Exam 14: The Culture of Journalism- Values, Ethics, and Democracy

Use the following to answer questions: Matching Selecting from the following list, match items with the type of news with which they are associated. -Inverted pyramid

Ad-libbed or scripted banter that goes on among local news anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports reporters before and after news reports is called ______.

Which of the following could help a journalist resolve a moral or ethical dilemma?

While the Internet has provided many new tools for journalists, what is a potential Internet pitfall for reporters?

One of the main reasons newspaper organizations wanted their reporters to write in a neutral, detached style is that ______.

Supporters of public journalism argue that insisting journalists are "value-neutral" ______.

Journalists routinely straddle a line between the public's right to know and a person's right to privacy.

Which of the following is true about sound bites?

Should journalists stick to just reporting the facts and let news consumers decide for themselves what to believe? Why or why not?

The growing trend of twenty-four-hour cable news stations filling time with "talking head" pundits ______.

The set of criteria for deciding what is newsworthy has evolved over time.

Why have local TV newscasts developed a similar look since the 1970s?

According to the textbook, which of the following is not characteristic of modern journalism?

The textbook uses the news coverage of urban illegal drug problems as an example of ______.

Newspaper editors feel that the public's right to know always outweighs other issues, including national security.

Historically, objectivity became valuable for newspapers and journalists because ______.

A journalist who practices an informational or modern model approach to journalism would most likely be inclined to focus a story about a crime spree around ______.

Imagine you could choose to work for either a conventional news outlet or one that has adopted more of a social responsibility model.What qualities would you find most appealing and unappealing about each option? Which would you end up choosing and why?

Which of the following did not result from hiring television news consultants?

Use the following to answer questions: Matching Selecting from the following list, match items with the type of news with which they are associated. -Happy talk