exam 1

Question 1

A sense of ___ is central to journalistic integrity

Answer 1

duty

Question 2

define Externalities

Answer 2

An impact or cost on a party that did not intend to be directly involved

Question 3

People are best equipped to _______ _______

Answer 3

govern themselves

Question 4

What does democracy require from journalism?

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Answer 4

Information dissemination, accountability, representation, deliberation and conflict resolution

Question 5

Schudson’s 6 or 7 Things

Answer 5

1. Information
2. Investigation
3. Analysis
4. Social Empathy
5. Public Forum
6. Mobilization
7. Publishing Representative Democracy

Question 6

Five things the public requires of journalism

Answer 6

Intelligent aggregator
Forum leader
Empowerer
Role model
Community builder

Question 7

Theory of interlocking public

Answer 7

To make sure each page has a sufficient variety of stories so that everyone in the audience has something to read

Question 8

Factors that affect journalism’s job

Answer 8

Regulation, economy, politics, technology, information

Question 9

Separation from journalism and information collecting

Answer 9

fact verification

Question 10

heresay

Answer 10

often points to a lack of verification

Question 11

How to tell if a story is accurate

Answer 11

Is the story free of error?
Can all of the claims be verified?
Does it rely on original reporting?
Are the sources used authoritative?

Question 12

“The wall” in journalism

Answer 12

Is a separation between news and business/advertising departments; often have separate floors

Question 13

Journalism and the scientific method

Answer 13

Starting with a question
Background research
Developing a hunch
Testing the hunch
Using transparent means
Report findings

Question 14

4 main components of the opinion section

Answer 14

Editorial, opinion columns, op-ed, letters to the editor

Question 15

What is the dichotomy of telling stories?

Answer 15

engaging v relevant

Question 16

unique journalistic laws

Answer 16

Bama: only tv stations are covered
delaware: must be employed 20h/w
florida: a salaried employer or indepednent contractor of a news station
ND: anything goes
wyoming: no laws

Question 17

overall look at journalistic laws

Answer 17

Every state but Wyoming has some form of “journalistic privilege”

36 states and the District of Columbia have a law recognizing journalistic privilege.

13 states recognize privilege through court decisions.

There is no federal shield law- 100+ attempts.

Question 18

Hutchins commission

Answer 18

ww2 press freedom

Question 19

branzberg v hayes

Answer 19

branzburg being pressured to release the names of people involved in drug cirmes
1st amendment
big J not naming sources
he was forgiven

Question 20

shoen v shoen

Answer 20

what is journalism
who is a journalist
who is allowed to do investigative reporting

Question 21

nyt v sullivan

Answer 21

sullivan worked for the montgomery police department during the civil rights era when the nyt wrote a piece calling them out for their bad treatment of blacks.
sullivan sued but the supreme court ruled in favour of the nyt

Question 22

define information dissemination

Answer 22

democracy requires some method for distributing all the information people need to make decisions and govern themselves

Question 23

what does democracy require from journalism

Answer 23

information dissemination
accountability
representation
deliberation and conflict resolution

Question 24

5 core functions of journalism in a democracy (it’s more than 5)

Answer 24

inform, analyse, interpret and explain
investigate
create a public conversation
generating social empathy
encourage accountability

Question 25

what is wisdom journalism

Answer 25

discussion about the role opinion and insight in journalism might play in helping people navigate and act on all information

Question 26

theory of interlocking public

Answer 26

To make sure each page has a sufficient variety of stories so that every member of the audience wants to read at least one of them

Question 27

examples of documenting events first hand

Answer 27

london tube bombing 2005
oscar grant murder 2009
arab spring 2010-12

Question 28

masson v new yorker

Answer 28

An article was released with a quote stated by Masson. He claimed that this quote was never said
The Supreme Court sided with the New Yorker because the summary of the quote had the same meaning as the actual quote. Said journalists need breathing space

Question 29

market model

Answer 29

this is the idea that the market enforces what the public WANTS to hear. It is used by private companies attempting to sell products

Question 30

public service/sphere model

Answer 30

public resource to report diverse and innovative content even if it isn’t popular.

Question 31

how to resolve conflicts of interest

Answer 31

disclosing them
escaping them
pick a side

Question 32

5 core components of scientific reporting

Answer 32

Never add anything that wasn’t there originally
Never deceive the audience
Be as transparent as possible about your methods and motives
Rely on your original reporting
Exercise humility

Question 33

techniques of verification

Answer 33

Edit with skepticism
Keep an accuracy checklist
Assume nothing
Be careful with anonymous sources

Question 34

three kinds of sources

Answer 34

people
documents
data

Question 35

main forms of investigative reporting

Answer 35

original
interpretive
reporting on investigations