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

By presenting both sides of a controversy, reporters always ensure that the news story is fair and balanced.

For most journalists, the bottom line is ______.

Which of the following is not true about "fake" news programs such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report?

A news department is considering using undercover reporters and hidden cameras to get a story, but is having trouble deciding whether or not it would be ethical.What advice about these tactics might they get from philosophers like Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, or Aristotle? Pick one tenet of ethics from each philosopher and explain how it would help resolve this predicament.

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

Name three conventions of objective-style journalism.Briefly explain how each convention can lead to a certain bias in a news report, resulting in some angles being privileged and others being dismissed.

Which of the following is a basic tenet, or belief, of conventional journalism?

The most prominent value underpinning daily journalism in the United States is _________________________.

Satirical news shows like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report only seek to entertain, not inform, viewers.

Which of the following is a characteristic of public journalism?

_________________________ refers to the merging of print and broadcast news with online news.

What is "public journalism"? What are two potential benefits and two potential criticisms of public journalism?

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

Scoop behavior, in which reporters stake out a house or chase celebrities, is called______.

The public journalism movement asks reporters to remain detached from their communities and avoid involvement that could reveal a point of view.

Which of the following is not one of the basic criteria of newsworthiness?

According to the textbook, which of the following ideas developed into an underlying, subjective value in the culture of American journalism?

Critics of CNN say it too often engages in ethnocentrism because ______.

The textbook suggests that the best way for journalists to reach ethical decisions might be ______.

In what ways do fake news shows such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report appeal to young people disenchanted with our political system?