Which topic does the lecturer not mention?

The reasons many people prefer electronic media

Which statement reflects the lecturer’s attitude about citizen and professional journalists?

Everyone needs to follow the principles of good journalism.

What is the lecturer’s main point about blogs?

Citizen journalists are also deciding what news is important

Which statements do not reflect the lecturer’s attitude about Internet’s impact on journalism?

Increased the number of stories available to the public.

Why is it important for journalists to use multiple sources?

Because they need to cover all side of a story

Why do journalists need to make clear their sources of information? Choose two answers.

So the public can tell if journalists are telling the truth, The public wants to judge for itself what news to trust

Why do journalists need to pay attention to what the government is doing?

Because citizens rely on journalists to keep them informed

What is the lecture mainly about?

The underlying principles of good journalism

The lecturer says,“Journalists’ first obligation is to the public” What does this mean?

They shouldn’t be biased toward the media they work for.

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Contemporary Topics 2 Unit Test 10 MEDIA STUDIES – Principles of Journalism

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1
The lecturer refers to “storytelling with a purpose”. What does she mean by this?
Keeping the news balanced
Deciding which side of the story to tell
Keeping the news balanced
Deciding which side of the story to tell
2
Which topic does the lecturer not mention?
The various media sources people use everyday
The reasons many people prefer electronic media
Blogs on the Internet
The impact of the Internet on journalism
3
Which statement reflects the lecturer’s attitude about citizen and professional journalists?
The field of professional journalism is in trouble.
Professional journalism needs to change.
Everyone needs to follow the principles of good journalism.
Internet news sites are increasing rapidly.
4
What is the lecturer’s main point about blogs?
Professional journalists should decide what news to report.
Citizen journalists’ news stories aren’t accurate.
Ordinary citizens don’t understand news events very well.
Citizen journalists are also deciding what news is important
5
Which statements do not reflect the lecturer’s attitude about Internet’s impact on journalism?
It’s changed how journalists conduct research.
Increased the number of stories available to the public.
It’s helped journalists gather important information.
Improved news coverage as the same journalists are writing.
6
Why is it important for journalists to use multiple sources?
Because they need to cover all side of a story
Because advertising depends on it
Because more sources make stories more interesting
Because they need to be objective
7
Why do journalists need to make clear their sources of information? Choose two answers.
The public doesn’t always pay attention to what’s going on
Because the public isn’t informed about some events
So the public can tell if journalists are telling the truth
The public wants to judge for itself what news to trust
8
Why do journalists need to pay attention to what the government is doing?
Because citizens rely on journalists to keep them informed
Because the news should be balanced
Because journalists need to cover all sides of a story
Because the news should be accurate
9
What is the lecture mainly about?
The types of stories that public finds most interesting
Techniques for presenting all sides of a story
The underlying principles of good journalism
Both a and c
10
The lecturer says,“Journalists’ first obligation is to the public” What does this mean?
They need to check their sources of information.
They need to consider the financial interests of the owners.
They consider advertisers of the news media they work for.
They shouldn’t be biased toward the media they work for.

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