Question 1

A reporter who emphasizes one aspect of a story and neglects others is acting as a gatekeeper.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The ranking of news that helps decide what makes it into news packages is called __________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ranking of news that helps decide...

Question 3

A tradition from the partisan period of journalism that continues today is that the news media should comment vigorously on public issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which is an example of a soft news publication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Toronto Star 
B)  The New York Times 
C)  People Magazine 
D)  The Gazette (Montreal) 
E)  The Globe and Mail

Question 5

Ethnocentrism means that journalists can see all sides of a cultural issue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Jules Boykoff,balanced coverage has not translated into

Accepted Answer

A)  honest coverage. 
B)  fair coverage. 
C)  accurate coverage. 
D)  full coverage. 
E)  real coverage.

Question 7

Telling news that is widely recognized to be true is also called objective reporting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Who urged truth as a defence for charges of libel?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Peter Zenger 
B)  Andrew Hamilton 
C)  Benjamin Harris 
D)  John Adams 
E)  Thomas Jefferson

Question 9

Which is not a social and economic factor that made the penny press possible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Printing presses 
B)  Literacy 
C)  Immigration 
D)  Urbanization 
E)  Industrialization

Question 10

Describing objectivity as a value-free process is self-contradictory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

__________________ is a concept in journalism that news should be gathered and told value-free.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________________ is a concept in journalism that...

Question 12

Which was the first newspaper that sold for a penny and was a paper for the masses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Toronto Sun 
B)  The New York Sun 
C)  Publick Occurrences 
D)  The Globe and Mail 
E)  The Halifax Gazette

Question 13

Industrialization led to the growth period for newspapers in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which term refers to the day-to-day variation in newsworthy events?

Accepted Answer

A)  News hole 
B)  Flow 
C)  News volume 
D)  Variation 
E)  Objectivity

Question 15

Which event created an enthusiasm for investigative reporting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Watergate 
B)  9/11 
C)  The 2004 presidential election 
D)  The Sponsorship Scandal 
E)  The Vietnam War

Question 16

It has always been understood that news media content should be objective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Newspaper circulation has been slipping.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which was the first newspaper in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Halifax Gazette 
B)  The Globe and Mail 
C)  Publick Occurrences 
D)  Toronto Star 
E)  The Gazette (Montreal)

Question 19

According to Peter Desbarats,journalism in Canada has been

Accepted Answer

A)  closer to Main Street USA. 
B)  closer to Fleet Street. 
C)  fair and balanced. 
D)  very profitable. 
E)  government controlled.

Question 20

The Watergate scandal created an enthusiasm for __________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Watergate scandal created an enthusiasm for...

Exam 10: News

A reporter who emphasizes one aspect of a story and neglects others is acting as a gatekeeper.

The ranking of news that helps decide what makes it into news packages is called __________________.

A tradition from the partisan period of journalism that continues today is that the news media should comment vigorously on public issues.

Which is an example of a soft news publication?

Ethnocentrism means that journalists can see all sides of a cultural issue.

According to Jules Boykoff,balanced coverage has not translated into

Telling news that is widely recognized to be true is also called objective reporting.

Who urged truth as a defence for charges of libel?

Which is not a social and economic factor that made the penny press possible?

Describing objectivity as a value-free process is self-contradictory.

__________________ is a concept in journalism that news should be gathered and told value-free.

Which was the first newspaper that sold for a penny and was a paper for the masses?

Industrialization led to the growth period for newspapers in Canada.

Which term refers to the day-to-day variation in newsworthy events?

Which event created an enthusiasm for investigative reporting?

It has always been understood that news media content should be objective.

Newspaper circulation has been slipping.

Which was the first newspaper in Canada?

According to Peter Desbarats,journalism in Canada has been

The Watergate scandal created an enthusiasm for __________________.