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WorksheetsQ1T1: Journalism 101
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which type of article is NOT opinionated?
Feature
Editorial
Review
Letter to the Editor
Ethics
A standard of conduct based on moral beliefs.
The beginning of the story which serves to summarize the story and/or grab the reader's attention.
A story written with some interpretation that goes beyond just reporting the facts.
A form of editorial written to comment on a play, movie, piece of music or some other creative work.
Which demonstration is NOT protected by The First Amendment?
Telling the governor you believe she is a menace.
Burning the American Flag.
B. Protesters lining a public area of Milford to demonstrate anger about racial inequality.
A teacher telling students to join him in a prayer
Favoring One side or position
Impartiality
Balanced
Bias
Fairness
What does credible mean in journalism?
Someone who owns a credit card.
Someone who doesn't credit another person's work in their article.
Someone who takes others credit.
A story that sounds realistic and not too unusual.
fake news
A belief that an all-powerful, evil agent or agency is systematically controlling events.
content, articles, videos that present made up or false information
updates to stories as more verified information becomes available. If something they reported turns out to be false, they'll fix it.
Asking questions to determine what is true (or not) instead of simply accepting what others think
What comes in the lede or the first few sentences in a hard news story?
The 5 Ws and an H
The headline
A quote
The cutline
Slander
A short (one or two word) statement at the beginning of a caption that serves to grab the reader's attention.
Spoken defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that are spoken
A story written with some interpretation that goes beyond just reporting the facts.
A form of editorial written to comment on a play, movie, piece of music or some other creative work.
Plagiarism
Giving credit to someone or something when what you use is not your own original work.
The details needed for a complete news story. Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How.
The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own
The opening or topic sentence of an article. Tries to draw in the reader and features the who, what, when, and where of the story. Ususally one to two sentences.
Which color refers to journalism that is based upon sensationalism and exaggeration?
Black
Red
Yellow
Green
fact checking
editing digital images so that the main subject is placed in an embarrassing situation.
Asking questions to determine what is true (or not) instead of simply accepting what others think
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Verifying facts and statements in text
What is the part of the article called that includes the most important information (who/what/where/when…)?
Graphic
Lead
Headline
Introduction
What is an editorial?
A review
A story about an interesting person
An opinion piece
None of the above
Libel
The publication of false or malicious statements that damage someone's reputation.
Restricting access to ideas and information
The details needed for a complete news story. Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How.
Paraphrasing another person's words. Do not need quotes.
What is journalism about?
Telling fictional short stories for people's entertainment
Telling the unbiased story of everyday news and events
Telling the biased story of real events and news
All of the above
What order does information go in a news story?
Most important to least important
Least important to most important
There is no order
None of the above
A reporter should directly quote information that:
explains why a decision was made
tells the reader a statistic
tells the reader an address
All of the other 3 are correct
What is the difference between a feature story and a news story?
They are the same
News is soft, human-interest stories, features are hard stories about current events
Features are soft, human-interest stories, news are hard stories about current events
Features are soft, human-interest stories, news are hard stories about current events
When conducting your interviews, ask…
Yes or no questions
Impolite or personal questions
Open ended questions
It doesn’t matter what you ask
What is the most important tip for good reporting?
Think of many, many questions
Remember that the government is always fake news.
Try to think of the subject as your friend
Take accurate notes
