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journalism finals review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what are the news determinants? choose all that apply

a)

proximity

b)

timeliness

c)

impact

d)

human interest

e)

prominence

2.

what is prominence?

a)

the time in which a article was published

b)

impact that the article had caused

c)

article that involved a famous individual

d)

whether or not the article perks peoples interest

3.

what is timeliness?

a)

the time that the article was published

b)

how close the event of the article took place from you

c)

how it effects the people around you

d)

whether or not it perks someone's interest

4.

what is the first amendment?

a)

the right to bear arms

b)

the right to stay silent

c)

the right of people securing their houses papers and other personal items

d)

freedom of the press

5.

what is proximity

a)

when a famous individual appears on an article

b)

the time of when an article is published

c)

the area in which the article took place at

d)

the impact it has on others

6.

what is human intrest?

a)

the time an article was published

b)

when an article grabs the attention of the readers

c)

how it effects the people related to the article

d)

famous individuals related to the article

7.

what is impact

a)

when the article effects the people involved within.

b)

a well known person on the article

c)

the interest that the readers feel while reading the article

d)

the time in which the article was published

8.

what are the most reliable fake news finding websites. choose all that apply.

a)

snopes.com

b)

politifact.com

c)

factcheck.org

d)

findmefakenews.com

9.

when trying to find fake news what are the top components you must check.

a)

Date,person,title,weather

b)

spelling,people,weather

c)

spelling,website,title,bias

d)

headlines,people,place,weather

10.

when proofreading you must check..

a)

grammar

b)

the length

c)

the font

d)

the entertainment level.

11.

when proofreading you must check

a)

length

b)

the likeliness of the article

c)

spelling

d)

the entertainment levels

12.

the first amendment protects freedom of speech and press.

a)

false

b)

true

13.

what are ethics?

a)

what is morally right or wrong rules every journalist must follow.

b)

morally doing the opposite of what was assigned.

14.

how do you find fake news. Choose all that apply.

a)

analyze the headlines.

b)

ALWAYS check the dates

c)

follow through with your biases.

d)

spread the news so that others can examine

15.

when trying to determine fake news you must spread it out so that others can see and judge.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

what is bias?

a)

when you fairly judge something.

b)

when you judge somethings based off others opinions.

c)

when you are skeptical about something but decide to go with the flow of others opinions

d)

when you solely base something off of your personally beliefs

17.

what is disinformation?

a)

when you are informed of the right facts and statements about something.

b)

when you are told a lie or opposite what what you would need to be informed

18.

limitations are a stopping point of your personal opinions or a decided amount of what you do.

a)

false

b)

true

19.

what does the first amendment do in terms of news.

a)

the first amendment protects you from censorship from the government.

b)

the first amendment allows the government to censor the news you spread.

c)

the first amendments are precautions given by the government like limitations.

20.

when writing an article you must seek and report the truth.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

when writing about something you must always...

a)

minimize the amount of harm the article may bring

b)

you must lie our way through the article in order to get readers attentions.

c)

correct errors made throughout the article.

d)

write ideas that come to mind that don't relate to the topic.

22.

what actually is fake news?

a)

news that you don't believe

b)

news that you don't want to believe

c)

news that you find skeptical but all components are true

d)

false news that have many errors.

23.

how can false news effect someone? choose all that apply

a)

false news can cause harm to people who believe into he articles.

b)

fake news can cause anger towards the people places of things involved in the article.

c)

fake news does not harm people but helps people

d)

fake news can harm others by causing public riots and protests and ect.

24.

can the government block out all sources of your information and get rid of all articles published?

a)

no

b)

yes

c)

yes with limitations

25.

when publishing an article what must you do?

a)

have the time date the news the impact it would have on people.

b)

have nothing but lies.

c)

having famous people and interesting facts that are true.