the (a) century.
What is the definition of photojournalism?
Taking pictures
Telling a story through photographs
Taking photos and posting them
Journalism is closely connected with:
Entomology
Psychology
Sociology
Palynology
Which French newsroom became the target of the terrorist attack in 2015 in Paris?
(a)
Journalists on the front line are called _______________________.
editors
correspondents
sources
gatekeepers
TASS is one of the Russian main news agencies.
True
False
