What is an editorial?

An opinion piece published on a special page

An untruthful accusation that lowers someone's reputation

Freedom of the press in the U.S. is _______.

Guaranteed by the First Amendment

What makes a story "newsworthy"?

Story has to have a topic that appeals to public interest

A person who interviews sources, writes copy, and published

News that's entertaining or interesting

Publishing false statement that damages someone's reputation

What is meant by a balance in a news story?

Covering all sides of an issue as fairly as possible

The reporting and publishing of the news

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Your choice of a source should depend on...
The source's height and weight
The source's expertise
The source's availability
The source's popularity
2
What is hard news?
News that's based on opinions, not facts
News that covers hard to understand topics
News that affects an entire group of people
The only kind of news there is
3
What is a source?
A published online news source, such as austintalks.org
A published news source, such as the Chicago Tribune
A reporter resource that lists all of the rules of writing
A person that a reporter interviews for his story
4
What is an editorial?
A part of the writing process
The job that reporter's get when they are promoted
The process when an editor works with an unfinished story
An opinion piece published on a special page
5
What is defamation?
A clearly labeled personal opinion
An invasion of privacy
An untruthful accusation that lowers someone's reputation
Publishing unflattering information about someone
6
Which phrase describes a feature?
A hard news story
Any short newspaper article
A soft news story
Any story that informs the reader
7
Freedom of the press in the U.S. is _______.
Governed by the Associated Press
Limited only for school-sponsored journalism
Unlimited
Guaranteed by the First Amendment
8
What makes a story "newsworthy"?
The story has to be about a celebrity
The story has to be published
Story has to have a topic that appeals to public interest
The story has to have balanced sources
9
Who is a reporter?
A person who interviews sources, writes copy, and published
A good writer that happens to be popular with the public
Anyone who can publish his writing online
A person who writes research papers about any topic
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What is soft news?
News that's circulated on the Internet, not on paper
News that's entertaining or interesting
Advice columns
News that's based on opinions, not facts
11
What is libel?
Publishing private information about a person
Use of outside editors
Publishing false statement that damages someone's reputation
A tendency to do something
12
What is meant by a balance in a news story?
Having several authors write a story
Giving the same amount of space to every paragraph
Getting a lawyer's opinion before writing an article
Covering all sides of an issue as fairly as possible
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What do profile stories focus on?
Current events
A groups behavior
Celebrity interviews only
An individual
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What is journalism?
The study of writing in journals
An American business practice
The reporting and publishing of the news
A hard thing to do

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