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WorksheetsJournalism Semester Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins
Our freedom of press is protected by the ______________.
2nd Amendment
Bill of Rights
First Amendment
Declaration of Independence
What is the definition of ethics?
A system of moral principals
A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation
The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation
Permitting a person criticized in a story to respond to that criticism in the same story
What is the definition of plagiarism?
a complete libel defense protecting a journalist’s opinion of public figures or review of books or movies, music, theatrical events, public entertainment or the public part of a performance or creative art
The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own
The idea that once a place where ideas are exchanged is created the ideas expressed there cannot later be controlled
A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation
A news or sports story should be written in which format?
Inverted Pyramid
Regular Pyramid
Block
Five Paragraph
The copy that describes a picture.
Folio
Dominant
Caption
Gutter
In Journalism, which term best describes the name of the first paragraph of an article?
Introduction
Lead
Headline
Attribution
Which term refers to the issue of a reporter having personal involvement with a story and therefore likely having bias?
conflict of interest
credibility
confidentiality
public official
What is the name of the young journalist who was discovered to have fabricated the majority of his award-winning articles and is now known for one of the largest scandals in the history of journalism?
Stephen Glass
Bob Woodward
Charles Lane
Walter Cronkite
Plagiarism and copyright infringement are the same thing.
True
False
This is usually called Human Interest articles.
Editorial
Feature Story
News Story
Short Story
A member of the editorial staff which coordinates every piece of the paper, articles, layout and images.
Associate Editor
Editor-in-Chief
News Writer
Sports Editor
A member of the editorial staff that takes care of getting and procuring necessary images for all of the articles within the paper.
Photojournalist
Cartoonist
Layout Designer
none of the above
What is Journalism?
Journalism is the activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast.
Journalism is the activity or profession of writing books for public entertainment.
Journalism is a special hobby that some people take up to increase their writing and interviewing skills.
What is an editorial?
An editorial is an article that presents a government's opinion on an issue.
An editorial is an article that presents only the facts on an issue
An editorial is an article that presents the newspaper's opinion on an issue.
What is the name of the line indicating the author of any article in a newspaper?
Byline
Bye-Bye-line
Authorzone
Nameline
Which principle of journalism is related to fairness and equality in reporting?
Accuracy
Impartiality
Humanity
Accountability
Independence
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
News stories are organized using the ____ style, in which information is presented in descending order of importance.
Base news
hard news
inverted pyramid
soft news
The term used when editing the errors in an article is
deleting
formalizing
checking
proofreading
A report must be _____. It takes both sides of the story.
unpopular
balanced
biased
controversial
A news article must be ______. It focuses only on the issue at hand.
subjective
objective
opinionated
controversial
Which question is an open-ended question?
How much does it cost?
Can you believe that we are really in a pandemic?
What are your expectations for next semester?
Who did you vote for?
Which sentence is written in active voice?
The tree was cracked by the wind.
My homework should have been done.
The money has been stolen.
John hit the ball over the fence.
the line that tells you who wrote an article
byline
frontline
headline
forline
the title of an article
headline
byline
news
author
a line telling the reader what page this story continues on
jump line
liftout quote
gutter
index
objectivity
in the room where it happened
a lack of bias, judgement or prejudice
the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something
compassion and consideration for others
accountability
giving power to those who do not have it
responsibility for your actions
entire, full, not missing anything out
person who does taxes for others
A feature story is __________________ .
a written article covering common interests; such as people, places, events, opinions, products, and objects.
a written article that informs the public about current events, concerns, and ideas happening in your neighborhood, city, or country.
A type of story which serves to express an opinion and encourage the reader to take some action
Hard News
Caption
Editorial
Inverted Pyramid
What does "proximity" mean?
a news story with a big, global issue
a news story that is close to your area
a news story about the government
A spoken false statement
defamation
slander
libel
A published, false written statement
libel
slander
plagiarism
The action of damaging the good reputation of someone.
libel
defamation
slander
What is Ethic?
It is the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation
It is a group of journalists
It is the discipline of Journalism
It is a group of people that tell us bad things
Who, What, When, Where, Why
credibility
reliability
the 5 questions
the 5 Ws
Copyright laws say that if you do creative work - write a story, compose a song, invent an app or a device - the result of this creativity is your ***
private property
intellectual property
copyright work
copyright infringement
A *** is your right to own your creative work.
property
intellectual property
fair use
copyright
This is the practice of passing off another's work as your own.
slander
libel
invasion of privacy
plagiarism
Which question below is the most important when starting an interview?
How old are you?
What grade are you in?
What is your name and how do you spell it.
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Match the question word to the meaning.
Who
person
What
thing
Where
place
When
time
Why
reason
Which news value places importance on how current a story is?
timeliness
prominence
proximity
conflict
For this element of news, it is the importance of the event which matters or how large the number of people it has an effect on.
human interest
action/change
rarity
Reader impact
What is attribution?
the best quality of a news story
the description of what a photo is about
giving a source credit for a quote
a mistake for which a reporter may be sued
Which First Amendment right guarantees the ability to say whatever you want as long as it doesn't put people in danger or disrupt environments?
speech
press
religion
petition
Which of the following is true about freedom of the press.
It is limited.
It is unlimited.
It is guaranteed by the First Amendment.
It is guaranteed by the Associated Press.
Prohibiting the inclusion of certain elements in a publication or broadcast.
prior restraint
prior review
public forum
underground
Review of a publication by officials before the publication is printed, broadcast or posted online.
prior restraint
prior review
public forum
underground
In what landmark Supreme Court decision do you find the sentence "It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate"?
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Bethel School District v. Fraser
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
Thanksgiving is associated with the feeling of gratitude.
Fact
Opinion
