News Writing and Reporting Exam Questions Verified Correct Answers Current Update (A+ Pass)
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News Writing And Reporting
News Writing and Reporting Exam Questions Verified Correct Answers Current Update (A+ Pass)
5 W's and H - Answers - who, what, when, where, why, how
...with permission - Answers - You can only record people...
Citizen journalist - Answers - bloggers, everyday people
Professional journal...
News Writing and Reporting Exam
Questions Verified Correct
Answers Current Update (A+ Pass)
5 W's and H - Answers -✔✔ who, what, when, where, why, how
...with permission - Answers -✔✔ You can only record people...
Citizen journalist - Answers -✔✔ bloggers, everyday people
Professional journalist - Answers -✔✔ certified people who have gone to school to be a
journalist
Responsibility of a journalist - Answers -✔✔ to provide credible, valuable information
Journalists must be willing to... - Answers -✔✔ ...interact with the audience, be
comfortable using technology, and be conscious about being accurate and ethical
Broadcast - Answers -✔✔ different medium, same fundamentals, limited by time,
quickly, efficiently
Internet journalism - Answers -✔✔ different writing style, headlines, readers multitask
Ethical practices - Answers -✔✔ no falsification, no plagiarism
Defamation - Answers -✔✔ inaccurate statements made in reporting that reflect on the
character or reputation of an individual or group
Yes, but if it's true, it's not defamation - Answers -✔✔ Can you be sued for defamation
if a reported story is true?
The First Ammendment - Answers -✔✔ you can say and write whatever you want with
limits. No threats, obscenity, hate speech, and speech that causes harm
Obscenity - Answers -✔✔ anything majority of people find offensive that is a dominant
theme of the material (work as a whole)
, Libel - Answers -✔✔ written defamation
Slander - Answers -✔✔ spoken defamation
The Law and Student Media - Answers -✔✔ Students at a public college do have 1st
Amendment rights. Even if you're paid, you still can't be told what to write
Truth - Answers -✔✔ the best defense against libel
Privilege - Answers -✔✔ covers documents in the public domain
Fair comment - Answers -✔✔ public figures are scrutinized and must expect some
level of criticism
False light - Answers -✔✔ similar to libel, involves the improper juxtaposition of video
and audio that creates a false impression of someone
Boundaries - Answers -✔✔ do not impersonate someone, misrepresent yourself,
infiltrate, use hidden cameras and microphones, ambush interviews, gratuities cannot
be accepted, unnatural sound, video deception, improper editing
Gathering information - Answers -✔✔ Freedom of Information Act; submit a request to
government organization, 30 days to respond
Ethics - Answers -✔✔ A system of moral principles.
Media's external regulation - Answers -✔✔ the public
The Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics - Answers -✔✔ 1. Seek truth
and report it
2. Minimize harm
3. Act independently
4. Be accountable
Journalist's goal - Answers -✔✔ to be accurate and objective
Interviewing - Answers -✔✔ having conversations with sources is key to most stories
you will write
When interviewing... - Answers -✔✔ ...extend your hand, introduce yourself, and don't
sit until you are invited to do so
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