1
The New York Times reported incorrectly that Penn State Coach Joe Paterno had died and it
didn’t attribute its sources.
(A)
True
(B)
False
2
The watchdog role is most closely linked with what need fulfilled by the press?
(A)
deliberation
(B)
conflict resolution
(C)
accountability
(D)
information suppression
(E)
representation
3
Which media outlet published unattributed reports of Michael Jackson’s death?
(A)
CNN
(B)
CBS News
(C)
TMZ
(D)
The Los Angeles Times
(E)
Onward State
4
Credibility is based on what?
(A)
expertise
(B)
trustworthiness
(C)
official standing
(D)
all of the above
(E)
a and b only
5
The U.S. Supreme Court in its 1972 decision in Branzburg v. Hayes decided that individuals
disseminating information
(A)
had less freedoms as traditional news organizations
(B)
had the same freedoms as traditional news organizations
(C)
had more freedoms as traditional news organizations
(D)
did not fall into “”categories of newsmen””
(E)
only had press freedoms if they had attended journalism school
6
In the case In re Madden, which of the following were included in the three-part test for
whether to consider someone a journalist?
(A)
be engaged in investigative reporting
(B)
have the intention of making that news public
(C)
work for a newspaper, television station or magazine
(D)
all of the above
(E)
a and b only
7
How journalists determine which events and information are important enough to cover as
news and how to cover them is the definition of what term?
(A)
news gathering
(B)
investigative reporting
(C)
news judgment
(D)
journalism
(E)
credibility
8
Kovach and Rosenstiel write: “The essence of journalism is a discipline of ———–.”
(A)
verification
(B)
transparency
(C)
truth seeking
(D)
information gathering
(E)
assertion
9
Which “element” of journalism defined by Kovach and Rosenstiel is most closely linked to
journalists having undivided loyalties?
(A)
verification
(B)
transparency
(C)
truth seeking
(D)
independence
(E)
commitment to citizens
10
Which news organization prohibited its employees from attending Jon Stewart’s “Rally to
Restore Sanity,”” even those on their own time?
(A)
CNN
(B)
The Los Angeles Times
(C)
The New York Times
(D)
FOX
(E)
National Public Radio
11
The policy prohibiting journalists from advocating for political or other polarizing issues
online is linked to which element?
(A)
verification
(B)
transparency
(C)
independence
(D)
commitment to citizens
(E)
information gathering
12
Which is NOT a characteristic of democracy?
(A)
an individual or small group holding power
(B)
freedom of expression
(C)
self governance
(D)
an independent judiciary
(E)
all of the above are characteristics of democracy
13
The colonists’ reasons for revolt largely centered on the tyranny of British rulers in what
areas?
(A)
political and religious
(B)
religious and economic
(C)
political and economic
(D)
religious and personal privacy
(E)
personal privacy and economic
14
Credibility is based on what?
(A)
expertise
(B)
trustworthiness
(C)
official standing
(D)
expertise and trustworthiness
15
Attributing key information to a specific, named person helps the reader decide how
believable a source might be.
(A)
True
(B)
False
16
YouTube was the social media site discussed in the book as a possible reason that the
traditional news media incorrectly reported Joe Paterno’s death.
(A)
True
(B)
False
17
Courts define a journalist by focusing mainly on the activity in which a person is engaged.
(A)
True
(B)
False
18
“What makes journalism journalism is not its format but its content” was the ruling in In re
Madden.
(A)
True
(B)
False
19
The terms “news” “information” and “journalism” are synonyms.
(A)
True
(B)
False
20
Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel argue that journalism really only makes sense in the
context of democracy.
(A)
True
(B)
False
21
The process of verification is similar to the scientific method.
(A)
True
(B)
False
22
Pundits offering their opinions on Fox News or CNN are doing journalism.
(A)
True
(B)
False
23
Neutrality can get in the way of journalists’ truth-telling mission if it reduces journalism to
merely reporting what each “side” of an issue says.
(A)
True
(B)
False
24
Columnist Leonard Pitts argues that even if a citizen journalist meets the definition of a
journalist based on their actions, they shouldn’t meet the definition if they are not experts
in journalism.
(A)
True
(B)
False
25
Name 3 Elements of Journalism