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Journalism GC

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Strong Expression of 

Personal Feelings or Opinion.

a)

Objectivity

b)

Defamation

c)

Credibility

d)

Bias

2.

To Check for Accuracy.

a)

Libel

b)

Verify

c)

Censorship

d)

Defamation

3.

A True or Verifiable Statement.

a)

Libel

b)

Slander

c)

Fact

d)

Bias

4.

To Prevent Publication.

a)

Credibility

b)

Censorship

c)

Defamation

d)

Objectivity

5.

Spoken Defamation.

a)

Libel

b)

Free Speech

c)

Bias

d)

Slander

6.

Print Defamation.

a)

Slander

b)

Bias

c)

Libel

d)

Censorship

7.

Establishes the Five Freedoms of All Americans,

including Freedom of Speech & the Press

a)

The Second Amendment

b)

The Fifth Amendment

c)

The First Amendment

d)

The Declaration of Independence

8.

The framework for what information your needs to include

a)

Banner

b)

ByLine

c)

Header

d)

5Ws and H

9.

Part of the article that tells the reader who wrote the story

a)

Caption

b)

Byline

c)

Header

d)

5Ws and H

10.

the title of a newspaper

a)

index

b)

headline

c)

byline

d)

masthead

11.

What was the first newspaper printed?

a)

Publick Occurrences

b)

Boston Globe

c)

New York Times

d)

Boston Herald

12.

Why were the penny press newspapers called "penny press"?

a)

You could buy one for five pennies.

b)

The first publisher was named Penny.

c)

They all ran pictures of Abraham Lincoln, who was on the penny.

d)

They cost 1 cent.

13.

The ‘penny press’ was considered the paper of whom?

a)

Accountants

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

The Common Man

d)

Ronald McDonald

14.

In the mid 1890s, a style of journalism called ________________________ began that involved hoaxes, sensationalism, cheap melodrama, and frauds.

a)

muckraking

b)

yellow journalism

c)

false journalism

d)

photojournalism

15.

Which amendment is most important to journalism that was established in the 18th century?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

14th

d)

22nd

16.

not intended for publication

a)

Off the record

b)

plagiarism

c)

primary source

d)

publisher

17.

_____ refers to people, places, or events.

Hint: If people are generally familiar with the person, place, or event, it has _____

a)

prominence

b)

proximity

c)

timeliness

d)

consequence

18.

_____ refers to how close the potential news event is.

a)

vicinity

b)

accessibility

c)

prominence

d)

proximity

19.

_____ refers to how recent the news event is.

a)

timeliness​

b)

earliness

c)

promptness

d)

punctual

20.

Which is not a type of human interest story?

a)

emotional stories

b)

stories of conflict

c)

stories from afar

d)

unique stories

21.

These two journalists at the Washington Post broke the Watergate scandal story.

a)

Woodrow & Bernstein

b)

Woodrow & Blackson

c)

Woodward & Brokaw

d)

Woodward & Bernstein

22.

In a newspaper article, what are quotes?

a)

Punctuation marks

b)

Comments that people/ witnesses have said

c)

Photos

d)

The words under a photo

23.

Under the photo, words are written this is called the ....

a)

Masthead

b)

headline

c)

byline

d)

caption

24.

Articles are written in....

a)

Pen

b)

Sandscript

c)

Columns

d)

rainbows

25.

is an original document or a person who has firsthand knowledge about something

a)

primary source

b)

publisher

c)

Q&A story

d)

Reporter