Question 1

__________________ is an Iraq war term for reporters who accompany U.S.military combat units.

Accepted Answer

Embeds

Question 2

Journalists use the term newsworthiness to rank change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Canada's first newspaper was The Halifax Gazette.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Describe the different periods of Canadian journalism.

Accepted Answer

Canadian journalism can be divided into

Question 5

The yellow period of journalism was characterized by serious reporting and strict objectivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What marked the yellow period of newspaper journalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensationalism 
B)  Reliability 
C)  Professionalism 
D)  Fairness 
E)  Balance 
A)  Sensationalism 
B)  Reliability 
C)  Professionalism 
D)  Fairness 
E)  Balance

Question 7

Peter Desbarats believes that Canadian journalism traditions are identical to American traditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

News as we think of it today has roots in the penny press period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the professional canon of journalistic fairness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Present competing points of view 
B)  Present the truth 
C)  Present the most popular point of view 
D)  Present the least controversial point of view 
E)  Get reliable sources 
A)  Present competing points of view 
B)  Present the truth 
C)  Present the most popular point of view 
D)  Present the least controversial point of view 
E)  Get reliable sources

Question 10

How many issues of Benjamin Harris's newspaper,Publick Occurrences,were published?

Accepted Answer

A)  None 
B)  Six 
C)  Twenty-five 
D)  Fifty 
E)  One 
A)  None 
B)  Six 
C)  Twenty-five 
D)  Fifty 
E)  One

Question 11

The partisan period was the first period of American journalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Benjamin Harris's newspaper Public Occurrences published only one issue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which is not a newspaper tradition from the penny press period that remains today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inverted pyramid story structures 
B)  General audience appeal 
C)  Orientation to covering events 
D)  Commitment to social improvement 
E)  Greater government control 
A)  Inverted pyramid story structures 
B)  General audience appeal 
C)  Orientation to covering events 
D)  Commitment to social improvement 
E)  Greater government control

Question 14

The Iraq war was the first time that reporters were embedded with U.S.military combat units.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which term was used during the Iraq War to describe reporters who accompany U.S.military combat units?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rice-roots reporters 
B)  Embeds 
C)  Sand journalists 
D)  Pool system 
E)  Non-combatants 
A)  Rice-roots reporters 
B)  Embeds 
C)  Sand journalists 
D)  Pool system 
E)  Non-combatants

Question 16

In the text,news is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  a report on conventional issues. 
B)  unbiased reporting. 
C)  honest and fair coverage. 
D)  a report on change. 
E)  a report on social issues. 
A)  a report on conventional issues. 
B)  unbiased reporting. 
C)  honest and fair coverage. 
D)  a report on change. 
E)  a report on social issues.

Question 17

How many reporters were killed doing their work in 2004?

Accepted Answer

A)  54 
B)  26 
C)  16 
D)  32 
E)  11 
A)  54 
B)  26 
C)  16 
D)  32 
E)  11

Question 18

A __________________ is a person who decides whether to shorten,drop,or change a story en route to the mass audience.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A __________________ is a person who decides...

Question 19

The initial issue of the partisan period was the __________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The initial issue of the partisan period...

Question 20

The gatekeeping process affects all news.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

__________________ is an Iraq war term for reporters who accompany U.S.military combat units.

Journalists use the term newsworthiness to rank change.

Canada's first newspaper was The Halifax Gazette.

Describe the different periods of Canadian journalism.

The yellow period of journalism was characterized by serious reporting and strict objectivity.

What marked the yellow period of newspaper journalism?

Peter Desbarats believes that Canadian journalism traditions are identical to American traditions.

News as we think of it today has roots in the penny press period.

What is the professional canon of journalistic fairness?

How many issues of Benjamin Harris's newspaper,Publick Occurrences,were published?

The partisan period was the first period of American journalism.

Benjamin Harris's newspaper Public Occurrences published only one issue.

Which is not a newspaper tradition from the penny press period that remains today?

The Iraq war was the first time that reporters were embedded with U.S.military combat units.

Which term was used during the Iraq War to describe reporters who accompany U.S.military combat units?

In the text,news is defined as

How many reporters were killed doing their work in 2004?

A __________________ is a person who decides whether to shorten,drop,or change a story en route to the mass audience.

The initial issue of the partisan period was the __________________.

The gatekeeping process affects all news.

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Exam 10: News

__________________ is an Iraq war term for reporters who accompany U.S.military combat units.

Journalists use the term newsworthiness to rank change.

Canada's first newspaper was The Halifax Gazette.

Describe the different periods of Canadian journalism.

The yellow period of journalism was characterized by serious reporting and strict objectivity.

What marked the yellow period of newspaper journalism?

Peter Desbarats believes that Canadian journalism traditions are identical to American traditions.

News as we think of it today has roots in the penny press period.

What is the professional canon of journalistic fairness?

How many issues of Benjamin Harris's newspaper,Publick Occurrences,were published?

The partisan period was the first period of American journalism.

Benjamin Harris's newspaper Public Occurrences published only one issue.

Which is not a newspaper tradition from the penny press period that remains today?

The Iraq war was the first time that reporters were embedded with U.S.military combat units.

Which term was used during the Iraq War to describe reporters who accompany U.S.military combat units?

In the text,news is defined as

How many reporters were killed doing their work in 2004?

A __________________ is a person who decides whether to shorten,drop,or change a story en route to the mass audience.

The initial issue of the partisan period was the __________________.

The gatekeeping process affects all news.

Mass Media Literacy

Mass Media Technology

Entertainment

Print

Sound Recording

Picturesradio

Motion Pictures

Television

The Internet

Public Relations

Advertising

Media Research

Media Law and Ethics

Media Effects

Global Mass Media

Mass Media and Governance

Filters