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FBLA JOURNALISM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Newspapers are ANSWER publications that contain information about currentevents, stories on various topics, and advertisements.
penny press – ANSWER publications named after the cost of one cent
Inverted pyramid - ANSWER journalism style that places the most significant
facts in the opening paragraph
Yellow journalism - ANSWER mid-1890s journalism typified sensationalism,
shouting headlines, and cheap melodrama.
Muckraking was the beginning of investigative journalism; journalists took on
the mission of promoting social responsibility by probing corruption,
particularly in big business, social institutions, and politics.
A muckraker is a journalist who investigates wrongdoing, particularly in large
corporations, social institutions, and politics.
ANSWER the First Amendment to the Constitution, which gives the rights to
free expression and free press.
Censorship - ANSWER the prevention, or attempted prevention, of printing or
transmitting materials that some feel to be objectionable.
,The term "mass media" refers to all forms of communication that reach a big
audience.
The term "Golden Age of Radio" alludes to the 1930s, when Americans used
radios to listen to music, drama, comedy, variety shows, and news
A network is a collection of stations that transmit the same programs at the
same time.
Weblogs (blogs) - answer Internet journals are written by reporters with
particular fields or interests; blogs can also be written by citizen journalists.
Multiple platforms. - ANSWER The news organization has both a print
publication and an Internet site; consumers acquire news through media such as
newspapers and news magazines, television, radio, and the Internet.
ANSWER may involve print, broadcast, and the internet; incorporating audio
and video aspects to a print narrative.
convergence is the combining of media and platforms.
Journalists are the reporters, editors, photographers, producers, and camera
crews who sift through the various happenings of a day to tell you what's
significant or fascinating.
Journalism - ANSWER the business of gathering and reporting
purpose is to have an open mind and report both sides of a subject.
, reporter - ANSWER a journalist who gathers data and prepares material to send
out through mass media to the people who will read or listen to it; also called a
correspondent
correspondent - ANSWER a journalist who gathers data and prepares material
to go out via mass media to the people who will read or listen to it; also known
as a reporter
source - ANSWER someone who provides reporters with information.
gatekeeper - ANSWER editors, producers, publishers, and other managers who
decide what will get into the paper, the website, or the nightly news show.
Ethics is the moral principles that regulate ethical behaviour for individuals and
organizations.
accuracy - ANSWER having all of the facts correct and always pursuing the
truth
credibility - ANSWER a reputation for being correct; credible news
organizations and their personnel seek to be fair and independent, that is, free
from the influence of government, businesses, or individuals.
influence - ANSWER
integrity -- ANSWER
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