Exam 8: Conclusion

Engaged independence is when a Journalist follows the facts wherever they take him/her.

Erosion of firewalls between newsrooms and ownership threaten independence.

Explain some of the pushback against the Panama Papers and coverage thereof.

Why did John Doe choose to leak the Panama Papers to journalists?

Structural Bias is a type of Journalism practice, which favors certain kinds of news topics and presentations over others.

Michael Hastings worked for what news publication when he wrote "The Runaway General?"

A reporter's ability to completely detach from an issue he or she is covering is called…

The fairness bias creates the illusion that the game of politics is always contentious and never cooperative.

Taking the public's side means practicing what Kovach and Rosenstiel call "engaged objectivity."

The practice of allowing journalists to pursue truth with loyalty only to citizens is…

Part of a Journalists job is to ask the tough questions.