JMC 366 Question and answers already passed 2024/2025
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JMC 366
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JMC 366
JMC 366 Question and answers already passed 2024/2025 JMC 366: Module 1 & 2 Quiz
What are ethics? - correct answer The analysis and promotion of correct conduct for individuals or news organizations.
Are ethics set in stone? - correct answer No, they are ever-evolving
What are applied...
JMC 366: Module 1 & 2 Quiz
What are ethics? - correct answer ✔The analysis and promotion of correct
conduct for individuals or news organizations.
Are ethics set in stone? - correct answer ✔No, they are ever-evolving
What are applied ethics? - correct answer ✔Ethics that are of actual use,
such as an ethics code
What are goods based ethics? - correct answer ✔Ethics that benefit the
most people
What are duty-based ethics? - correct answer ✔Ethics that are based on
what is the right thing to do.
What are virtue ethics? - correct answer ✔Elements of ethics that have been
applied to all professions.
What are the elements to seeking truth? - correct answer ✔Understand
issues like
- Verification
- Speed versus accuracy
- Using original sources
- Providing context
- Use of anonymous sources
- Undercover journalism
, What does it mean for an ethical journalist to minimize harm? Does it mean
never making someone unhappy? What are the issues of privacy when
dealing with public figures versus private citizens? - correct answer
✔Minimize harm: Just because you have the information does not mean that
you have to publish it.
What does it mean to Act Independently? - correct answer ✔You will not be
influenced by people who can benefit you. Avoid conflicts of interest, refuse
gifts, avoid political activity, deny special treatments.
Is it ethical to pay for news? Why or why not? - correct answer ✔It is not very
ethical to pay for news. Paying for information immediately should cause you
to question the credibility of the information. Paying for information also
causes a conflict of interest.
What are the keys to using anonymous sources? - correct answer ✔- Never
use an anonymous quote to speculate or make personal attacks
- should have a compelling reason for insisting on anonymity, such as fear of
retaliation, and we should state those reasons when they are relevant to what
we publish
- The reporter and editor must be satisfied that the source has a sound factual
basis for his or her assertions. Some sources quoted anonymously might tend
to exaggerate or overreach precisely because they will not be named
- a reporter should consult an editor before entering into an agreement to
protect a source's anonymity
- When it is appropriate, reporters should identify the way in which the
information was collected — by means of a news release, email, social media
or a user comment, for instance
If a person is shown in a negative light, you must - correct answer ✔make a
good faith effort to give them enough time and information to be able to reply
substantively
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