Intro Midterms

Question 0

Future Book

Answer 0

A listing by date, of events coming up in the area.

Question 1

Wire Services

Answer 1

Cover news around the world, newspapers subscribe to these services.

Question 2

Prominence

Answer 2

Refers to the newsworthiness of an individual.

Question 3

Conflict

Answer 3

Involves tension, surprise, suspense

Question 4

Proximity

Answer 4

Refers to the nearness of the event

Question 5

Timeliness

Answer 5

Relates to the newness of the facts.

Question 6

Human interest

Answer 6

Causes readers to have emotion

Question 7

Consequence

Answer 7

Refers to the importance of a story based on the outcome.

Question 8

General assignment

Answer 8

Goes wherever necessary

Question 9

Beat reporter

Answer 9

Checks one specific assigned news source

Question 10

Hazelwood Vs Kuhlmiere

Answer 10

Supreme Court case that dealt with censorship of a school publication.

Question 11

Simultaneous rebuttal

Answer 11

If a reporter criticizes a person in a story, then that person must have a chance to respond in the same story.

Question 12

Yellow Journalism

Answer 12

An unethical brand of journalism given to hoaxes, altered photographs and screaming headlines.

Question 13

Muckraking

Answer 13

Period where newspaper had a change for society for the better

Question 14

Publick occurrences

Answer 14

First newspaper published in 1660

Question 15

Boston News Letter

Answer 15

Second newspaper by John Campbell in 1704, moniterd by government.

Question 16

Sedition

Answer 16

The stirring of rebellion

Question 17

Fair comment

Answer 17

Another defense to libel, reporters are free to express opinions in books reviews, movie reviews, etc.

Question 18

News judgment

Answer 18

A reporters own good sense in determining which items should be included in news.

Question 19

“Who Cares” method

Answer 19

A method used when trying to determine if an event is news.

Question 20

Brainstorming

Answer 20

A process a newsroom takes to come up with story ideas.

Question 21

Inverted pyramid stories

Answer 21

A type of news story where the information is orders from most important to least important.

Question 22

Libel

Answer 22

Printed false information

Question 23

Slander

Answer 23

Spoken false information

Question 24

Objectivity

Answer 24

The state of mind that makes journalists fair, neutral observers of events and issues.

Question 25

Accuracy

Answer 25

Triple checking facts

Question 26

Reliability

Answer 26

Being able to trust the source

Question 27

Forum theory

Answer 27

the idea that once a forum is created, the ideas expressed there cannot later be controlled.

Question 28

Privileged statement

Answer 28

Privileged statements statements made on the floor of Congress, in the state legislature, or in a courtroom that, if published, are immature from libel suits.

Question 29

Sentry function

Answer 29

Watches change

Question 30

Agenda setting function

Answer 30

Power to determine what we talk about.

Question 31

Political function

Answer 31

The watchdog of the government

Question 32

Marketplace function

Answer 32

Open forum setting

Question 33

Economic function

Answer 33

Informs readers on products, goods and services.

Question 34

Social function

Answer 34

Takes the place of oral tradition, sort of relationship.

Question 35

Record keeping function

Answer 35

Holds accurate record of local, national and world news.

Question 36

Entertainment function

Answer 36

Keep interest of all ages, comics, stories and other light features

Question 37

Prior restraint

Answer 37

Censorship