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Journalism Arc 1 Focus: The role of a journalist in society

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is journalism?

a)

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group.

b)

reporting, writing, editing, photographing or broadcasting news as a business

c)

to recognize, interpret and act upon values to report accurate information to society

d)

- research subject to prepare questions

- be upbeat and confident

- dress professionally

2.

What is ethical responsibility?

a)

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group.

b)

reporting, writing, editing, photographing or broadcasting news as a business

c)

to recognize, interpret and act upon values to report accurate information to society

d)

- research subject to prepare questions

- be upbeat and confident

- dress professionally

3.

What is bias?

a)

the most important facts appear early in the story and less important facts later in the story

b)

to recognize, interpret and act upon values to report accurate information to society

c)

- research subject to prepare questions

- be upbeat and confident

- dress professionally

d)

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group.

4.

Identify some examples of interview strategies.

a)

to recognize, interpret and act upon values to report accurate information to society

b)

reporting, writing, editing, photographing or broadcasting news as a business

c)

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group

d)

- research subject to prepare questions

- be upbeat and confident

- dress professionally

5.

What is the inverted pyramid?

a)

the most important facts appear early in the story and less important facts later in the story

b)

to recognize, interpret and act upon values to report accurate information to society

c)

- research subject to prepare questions

- be upbeat and confident

- dress professionally

d)

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group.

6.

What is a Headline?

a)

visuals to help grab the reader's attention and tell the story

b)

the line that tells you who wrote the article

c)

text at the top of the story that grabs the reader's attention and tells what the story is about

d)

the name of the place where the news event happened

7.

What is a Byline?

a)

visuals to help grab the reader's attention and tell the story

b)

the line that tells you who wrote the article

c)

text at the top of the story that grabs the reader's attention and tells what the story is about

d)

the name of the place where the news event happened

8.

What is a Dateline?

a)

visuals to help grab the reader's attention and tell the story

b)

the line that tells you who wrote the article

c)

text at the top of the story that grabs the reader's attention and tells what the story is about

d)

the name of the place where the news event happened

9.

What is a jump line?

a)

a continuation line that appears to inform the reader to the rest of the story on another page

b)

tells what topics are on the page and what number they're on

c)

the title of the newspaper or magazine at the head of the front page

d)

where editors publish their own columns and opinion-based articles

10.

What is an Op/Ed?

a)

a continuation line that appears to inform the reader to the rest of the story on another page

b)

tells what topics are on the page and what number they're on

c)

the title of the newspaper or magazine at the head of the front page

d)

where editors publish their own columns and opinion-based articles

11.

What is a Masthead?

a)

a continuation line that appears to inform the reader to the rest of the story on another page

b)

tells what topics are on the page and what number they're on

c)

the title of the newspaper or magazine at the head of the front page

d)

where editors publish their own columns and opinion-based articles

12.

What is a lead?

a)

the design and position of stories, advertisements, and pictures in the newspaper

b)

the first page which contains the most timely, relevant and newsworthy stories

c)

the first sentence or beginning of a news story

d)

news from your own town or city

13.

What is a layout?

a)

the design and position of stories, advertisements, and pictures in the newspaper

b)

the first page which contains the most timely, relevant and newsworthy stories

c)

the first sentence or beginning of a news story

d)

news from your own town or city

14.

What is a front page?

a)

the design and position of stories, advertisements, and pictures in the newspaper

b)

the first page which contains the most timely, relevant and newsworthy stories

c)

the first sentence or beginning of a news story

d)

news from your own town or city

15.

Identify 3 direction verbs in the culminating task prompt. Hint select words that are asking you to do something.

(a)