Question 1

Which one of these statements would Dorsher agree with?

Accepted Answer

A)  New media are not very cybernetic. 
B)  Hegemony online can be ethical. 
C)  Non-digital media are better for cybernetics. 
D)  Hegemony is forced upon us. 
A)  New media are not very cybernetic. 
B)  Hegemony online can be ethical. 
C)  Non-digital media are better for cybernetics. 
D)  Hegemony is forced upon us. B

Question 2

Which one of these statements would Singer DISagree with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Journalists need to disclose their biases to readers just as much as bloggers do. 
B)  New media increase the intertwining of journalists, their sources, and their audiences. 
C)  Differences in new media add up to differences in degree for new media ethics but not differences in kind. 
D)  New media practitioners can still make use of traditional media ethics. 
A)  Journalists need to disclose their biases to readers just as much as bloggers do. 
B)  New media increase the intertwining of journalists, their sources, and their audiences. 
C)  Differences in new media add up to differences in degree for new media ethics but not differences in kind. 
D)  New media practitioners can still make use of traditional media ethics. C

Question 3

All of these would cause ethical concerns for Dorsher - except ...

Accepted Answer

A)  Security cameras videotaping everyone in big cities 
B)  Watching TV on a mobile phone while sitting in the back seat of a car 
C)  The ability to update news continuously on the Web 
D)  Marketers sending ads to the iPhones of shoppers approaching their store 
A)  Security cameras videotaping everyone in big cities 
B)  Watching TV on a mobile phone while sitting in the back seat of a car 
C)  The ability to update news continuously on the Web 
D)  Marketers sending ads to the iPhones of shoppers approaching their store B

Question 4

Colorado blogger Debbie Brown ...

Accepted Answer

A)  Did not follow the bloggers' golden rule of disclosing her biases 
B)  Acted as an ethical journalist in her stories about candidate Spenser Swalm 
C)  Acted as an ethical public relations agent in her stories about Swalm 
D)  Did nothing unethical because her online bio disclosed that she sometimes worked for the Republicans 
A)  Did not follow the bloggers' golden rule of disclosing her biases 
B)  Acted as an ethical journalist in her stories about candidate Spenser Swalm 
C)  Acted as an ethical public relations agent in her stories about Swalm 
D)  Did nothing unethical because her online bio disclosed that she sometimes worked for the Republicans

Question 5

Which one of these is NOT among the core ideas important to journalists - for traditional media and new media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasing their company's profits 
B)  Telling the truth 
C)  Safeguarding their independence 
D)  Striving for fairness 
A)  Increasing their company's profits 
B)  Telling the truth 
C)  Safeguarding their independence 
D)  Striving for fairness

Question 6

Regarding honesty in networked media, which one of these would Singer agree with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Truthfulness is the same as accuracy. Journalists' role is shifting from sense maker to news gatherer. 
B)  News needs to become a conversation that includes the audience, not just journalists. Many newspaper Web sites make extensive use of crowdsourcing. 
A)  Truthfulness is the same as accuracy. Journalists' role is shifting from sense maker to news gatherer. 
B)  News needs to become a conversation that includes the audience, not just journalists. Many newspaper Web sites make extensive use of crowdsourcing.

Question 7

Which one of these statements would Michael Dorsher DISagree with?

Accepted Answer

A)  New media are significantly different from traditional media. 
B)  New media make it necessary for more people to get ethics training. 
C)  New media encompass more message makers. 
D)  We need new ethics for new media. 
A)  New media are significantly different from traditional media. 
B)  New media make it necessary for more people to get ethics training. 
C)  New media encompass more message makers. 
D)  We need new ethics for new media.

Question 8

Which one of these makes new media essentially different from traditional media, according to Jane B. Singer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Criticism of the media 
B)  Public journalism 
C)  Analog media 
D)  Interactive networking 
A)  Criticism of the media 
B)  Public journalism 
C)  Analog media 
D)  Interactive networking

Question 9

All of these are evident in abundance in new media - except for ...

Accepted Answer

A)  Information 
B)  Ethics training 
C)  Misinformation 
D)  Feedback 
A)  Information 
B)  Ethics training 
C)  Misinformation 
D)  Feedback

Question 10

Which one of these has NOT been a major impetus for the development of new media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethics 
B)  Electricity 
C)  Digital technology 
D)  Message delivery speeds 
A)  Ethics 
B)  Electricity 
C)  Digital technology 
D)  Message delivery speeds

Which one of these statements would Dorsher agree with?

Which one of these statements would Singer DISagree with?

All of these would cause ethical concerns for Dorsher - except ...

Colorado blogger Debbie Brown ...

Which one of these is NOT among the core ideas important to journalists - for traditional media and new media?

Regarding honesty in networked media, which one of these would Singer agree with?

Which one of these statements would Michael Dorsher DISagree with?

Which one of these makes new media essentially different from traditional media, according to Jane B. Singer?

All of these are evident in abundance in new media - except for ...

Which one of these has NOT been a major impetus for the development of new media?

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Exam 6: New Technologies and Techniques: New Ethics

Which one of these statements would Dorsher agree with?

Which one of these statements would Singer DISagree with?

All of these would cause ethical concerns for Dorsher - except ...

Colorado blogger Debbie Brown ...

Which one of these is NOT among the core ideas important to journalists - for traditional media and new media?

Regarding honesty in networked media, which one of these would Singer agree with?

Which one of these statements would Michael Dorsher DISagree with?

Which one of these makes new media essentially different from traditional media, according to Jane B. Singer?

All of these are evident in abundance in new media - except for ...

Which one of these has NOT been a major impetus for the development of new media?

Ethics and Freedom: Mass Media Accountability

Individual Values, Social Pressures and Conflicting Loyalties

Gatekeepers and Manipulators: Truth, Fairness and Accuracy

The Ethics of Correctness and Inclusiveness

Codes of Ethics

Digitally Manipulated Content

Media Ethics and the Economic Marketplace

Access to Media: Equity in Receiving and Disseminating Information

Private Lives, Public Interests in a Digital World

The Ethics of Persuasive Communication

The Ethics of New Advertising Technologies and Techniques

Infotainment, Sensationalism and Reality

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