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WorksheetsJournalism - ethics and independence
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
A TV channel is breaking news about the death of a celebrity they work with. They do not name sources. What do you do?
Write it right away!
We don't care about celebs. No news
Try to get confirmation from an independent source
You are allowed to take valuable gifts that you received from firms or organisations
True
False
A sports club is offering you free gym use because of an article you wrote about them. Do you...?
...take the gift and go to the gym
...refuse politely
...ask for another free pass
...report the club for bribery
You are next to the Olympic village and go on Tinder. You see a lot of famous athletes. What do you do?
You write an article with the names included
You try to pick someone up and write an article
You try to pick someone up, take screenshots and write an article
You give a wide pass, or turn to the law department before you write
A company offers you free transportation on their plane to cover an event. What do you do?
Accept it and fly
Only accept if there's no other way to reach the destination. But pay
Refuse the offer
Accept it and ask for catering as well
You can make news from a private post on social media without permission, if you're friends with a famous person
True
False
Another publication is shamelessly copy-pasting your article. You...
Pick up the phone, call them and tell them what you think
Do nothing
Find their "journalist" and settle the score
Alert your editor-in-chief and law department
You get an anonymous mail, stating that there's a virus breakout at a local hospital, killing people. What do you do?
Do nothing. We don't care about anonymous mails
Try to get more information and more sources. Ask the hospital, too
Write the article! Do not ask for an official comment from hospital
Write the article. Ask the hospital for official comment
A friend contacts you. He's working for an energy company. He asks you to publish the new press release of theirs. You?
Sure enough, he's my friend, we publish the press release
Refuse straight away
Try to confirm the information of the press release from an independent source
Send him to the sales department. They can buy a PR article instead
A car is performing badly in a test that your website published. The company runs an ad campaign on your site & threatens to pull it. You?
I delete the article about the test. Money is more important
I do not delete the article, but I pull it from our main website
An advertiser can't interfere with editorial content. It stays up!
I call the company and tell them to get lost
