JOU 101 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
What cctwo ccnewspapers ccpublished ccportions ccof ccthe ccPentagon ccPapers? cc-
ccAnswerNew ccYork ccTimes ccand ccWashington ccPost
Which ccarmed ccconflict ccwas ccdiscussed ccin ccthe ccPentagon ccPapers? cc-
ccAnswerVietnam ccWar
Who ccwas ccthe cceditor-in-chief ccof ccthe ccWashington ccPost? cc- ccAnswerBen ccBradlee
The ccPost ccteam ccis ccworking ccfeverishly ccto ccwrite ccthe ccfirst ccstories ccon ccthe
ccPentagon ccPapers ccwhile cclawyers ccsort ccout ccthe cclegalities. ccThey cceventually
cchave ccto ccinterrupt ccpublisher ccKatharine ccGraham ccin ccthe ccmiddle ccof ccwhat ccto
ccget ccthe ccapproval ccto ccrun ccthe ccstories? cc- ccAnswerHosting cca ccparty
The ccfinal ccmoments ccof ccthe ccfilm ccallude ccto ccwhat cchistorical ccevent ccthat ccwould
cceventually ccbe ccresponsible ccfor ccmore cctumultuous ccevents ccfor ccthe ccNixon
ccadministration? cc- ccAnswerWatergate
Who ccwere ccthe cctwo ccWashington ccPost ccreporters ccassigned ccto cccover cca
ccmysterious ccburglary ccat ccthe ccoffices ccof ccthe ccDemocratic ccNational ccCommittee,
cclocated ccin ccWashington, ccD.C.'s ccWatergate ccHotel? ccThey cclater ccwrote cca ccbook
cccalled cc"All ccthe ccPresident's ccMen." cc- ccAnswerBob ccWoodward ccand ccCarl
ccBernstein
True ccor ccfalse? ccThe ccmedia's cccoverage ccdid ccnot cccontribute ccto ccthe ccAmerican
ccpublic's ccdissatisfaction ccwith ccthe ccwar ccand ccits ccleaders. cc- ccAnswerFalse
True ccor ccfalse? ccThe ccNixon ccadministration ccordered ccnewspapers ccto cccease
ccpublication ccof ccany ccof ccthe ccPentagon ccPapers ccdocuments. ccThis ccled ccto cca
ccSupreme ccCourt cccase ccNew ccYork ccTimes ccCo. ccv. ccUnited ccStates ccthat
cceventually ccruled ccin ccfavor ccof ccthe ccpress. cc- ccAnswerTrue
The ccSupreme ccCourt's ccruling ccdeclared ccthe ccWhite ccHouse ccattempts ccto ccstop
ccpublication ccof ccthe ccPentagon ccPapers ccas ccunconstitutional ccwhat? cc-
ccAnswerprior ccrestraint
, True ccor ccfalse? ccThere ccwas cca ccdecade ccbetween ccthe ccPentagon ccPapers cccase
ccand ccthe ccbreak-in ccat ccthe ccWatergate ccHotel. cc- ccAnswerFalse
Journalistic ccwriting ccis ccNOT ccwhich ccone ccof ccthe ccfollowing? cc- ccAnswerfictional
One ccof ccthe ccbest ccthings ccto ccdo ccwhen ccusing ccnumbers ccin cca ccjournalistic ccstory
ccis: cc- ccAnswerInclude ccanalogies ccthat cchelp ccthe ccreader ccmake ccsense ccof ccit
When ccwe ccsay ccthat cca ccjournalist ccmust ccbe ccobjective, ccwe ccmean ccthat cche ccor
ccshe: cc- ccAnswerStrives ccto ccbe ccimpartial, ccdispassionate ccand ccunprejudiced
In ccthe ccPowerPoint ccI ccused ccthe ccanalogy ccof cca ccjury cctrial ccto ccdiscuss ccthe ccrole
ccof cca ccjournalist. ccWhat ccrole ccis ccthe ccjournalist ccin ccthat ccjury cctrial? cc-
ccAnswerjudge
Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccwords ccwould ccNOT ccbe ccconsidered ccpart ccof ccobjective,
ccjournalistic ccwriting? cc- ccAnswerclaimed
bureaucrat
asserted
True ccor ccfalse? ccBias cccan cccreep ccinto ccstories ccif ccyou ccdon't ccponder ccthe ccway
ccthat ccmath ccis ccmanipulated ccin cca ccpress ccrelease. cc- ccAnswerTrue
True ccor ccfalse? ccComplete ccobjectivity ccis cca ccgreat ccgoal, ccbut ccit's cchard ccto
ccobtain ccbecause ccjournalists ccare cchuman. cc- ccAnswerTrue
True ccor ccfalse? ccIf ccyou ccbelieve ccthat cca ccstatement ccis cctrue, ccthat ccmeans ccyou
ccare ccbeing ccobjective. cc- ccAnswerFalse
True ccor ccfalse? ccReporting ccthe ccfacts ccas ccthey ccare cceven ccif ccit ccmakes ccone
ccside cclook ccbad ccis ccOK ccbecause ccit's ccnot cca ccjournalist's ccjob ccto ccmake
cceveryone cclook ccgood, ccaccording ccto ccyour cctextbook. cc- ccAnswerTrue
Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccdoes ccNOT cchelp ccimprove ccreadability ccfor cca ccnews
ccstory? cc- ccAnswerUsing ccunnamed ccsources ccwho ccmake ccone-sided ccstatement.
