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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 18mins
It is the most traditional lead in a journalism article.
Single-Item Lead
Summary Lead
Creative Lead
Short Sentence Lead
A lead that you use when you don't want to clearly identify the subject right away.
Delayed Identification Lead
Why is it important for Journalists to have a Code of Ethics?
This lead uses one word or a short phrase as a teaser for the rest of the lead.
Short sentence lead
A lead that makes a comparison between an issue or event you're writing about and something more familiar to the average reader.
Analogy Lead
Storytelling Lead
The following are Code of Ethics of Professional Journalism except ONE.
A news reporter assigned to follow a senatorial candidate's campaign accepted large quantities of gifts from the candidate in exchange for press in favor of the candidate. Is it ethical?
YES, because reporters have the right to yes to any offers.
NO, because reporters are supposed to write the truth.
Yes, because there is no wrong in accepting gifts from anyone.
No, because the gifts are cheap.
_____________________ involves physical or mental conflict - main versus man, man versus animals, man versus nature or man versus himself.
It emphasizes the newest angle of the story. The more recent the event, the more interesting it is to the reader.
This refers to the element of news that talks about geographical nearness as well as to the nearness of kinship or interest.
This element of news refers to the strange or unnatural events, objects, persons and places.
Oddity or Unusualness
An element of news that focuses on numbers, vital statistics, scores in games, prices of commodities or number of fatalities in an accident.
Tell us your reason for choosing Journalism as your Elective.
You are a reporter and you are tasked to broadcast serious allegations of corruption in the local government's office in your area. You have a source who is your friend working in that government office as a cleaner. You don't want to name your source. Is your gesture ETHICAL? Why?
You are a reporter and you are supposed to report a company that does not compensate its employees on time. The company owner is your bestfriend who financially helped you finish your studies in college. You decided not to expose his company. Is this ethical? Why?
