Deck 2: Journalism: From Citizen Journalism to Investigative Reporting

Question 1

The place or person where you get inspiration and information is your _____

A)citation
B)source
C)headline
D)article

Answer 1

source

Question 2

What is bias in journalism?

A)Only writing bad things about a person, event or issue
B)Only writing good things about a person, event or issue
C)An unbalanced and unfair way of looking at a situation and reporting it
D)Making up your mind about a person before getting to know him/her

Answer 2

An unbalanced and unfair way of looking at a situation and reporting it

Question 3

If you reuse a photo from your source, you should make a _____ to protect you from plagiarism.

A)citation
B)source
C)article
D)headline

Answer 3

citation

Question 4

A journalist took pictures for his article and cited his source at the end. Is he being ethical?

A)No because writing citations is not ethical to do
B)No because it\s not needed
C)Yes because writing a citation is the right and respectful thing to do in this situation
D)Yes because you can take anything that you want as a journalist

Question 5

A journalist who gathers information - including researching and interviewing people - and writes news stories is a __________

A)anchoring
B)Editor
C)Reporter
D)Editor.

Question 6

The first foreign news agency to start its operations in India was

A)Associated Press
B)Reuters
C)DPA
D)TASS

Question 7

ANI stands for

A)Asian News International
B)Asiatic News International
C)African News Impact
D)Algerian News Intercept

Question 8

Fabrication is

A)to make a top notch writing effort
B)to protect someone\s image
C)to make up the details in your writing
D)to reveal your source

Question 9

In terms of public awareness, news has the status of

A)dominant discourse
B)conflict value
C)unintended exchange
D)limited judgement

Question 10

The term 'spin doctors' is used in a negative sense to refer to

A)news reporters
B)legal counsels
C)advertisers
D)PR professionals

Question 11

Journalism that depends upon computer-assisted analysis of existing information is known as

A)Offline journalism
B)Technical journalism
C)CAA journalism
D)Database journalism

Question 12

Deep throat' was the source of information for the reporters investigating the

A)Watergate scandal
B)Irangate scandal
C)Profumo-Christine Keeler scandal
D)Mundhra scandal

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true about journalism today?

A)A journalist needs a great deal of money to start a new news organization.
B)Journalists have a wider choice of career paths than in the past.
C)The journalism industry is evolving as people get their news in new ways.
D)Creative ideas for journalistic content and delivery systems are springing up every where.

Question 14

In journalism, a "mojo" is a

A)journalist who has an unusual degree of sex appeal.
B)a source who provides a journalist with a good-luck charm.
C)a source who has the ability to bounce back from adversity.
D)journalist who carries her tools-computers, cameras, recorders-with her at all times.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the things young reporters learn from working the police beat?

A)The community, both geographically and sociologically.
B)How to trick sources into telling reporters things the sources should keep confidential.
C)News values and the need for accuracy.
D)How to develop sources that will serve them for years.

Question 16

Hard news is mostly_____

A)spot news
B)society news
C)entertainment news
D)filler news

Question 17

What is investigative journalism?

A)in-depth reporting that looks hard at one specific topic or subject
B)a format that reports on everyday topics such as neighborhood conflicts
C)a format that compares social news with political news
D)a type of journalism in which regular citizens do the reporting to local news channels

Question 18

On-the-record attribution of source means

A)you can use both their words and their name
B)you cannot use their words and name
C)you can use the information but not their name
D)you can use their name but not the information

Question 19

The official police report is

A)primary source
B)secondary source
C)leaked document
D)tip-off

Question 20

The primary advantage of the inverted-pyramid organization is that it

A)is a natural way of telling any story
B)rarely contains any surprises for the reader
C)allows the reader to stop after reading only one or two paragraphs and still get the most important information
D)locks reporters into a formula and discourages innovation

Question 21

The opening paragraph or the introduction paragraph of the news story is called as

A)Lead
B)Spot
C)Observation
D)Space

Question 22

In seeking the best available source to interview for a news story, the reporter primarily is looking for a person who

A)has a knack for saying things that are controversial
B)will look good on video or in a photograph
C)knows enough about a topic to bluff his or her way through an interview
D)has relevant expertise or experience and is articulate

Question 23

The rule for when to use "who" and when to use "whom" is that

A)"whom" refers to the subject of a clause and "who" refers to the object of a verb or preposition
B)"who" is acceptable in spoken language but "whom" is preferred in written language
C)"whom" is used only in scholarly writing and "who" is used in more informal writing
D)"who" refers to the subject of a clause and "whom" refers to the object of a verb or preposition

Question 24

At the prewriting stage, the reporters should

A)identify a central point and have a good kicker in mind
B)identify a central point and prepare a brief outline.
C)prepare a brief outline and select the quotations to use
D)have the story completely drafted in their head.