Developed ccby ccHarvard cctheologian ccto ccdemonstrate ccthe cccomplex ccrelationship
ccbetween cchow ccfacts, ccvalues, ccsocietal ccprinciples ccand ccconflicting ccloyalties
ccoften cccompete ccin cca ccperson's ccdecision-making ccprocess. ccThis ccis ccone ccof
ccmany ccapproaches ccthat cccan cchelp ccjournalists ccmake ccgood, ccethical ccdecisions.
cc- ccAnswerPotter ccBox
True ccor ccfalse? ccAs cca ccjournalist, ccif ccyou ccsign cca ccpetition ccor cchave cca ccyard
ccsign ccsupporting cca ccpolitical cccandidate, ccthat cclikely ccwould ccnot ccbe cca ccbreach
ccof ccyour cccompany's ccethics ccpolicy. cc- ccAnswerFalse
COMPLETE ANSWERS
What cctwo ccnewspapers ccpublished ccportions ccof ccthe ccPentagon ccPapers? cc-
ccAnswerNew ccYork ccTimes ccand ccWashington ccPost
Which ccarmed ccconflict ccwas ccdiscussed ccin ccthe ccPentagon ccPapers? cc-
ccAnswerVietnam ccWar
Who ccwas ccthe cceditor-in-chief ccof ccthe ccWashington ccPost? cc- ccAnswerBen ccBradlee
The ccPost ccteam ccis ccworking ccfeverishly ccto ccwrite ccthe ccfirst ccstories ccon ccthe
ccPentagon ccPapers ccwhile cclawyers ccsort ccout ccthe cclegalities. ccThey cceventually
cchave ccto ccinterrupt ccpublisher ccKatharine ccGraham ccin ccthe ccmiddle ccof ccwhat ccto
ccget ccthe ccapproval ccto ccrun ccthe ccstories? cc- ccAnswerHosting cca ccparty
The ccfinal ccmoments ccof ccthe ccfilm ccallude ccto ccwhat cchistorical ccevent ccthat ccwould
cceventually ccbe ccresponsible ccfor ccmore cctumultuous ccevents ccfor ccthe ccNixon
ccadministration? cc- ccAnswerWatergate
Who ccwere ccthe cctwo ccWashington ccPost ccreporters ccassigned ccto cccover cca
ccmysterious ccburglary ccat ccthe ccoffices ccof ccthe ccDemocratic ccNational ccCommittee,
cclocated ccin ccWashington, ccD.C.'s ccWatergate ccHotel? ccThey cclater ccwrote cca ccbook
cccalled cc"All ccthe ccPresident's ccMen." cc- ccAnswerBob ccWoodward ccand ccCarl
ccBernstein
True ccor ccfalse? ccThe ccmedia's cccoverage ccdid ccnot cccontribute ccto ccthe ccAmerican
ccpublic's ccdissatisfaction ccwith ccthe ccwar ccand ccits ccleaders. cc- ccAnswerFalse
True ccor ccfalse? ccThe ccNixon ccadministration ccordered ccnewspapers ccto cccease
ccpublication ccof ccany ccof ccthe ccPentagon ccPapers ccdocuments. ccThis ccled ccto cca
ccSupreme ccCourt cccase ccNew ccYork ccTimes ccCo. ccv. ccUnited ccStates ccthat
cceventually ccruled ccin ccfavor ccof ccthe ccpress. cc- ccAnswerTrue
The ccSupreme ccCourt's ccruling ccdeclared ccthe ccWhite ccHouse ccattempts ccto ccstop
ccpublication ccof ccthe ccPentagon ccPapers ccas ccunconstitutional ccwhat? cc-
