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News and journalism vocabulary S14

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tendency to express a personal point of view in a news article rather than just the facts is

a)

credible

b)

ethical

c)

bias

d)

integrity

2.

Where can you find information about when and where the article was written?

a)

Byline

b)

Feature

c)

Dateline

d)

Column

3.

What is the action of making a false spoken statement that damages a person's reputation?

a)

Slander

b)

Libel

c)

Objecting

d)

Integrity

4.

A journalist must be________ and moral by writing the truth.

a)

Integral

b)

Subjective

c)

Fierce

d)

Ethical

5.

A brief explanation found under a photo is...

a)

A caption

b)

A bio

c)

A byline

d)

A slander

6.

Printing false information that damages someone's character corresponds to...

a)

ethical comments

b)

slander

c)

libel

d)

subjective behavior

7.

A person who sees an occurrence and is able to give a firsthand account is...

a)

An editor

b)

A journalist

c)

An eyewitness

d)

An ombudsman

8.

To pass off someone else's work as your own is to...

a)

share

b)

plagiarize

c)

be objective

d)

have integrity

9.

What part of the article provides the writer's name?

a)

the editorial

b)

the dateline

c)

the byline

d)

the caption

10.

What is an article written by the editor giving his/her/their opinion on a problem or event?

a)

a request

b)

a headline

c)

an obituary

d)

an editoral