Journalism 1 Exam Review

Anchorman for CBS - known as the "most trusted man in America"

Stories that have more of an entertainment factor feature this newsworthiness element.

What are some things you should try to include when writing NEWS stories?

Feature stories cover facts and statistic.

Started the age of taking advantage of media exposure to benefit a political campaign.

The more recent, the more newsworthy is this newsworthiness element.

Founded in 1846 - Covered all major news events of the past 165 years - provides high quality, informed reporting.

This documented the daily lives of hundreds of diverse American communities.

This type of writing expresses the opinion of the editor or publisher.

This type of writing is meant to provide enough information for a reader without drawing them into too much reading.

Which of the following is the proper way to write a quote?

More value is attributed to stories pertaining to issues or topics that are in the spotlight of public conern.

American journalist known her for investigative and undercover reporting, specifically in asylum conditions.

The significnce of the Hazlewood vs. Kuhlmeirer Case was:

Vetting is using a source's information without making sure the source is reliable.

The significnce of the Tinker vs. Des Moines Case was:

First cable news channel to cover news full-time.

Example of a president using his office to hide political party wrong doing - later published by Woodwards and Bernstein

This allowed papers to be mass produced at relatively afforable costs.

This type of writing evaluates something, such as a book or movie.

The _________ allows people in limited circumstances to use copyrighted works without permission or payment.

The significance, importance, or consequence of an event or trend feature this newsworthiness element.

Beat reporting = reporters build up a base of knowledge of a specific topic, allowing them to report more insight.

His case determined that information about someone can be printed, even if they don't want it to, if it is true.

This type of writing informs readers about recent athletic events.

Closeness of the occurrence, either geographically or in common interests feature this newsworthiness element.

Occurrences featuring well-known individuals or institutions are ______________________________.

This person set the standard for television journalism that continues to challenge and inspire today's newspersons.

What is the shield law?

This uses little or no legitimate well researched news and uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers.

A libel or slander is a true statement that is damaging to a person's reputation.

Occurrences featuring well-known individuals or institutions are newsworthy and feature this newsworthiness element.

A form of protection provided by the laws of the US to authors of "original works of authorship" is called ____________

Example of newspapers making public important information that the government would have rather been kept in secrecy.

Controversy and open clashes are newsworthy, inviting attention on their own feature this newsworthiness element.

News stories use facts and statistics in the articles.