Deck 13: News Gathering and Reporting

Question 1

Types of news sources available online include general news sites (such as CNN.com)and:

A)news aggregators
B)specialized news sources
C)blogs
D)all of these
E)none of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

How have blogs affected journalism?

A)they represent an alternative source of news
B)they have an agenda-setting effect
C)they provide a check on the traditional media
D)they allow reporters to explain why they covered a story as they did
E)all of these

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Print media typically report hard news in a(n)____________ form.

A)tunnel
B)pyramid
C)inverted pyramid
D)lead-driven
E)square

Answer 3

C

Question 4

____________ use non-routine information gathering methods to discover significant information about important matters.

A)editorials
B)investigative reports
C)freelance reporters
D)backpack journalists
E)soft news stories

Question 5

AP competes with

A)major newspapers such as the New York Times and Washington Post
B)newspaper groups such as Gannet
C)British-based Reuters agency
D)Agence-France-Press
E)all of these

Question 6

Soft news,or features,tend to rely on the __________ news value.

A)timeliness
B)human interest
C)sensationalism
D)prominence
E)all of these

Question 7

A TV news story about a plane crash in India emphasizing the number of Americans aboard is reflecting the ___________ news value.

A)prominence
B)proximity
C)economic
D)sensational
E)timeliness

Question 8

A story that tends to provide the same amount of information throughout is written in the ______ form.

A)inverted pyramid
B)summative
C)pyramid
D)square
E)none of these

Question 9

At a TV station,the ________ decides which stories to cover,the length of each story and the order in which the stories will appear.

A)producer
B)city editor
C)managing editor
D)news director
E)assignment editor

Question 10

If a scheduled story about a boating accident on Monday gets pulled from Tuesday's paper to make space for something else,that story might not run in Wednesday's paper because of the _______ news value.

A)prominence
B)proximity
C)economic
D)sensational
E)timeliness

Question 11

Hard news,which is the dominant type of news covered,usually reflects all of the traditional news values except:

A)human interest
B)prominence
C)consequence
D)proximity
E)timeliness

Question 12

Concentrating on stories of interest to a single zip code is an example of:

A)zinging
B)hyperlocal news
C)focused local news
D)counteracting media convergence
E)none of these

Question 13

Which of these people is most likely to be a beat reporter?

A)city hall specialist
B)copy editor
C)managing editor
D)assignment reporter
E)general specialist

Question 14

A mobile journalist

A)works out of his or her car
B)is also called a mojo
C)is a type of next-generation journalist
D)all of these
E)none of these

Question 15

Broadcast and print journalism are similar in that:

A)both share the values of truth and honesty in reporting
B)both are influenced by economic pressures
C)both strive to remain objective
D)all of these
E)none of these

Question 16

News media monitor ____________ to see what stories audience members choose to read.

A)wire services
B)specialized news sites
C)the business model
D)the clickstream
E)none of these

Question 17

The trend toward ordinary people becoming amateur reporters is called:

A)online democracy
B)hyperlocal news
C)citizen journalism
D)expanded reportage
E)none of these

Question 18

__________ skills allow reporters to use new communications technologies to uncover information that they otherwise would not have known.

A)computer-assisted reporting
B)database management
C)CompuServe
D)CNG
E)ASNE

Question 19

AP (Associated Press)is best described as:

A)an agency preparing packaged international stories for local TV stations
B)a wire service that provides national and international news to local media
C)foreign-owned service publicizing newsworthy events in its home country
D)an information service that hold a monopoly in providing national news to local newspapers
E)an online competitor to local TV stations

Question 20

A survey done by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press revealed that credibility ratings for _________ declined from 2000 to 2008.

A)local TV news
B)broadcast news
C)cable news
D)local newspapers
E)all of these

Question 21

Most TV news reporters are considered general assignment reporters.

Question 22

Surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press reveal that the audience is becoming less likely to trust the news media.What do you think accounts for this decline in trust?

Question 23

Do you agree that while citizen journalists are a valuable source of news,they should be treated with caution? Why?

Question 24

A backpack journalist is a reporter who covers stories far away from civilization.

Question 25

The news value known as proximity is based on the fact that we value events that happen to important people.

Question 26

Hard news in the print and broadcast media is traditionally written using the square form.

Question 27

In journalism,a news organization's credibility is paramount to its viability.

Question 28

General assignment reporters at newspapers become specialists in a given type of news,such as City Hall news.

Question 29

The cost of new technology affects the types of stories that are covered by news organizations.

Question 30

The one thing that all soft news has in common is that it tries to interest the audience.

Question 31

Though they can be interesting,blogs are not an influential force in online news reporting.

Question 32

Investigative news reports are typically shorter than the typical print or broadcast news item.

Question 33

Because TV is better at transmitting experience or impressions,it is better suited for in depth analysis and complex interpretations than is print news.

Question 34

There is a standard writing style for online news.

Question 35

The traditional news media discourages citizen journalism.

Question 36

Hyperlocal news represents a significant new revenue stream for local media.

Question 37

Print and TV journalism are similar in that they both should strive to uphold basic values and journalistic principles.