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Media Bias Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bias occurs when an author expresses a personal point of view or opinion.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A column can be found in an article or other media source.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following is an example of slander?

a)

Your friend writes about you on social media

b)

Ms. Johnson calls on you during class

c)

Your friend tells everyone rumors meant to damage your reputation

d)

None of these

4.

Who is the head of a news organization; person who chooses the article that will be printed each day?

a)

Author

b)

Gatekeeper

c)

Editor

d)

Teacher

5.

If content is subjective it is based on facts only.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of the following is an example of libel?

a)

Your friend writes about you on social media in a way intended to damage your reputation

b)

Ms. Johnson calls on you during class

c)

Your friend tells everyone rumors meant to damage your reputation

d)

None of these

7.

Which of the following uses words with a positive or negative connotation to strongly influence the reader or viewer? Could intentionally use negative tone to create bias.

a)

Word choice and tone

b)

Article

c)

Libel

d)

Bias

8.

If an idea "catches on" it _________.

a)

becomes popular

b)

gets you in trouble

c)

catches on fire

d)

all of these

9.

Fox News is generally considered to be on which of these sides?

a)

center

b)

left

c)

right

d)

none

10.

NPR and BBC are examples of news sources that tend to be on which of these sides?

a)

center

b)

left

c)

right

d)

front

11.

CNN is generally considered to be on which of these sides?

a)

center

b)

left

c)

right

d)

none

12.

Write a sentence using 3 of the vocabulary words from your Quizlet. Make sure you are showing Ms. Johnson that you understand the meaning of the words and are using them correctly!

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