Introduction To Journalism
History of Journalism, News Elements, Ethics Vocabulary, Court Cases
- 1.Which news element best describes this story: The principal has decided that no students, not even seniors, will be allowed to leave school grounds for lunch.
- A.
Consequence
- B.
Conflict
- C.
Prominence
- D.
Human Interest
- 2.Which news element best describes this story: President Obama will be visiting the school to speak at an assembly.
- A.
Prominence
- B.
Proximity
- C.
Timeliness
- D.
Consequence
- 3.Which news element best describes this story: The football fields were vandalized last week; the bleachers were spray-painted with obscene words, and grass killer was spread all over the field. Antigo students are the new suspects.
- A.
Conflict
- B.
Human Interest
- C.
Timeliness
- D.
Consequence
- 4.Which news element best describes this story: One RHS teacher, over the course of 30 some years, has taken in over 200 foster children.
- A.
Prominence
- B.
Human Interest
- C.
Proximity
- D.
Consequence
- 5.Which news element best describes this story: We have decided not to run a story about a school-wide fundraiser that took place at a high school in another state.
- A.
Human Interest
- B.
Prominence
- C.
Proximity
- D.
Timeliness
- 6.Which news element best describes this story: A senior student reportedly shaves his chest hair into the shape of a Hodag for Friday-night football games.
- A.
Prominence
- B.
Human Interest
- C.
Conflict
- D.
Timeliness
- 7.Which news element best describes this story: The city of Rhinelander is getting an Applebee’s restaurant.
- A.
Proximity
- B.
Prominence
- C.
Timeliness
- D.
Human Interest
- 8.Which news element best describes this story: All freshmen hereafter will be required to take an arts course from among: Family and Consumer Sciences, technology education, music, or art.
- A.
Consequence
- B.
Conflict
- C.
Human Interest
- D.
Timeliness
- 9."Prior Restraint" is legal in the United States, except during times of war.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.In school newspapers, it is legal to take another person's writing and use it as your own.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Using anonymous sources in an article is generally acceptable and will help to establish a reporter's credibility.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Spoken defamation of character is defined as __________________.
- 13.Written defamation of character is defined as __________________.
- 14.Reporters should establish a code of ethics and stick to those moral principles in order to establish credibility.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Which of the following terms is illustrated in this statement: You are writing an article on teachers who bump students' grades based on favortism. You mention Mr. Zohimskie as a teacher who participates in this activity and ask him if he would like to comment. He declines.
- A.
Prior restraint
- B.
Fair comment
- C.
Right of reply
- D.
Privileged statements
- 16.Reporters should try at all times to not remain objective; they should not make fair, neutral observations about people and events.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17._________________________ is the legal idea that school authorities act in place of the parent when a child is at school.
- A.
Privileged statements
- B.
In loco parentis
- C.
Forum theory
- D.
Composite characters
- 18.What was the invention called, during the Civil War, that changed news transmission from being very slow to somewhat fast?
- A.
Telephone
- B.
Telegraph
- C.
Teleprompter
- D.
Typewriter
- 19.Newspapers used to be one page in length with no pictures, and there was a spot for readers to write in their own news, so it could be passed on and transmitted easily.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Modern newspapers are supported primarily by the sale of _______________________.
- A.
Lotteries
- B.
Donations
- C.
Advertising space
- D.
The government
- 21.Which of the following did newspaper owners not do during circulation wars:
- A.
Sold newspapers for a penny each
- B.
Sensationalized news stories
- C.
Decreased Yellow Journalism antics
- D.
Sold advertising
- 22.A "pillar of free press" is that it is not proper to question and criticize the government.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.Newspapers have always been printed in color.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.Sources are not concerned about how their given information will appear in print.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.Newspapers subscribe to large news-gathering bureaus, such as the Associated Press, to obtain national and world news as it happens.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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