WorksheetsCh8 Researching & Evaluating Sources
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is considered an essential tool of journalism along with curiosity, skepticism, and collaboration?
Research
Writing
Editing
Interviewing
What are the purposes of preliminary research?
Check all that apply
Prepare interview questions
To discover the scope of the story
To publish the story
Find avenues for further research
Find potential angles for the story
What is included in the list of research tools?
Only a question list
Only a list of sources
Collection folder, question list, and list of sources
Only a collection folder
Who should you talk with during the collaboration process?
A junior writer
A graphic designer
An editor or senior writer
A marketing specialist
What are the three criteria your editor uses to decide if a story has potential?
Reliable, Interesting, Significant
Reliable, Boring, Insignificant
Unreliable, Interesting, Significant
Reliable, Interesting, Unimportant
What is hearsay?
Information you know to be true
What you hear someone say but do not know to be true
A reliable source of information
A type of scientific evidence
What are unreliable sources?
Sources you trust completely
Sources you do not trust enough to quote in a story
Sources that are always accurate
Sources that are government-approved
What should you remember when you desire to scoop the story first?
People forget who got it wrong, they remember who got it first
People forget who got it first, they remember who got it wrong
What should you always tell your audience in deeper research?
The length of your research
The cost of your research
What your sources are
The number of interviews conducted
What is a recommended way to use Wikipedia according to the learning material?
As a verified source
As an unverified source
As the only source
Without any verification
What should you do after learning something from Wikipedia?
Accept it as fact
Verify it through other sources
Ignore it
Share it without checking
What is the Journalist's Toolbox?
A collection of writing tools for journalists
A metasite: a directory to other websites
A software for editing news articles
A guidebook for journalism ethics
Who presents the Journalist's Toolbox?
The National Press Club
The Society of Professional Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists
The American Journalism Review
What is the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act?
To restrict access to government information
To provide information to private companies
To get information from government agencies
To limit public access to surveys
How does a survey differ from a poll?
A survey has a single question, while a poll has multiple questions
A survey is always conducted online, while a poll is not
A survey includes multiple questions in various formats, while a poll is a single, multiple-choice question
A survey is anonymous, while a poll is not
Why is it important to be skeptical when evaluating sources?
Some sources don't care about their careers
Some sources may have a limited point of view
Some sources are seeking fame or profit
Some sources want to protect their enemies.
Which of the following is NOT a primary source of information for a journalist?
Images and sound recordings
A textbook summary
Witness accounts
Expert interviews
What type of documents are considered primary sources?
Documents made long after the event
Documents made near the time of the event
Documents that summarize other documents
Documents that are fictional
What should be verified about primary sources?
Their location and time of publication
Their identification and experts’ credentials, affiliations, and impartiality
Their popularity and number of citations
Their length and complexity
What is a potential issue with first-person observations?
They are always accurate and unbiased
They may be colored by danger, emotions, or stress
They include all necessary details
They are the most reliable form of evidence
Why might first-person observations not include the big picture?
They focus on broad overviews
They are limited to the observer's perspective
They are always comprehensive
They are based on second-hand information
What is the role of secondary sources in research?
They provide firsthand evidence.
They interpret evidence from primary sources.
They are the original documents.
They are always unbiased.
Often compared to gossip, ____ tends to focus on the negative interpretation of facts.
hearsay
