Journalism Test 1

1. Defamation is anything designed to make someone look bad.

True

False

2. A University of Houston football player is making a comeback after a serious injury. The element associated with this news story is "Human Interest."

True

False

3. Objectivity means you should stick to facts and not opinions.

True

False

4. The president is coming to Texas. A news element associated with this story is "Prominence".

True

False

5. The telegraph improved newspaper coverage of the Civil War.

True

False

6. Individuals cannot be defamed through a Web page.

True

False

7. Censorship means that newspapers and Web pages many not be published without prior approval.

True

False

8. The first colonial newspapers contained opinions and essays and not hard news.

True

False

9. The first newspaper in the colonies with the New York Times.

True

False

It was Public Occurences

Explanation

It was Public Occurences

10. The First Amendment insures freedom of religion.

True

False

11. A New Caney High School student was injured in an automobile accident yesterday. The news element associated with this story is "Proximity."

True

False

12. A man was shot coming out of a Walmart store. The news element associated with this story is "Consequence".

True

False

It would be confict.

Explanation

It would be confict.

13. The University of Texas and University of Houston are playing each other in football. The news element associated with this news story is "Conflict".

True

False

14. Written language came from the Samarians.

True

False

15. When you are stating the sky is often blue you are stating an opinion.

True

False

You are stating a fact.

Explanation

You are stating a fact.

16. The Fourth Amendment insures freedom of the press.

True

False

The First Amendment deals with freedom of the press.

Explanation

The First Amendment deals with freedom of the press.

17. The price of gasoline rose 50 cents yesterday. The news element associated with this story is "Consequence".

True

False

18. Yesterday New Caney defeated Porter in football by a score of 21-20 in a great game. This sentence would be an acceptable news lead (First paragraph).

True

False

It contains opinion.

Explanation

It contains opinion.

19. Matthew Brady was a great photographer of World War I.

True

False

He photographed the Civil War.

Explanation

He photographed the Civil War.

20. Yesterday Obama said at a press conference that he has done a good job as president. This is a fact.

True

False

It is a fact that he said it.

Explanation

It is a fact that he said it.

Journalism Test 1

1. Defamation is anything designed to make someone look bad.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. A University of Houston football player is making a comeback after a serious injury. The element associated with this news story is "Human Interest."

3. Objectivity means you should stick to facts and not opinions.

4. The president is coming to Texas. A news element associated with this story is "Prominence".

5. The telegraph improved newspaper coverage of the Civil War.

6. Individuals cannot be defamed through a Web page.

7. Censorship means that newspapers and Web pages many not be published without prior approval.

8. The first colonial newspapers contained opinions and essays and not hard news.

9. The first newspaper in the colonies with the New York Times.

10. The First Amendment insures freedom of religion.

11. A New Caney High School student was injured in an automobile accident yesterday. The news element associated with this story is "Proximity."

12. A man was shot coming out of a Walmart store. The news element associated with this story is "Consequence".

13. The University of Texas and University of Houston are playing each other in football. The news element associated with this news story is "Conflict".

14. Written language came from the Samarians.

15. When you are stating the sky is often blue you are stating an opinion.

16. The Fourth Amendment insures freedom of the press.

17. The price of gasoline rose 50 cents yesterday. The news element associated with this story is "Consequence".

18. Yesterday New Caney defeated Porter in football by a score of 21-20 in a great game. This sentence would be an acceptable news lead (First paragraph).

19. Matthew Brady was a great photographer of World War I.

20. Yesterday Obama said at a press conference that he has done a good job as president. This is a fact.