JMC 1013 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
Engagement - Answers -Final step in the critical process is
Information - Answers -_________ gap refers to an uneven adoption of technology in
society
False, income, age, location and education can be contributing factors - Answers -
TRUE OR FALSE: Gender is a contributing factor to the digital divide?
FALSE: Aristotle focus's on virtue - Answers -TRUE OR FALSE: Aristotle's ethics
focuses on Universal Law?
Universal Law - Answers -An agreed upon code, idea that most people can agree
whether or not a person is working ethically
MUCKRAKERS - Answers -Magazine investigative journalists
Prior Restraint - Answers -Courts and government cannot block any publication or
speech before it actually occurs on the principle that no law has been broken until an
illegal act has been committed
Defamation - Answers -"Communication which exposes persons to hatred, ridicule or
contempt, lowers then in the esteem of other...."
False - Answers -TRUE OR FALSE: Everyone has a right to keep your name out of a
news story or broadcast
Vietnam War - Answers -Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg leaked a report to the
___________ to the NY Times and The Washington Post.
Wikileaks - Answers -Julian Assange formed ____________ (a website that
anonymously allows uploads of classified documents
Edward Snowden - Answers -NSA employee selling information
Rise in Literacy Rate - Answers -_______ is the direct result of the printing press
The Style of writing that places the most broad and important information first is called: -
Answers -Inverted pyramid
Social Responsibility - Answers -_______ is the primary model of US freedom of
expression
, Under Miller v. California (1973) , material must meet several criteria to be ruled
obscene: - Answers -1. Average person would find that the material as a whole appeals
to a prurient interest.
2. The material depicts or describes sexual contact in a patently offensive way.
3. The material, as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific
value.
True - Answers -TRUE OR FALSE: Literarily journalism borrows writing tactics from
creative writing
Honesty - Answers -The society of Professional Journalist, like most ethics codes lists
_____________ first in its code of ethics.
Nellie Bly - Answers -Journalist _____ went undercover to expose conditions at an
asylum.
Engage in public debate about media ownership
Pay attention to those excluded from opportunities not only to buy products but to shape
the cultural landscape
Challenge journalists and leaders
Become watchdogs and critical consumers - Answers -As citizens, we must:
Authoritarian - Answers -Which model of expression does the following definition
describe? The elite control the media to "protect" the general populace.
Philosophers - Answers -Ethics frequently goes back to the teachings of the big 3
____________.
Ethics - Answers -___________ means learning to make rational decisions among an
array o choices, all of which may be morally justifiable, but some more than others.
False - Answers -TRUE OR FALSE: Today's magazine reach out to a general interest
group, over a niche or targeted audience.
Printing Press - Answers -These innovations in printing changed how me consumed
information
Books - Answers -_________ are the first mass-marketed media products in history
1. Sender
2. Message
Engagement - Answers -Final step in the critical process is
Information - Answers -_________ gap refers to an uneven adoption of technology in
society
False, income, age, location and education can be contributing factors - Answers -
TRUE OR FALSE: Gender is a contributing factor to the digital divide?
FALSE: Aristotle focus's on virtue - Answers -TRUE OR FALSE: Aristotle's ethics
focuses on Universal Law?
Universal Law - Answers -An agreed upon code, idea that most people can agree
whether or not a person is working ethically
MUCKRAKERS - Answers -Magazine investigative journalists
Prior Restraint - Answers -Courts and government cannot block any publication or
speech before it actually occurs on the principle that no law has been broken until an
illegal act has been committed
Defamation - Answers -"Communication which exposes persons to hatred, ridicule or
contempt, lowers then in the esteem of other...."
False - Answers -TRUE OR FALSE: Everyone has a right to keep your name out of a
news story or broadcast
Vietnam War - Answers -Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg leaked a report to the
___________ to the NY Times and The Washington Post.
Wikileaks - Answers -Julian Assange formed ____________ (a website that
anonymously allows uploads of classified documents
Edward Snowden - Answers -NSA employee selling information
Rise in Literacy Rate - Answers -_______ is the direct result of the printing press
The Style of writing that places the most broad and important information first is called: -
Answers -Inverted pyramid
Social Responsibility - Answers -_______ is the primary model of US freedom of
expression
, Under Miller v. California (1973) , material must meet several criteria to be ruled
obscene: - Answers -1. Average person would find that the material as a whole appeals
to a prurient interest.
2. The material depicts or describes sexual contact in a patently offensive way.
3. The material, as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific
value.
True - Answers -TRUE OR FALSE: Literarily journalism borrows writing tactics from
creative writing
Honesty - Answers -The society of Professional Journalist, like most ethics codes lists
_____________ first in its code of ethics.
Nellie Bly - Answers -Journalist _____ went undercover to expose conditions at an
asylum.
Engage in public debate about media ownership
Pay attention to those excluded from opportunities not only to buy products but to shape
the cultural landscape
Challenge journalists and leaders
Become watchdogs and critical consumers - Answers -As citizens, we must:
Authoritarian - Answers -Which model of expression does the following definition
describe? The elite control the media to "protect" the general populace.
Philosophers - Answers -Ethics frequently goes back to the teachings of the big 3
____________.
Ethics - Answers -___________ means learning to make rational decisions among an
array o choices, all of which may be morally justifiable, but some more than others.
False - Answers -TRUE OR FALSE: Today's magazine reach out to a general interest
group, over a niche or targeted audience.
Printing Press - Answers -These innovations in printing changed how me consumed
information
Books - Answers -_________ are the first mass-marketed media products in history
1. Sender
2. Message