ccAnswerprior ccrestraint
, True ccor ccfalse? ccThere ccwas cca ccdecade ccbetween ccthe ccPentagon ccPapers cccase
ccand ccthe ccbreak-in ccat ccthe ccWatergate ccHotel. cc- ccAnswerFalse
Journalistic ccwriting ccis ccNOT ccwhich ccone ccof ccthe ccfollowing? cc- ccAnswerfictional
One ccof ccthe ccbest ccthings ccto ccdo ccwhen ccusing ccnumbers ccin cca ccjournalistic ccstory
ccis: cc- ccAnswerInclude ccanalogies ccthat cchelp ccthe ccreader ccmake ccsense ccof ccit
When ccwe ccsay ccthat cca ccjournalist ccmust ccbe ccobjective, ccwe ccmean ccthat cche ccor
ccshe: cc- ccAnswerStrives ccto ccbe ccimpartial, ccdispassionate ccand ccunprejudiced
In ccthe ccPowerPoint ccI ccused ccthe ccanalogy ccof cca ccjury cctrial ccto ccdiscuss ccthe ccrole
ccof cca ccjournalist. ccWhat ccrole ccis ccthe ccjournalist ccin ccthat ccjury cctrial? cc-
ccAnswerjudge
Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccwords ccwould ccNOT ccbe ccconsidered ccpart ccof ccobjective,
ccjournalistic ccwriting? cc- ccAnswerclaimed
bureaucrat
asserted
True ccor ccfalse? ccBias cccan cccreep ccinto ccstories ccif ccyou ccdon't ccponder ccthe ccway
ccthat ccmath ccis ccmanipulated ccin cca ccpress ccrelease. cc- ccAnswerTrue
True ccor ccfalse? ccComplete ccobjectivity ccis cca ccgreat ccgoal, ccbut ccit's cchard ccto
ccobtain ccbecause ccjournalists ccare cchuman. cc- ccAnswerTrue
True ccor ccfalse? ccIf ccyou ccbelieve ccthat cca ccstatement ccis cctrue, ccthat ccmeans ccyou
ccare ccbeing ccobjective. cc- ccAnswerFalse
True ccor ccfalse? ccReporting ccthe ccfacts ccas ccthey ccare cceven ccif ccit ccmakes ccone
ccside cclook ccbad ccis ccOK ccbecause ccit's ccnot cca ccjournalist's ccjob ccto ccmake
cceveryone cclook ccgood, ccaccording ccto ccyour cctextbook. cc- ccAnswerTrue
Which ccof ccthe ccfollowing ccdoes ccNOT cchelp ccimprove ccreadability ccfor cca ccnews
ccstory? cc- ccAnswerUsing ccunnamed ccsources ccwho ccmake ccone-sided ccstatement.
Developed ccby ccHarvard cctheologian ccto ccdemonstrate ccthe cccomplex ccrelationship
ccbetween cchow ccfacts, ccvalues, ccsocietal ccprinciples ccand ccconflicting ccloyalties
ccoften cccompete ccin cca ccperson's ccdecision-making ccprocess. ccThis ccis ccone ccof
ccmany ccapproaches ccthat cccan cchelp ccjournalists ccmake ccgood, ccethical ccdecisions.
cc- ccAnswerPotter ccBox
True ccor ccfalse? ccAs cca ccjournalist, ccif ccyou ccsign cca ccpetition ccor cchave cca ccyard
ccsign ccsupporting cca ccpolitical cccandidate, ccthat cclikely ccwould ccnot ccbe cca ccbreach
ccof ccyour cccompany's ccethics ccpolicy. cc- ccAnswerFalse
