WorksheetsNews values and ethics
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 26mins
If something is 'ethical', what does that mean?
What are the 7 areas that make something newsworthy?
Why is a primary source better than a secondary source?
Who would be the best primary source if you were writing a story on the Mareeba PCYC? Tick all correct answers.
A parent of one of the kids that use it.
One of the volunteers.
A teacher
A student who visits the Centre.
What is the definition of fact?
List two reasons why a journalist would use someone's opinion when writing a new story?
Which would be the strongest word to use in a news story to create emotion?
destroy
pull down
demolish
dismantle
Choose the best word to fit into the following headline which would create the strongest emotion.
Mother ............................. over lost child.
Why do you think professional journalists have a code of ethics?
Why do you think people share untrue news on social media? Tick all correct answers.
So they can get more likes
They think what they are sharing is true
They want to get a reaction out of people
They don't know how to check if it is true.
What are two ways you could check if a social media news story was likely to be true or not.
