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Journalism Ch 1 & 2 Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is reserved for the editorial page?

a)

Information

b)

Investigation

c)

Opinion

d)

Pokemon

2.

Greater importance items go where?

a)

on the front page

b)

on the last page

c)

on the second page

d)

on online papers only

3.

Small-town weekly newspapers play an important role in their communities

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Consensus means what?

a)

The state of your brain after a concussion

b)

A group of politicians

c)

A disagreement

d)

A general agreement

5.

What is an example of a controversial topic?

a)

Behavior expectations

b)

Pens vs Pencils

c)

Politics

d)

Homework

6.

Journalists must try to help readers _____ and be able to _____ their writing.

a)

understand and interpret

b)

interpret and explain

c)

explain and understand

d)

read and write

7.

What does open forum mean?

a)

School access

b)

Public access

c)

Private access

d)

Company access

8.

Newspapers serve future historians by keeping accurate records.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is implicit bias?

a)

Liking one food more than another

b)

Sexism

c)

Racism

d)

Judgements you don't even know you're making

10.

People from diverse perspectives are encouraged to be journalists.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What are ethics?

a)

Laws

b)

Your sense of right and wrong

c)

Rules and regulations

d)

A cool word

12.

What's an example of libel?

a)

Mrs. Howard loves hedgehogs.

b)

Mrs. Howard is your Journalism teacher.

c)

Mrs. Howard is a little crazy and a little weird.

d)

Mrs. Howard is a terrible teacher because she sits at her desk and never teaches us

13.

What is copyright?

a)

Spoken lies

b)

Written lies

c)

Exclusive rights over something

d)

Invasion of privacy

14.

What did Tinker v. Des Moines establish?

a)

Schools couldn't censor student publications unless obscene or disruptive

b)

Schools get to determine what is offensive speech

c)

Students became afraid to write about serious issues they face

d)

Kansas is the best state

15.

What did Bethel School District v. Fraser establish?

a)

Schools couldn't censor student publications unless obscene or disruptive

b)

Schools get to determine what is offensive speech

c)

Students became afraid to write about serious issues they face

d)

Kansas is the best state

16.

What did Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier establish?

a)

Schools couldn't censor student publications unless obscene or disruptive

b)

Schools get to determine what is offensive speech

c)

Students became afraid to write about serious issues they face

d)

Kansas is the best state

17.

Which of the following is NOT part of the Code of Ethics?

a)

Seek Truth and Report It

b)

Minimize Harm

c)

Act Independently

d)

Accountable and Transparent

e)

Support Your Biases