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WorksheetsJournalism Midterm Fall 22 1st
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
News stories should be based on factual evidence.
True
False
Which amendment gives the Press its power?
5th
2nd
10th
1st
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
Which term best describes the phenomenon of creating a person, situation, dialogue, statistics, or any pivotal or incidental information and passing it as real?
fabrication
plagiarism
negative stereotyping
minimizing harm
Minors can be sued for copyright infringement.
True
False
Your public school administrator suspends you for wearing a black armband in protest of a war. Does this violate the First Amendment’s freedom of speech?
Yes
No
Your public school begins a sporting event with a student-led prayer over the school’s PA system. Does this violate the First Amendment’s freedom of religion?
Yes
No
What is the job of a journalist? Check all that apply.
Tell information the public wants and needs to know.
Go beyond the obvious facts.
Let everyone know what they think about the topic.
Dig and research to find what's below the surface.
Interview individuals impacted or knowledgeable about the topic.
Which of the following terms means to say something in as few words as possible?
eloquent
concise
lede
garrulous
deliberate defamation by written or printed words, pictures
slander
bias
libel
façade
law requiring a government agency to open its official meetings and records to the general public
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
shield laws
1st amendment
sunshine laws
the suppression of speech, public communication, information which may be considered objectionable
censorship
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
shield laws
precedent
an encroachment upon the right to be left alone or to be free from publicity
convergence
invasion of privacy
censorship
muckraking
a law protecting journalists from forced disclosure of confidential sources of information
sunshine laws
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
muckraking
shield laws
grants freedom of religion, speech, press, peaceable assembly, petition of the govt.
1st amendment
networks
public official
Freed of Information Act (FOIA)
The right of every citizen to have access to public information.
Sunshine laws
Muckraking
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Yellow journalism
Plagiarism is
Invention of any information or
Knowingly presenting the work of another as one's own
Substituting your byline with the writer's byline.
Writing critiques of plays.
Maria wanted to verify her news story, so she checked with three different sources on it to make sure she got it right. Maria is demonstrating:
Libel
Accuracy
Inflation
Privacy
transparency
being responsible for your actions
a lack of bias, judgement or prejudice
an honest way of operating that allows other people to see what you are doing
pride and prejudice
Which of the following are protected freedoms or rights under the First Amendment? (Select all that apply)
Speech
Press
Assembly
Religion
Bear Arms
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier determined what?
Students have the right to peacefully protest and to freedom of expression.
Students may determine what speech is considered lewd.
Students cannot be held liable for their writing.
Schools have the power to censor speech by students when it is is school sponsored.
Which Supreme Court case involved students wearing black armbands to protest a war?
Tinker v. Des Moines
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Gideon v. Wainwright
United States v. Nixon
What is one standard a school can use to censor speech, according to Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier.
The speech is biased or prejudiced.
The speech is legal but controversial.
The speech is an opinion.
The speech is not school sponsored.
