FBLA Journalism Exam Prep: Sample Questions
1. Newspaper publication that contains information about current events, features
on ditterent topics and advertisements
2. Penny Press newspapers that were named after the cost, 1 cent
3. Yellow Journalism mid-1890s journalism that represented sensationalism, screaming
headlines and cheap melodrama
4. Muckraking the beginning of investigative journalism; journalists took on the role of
promoting social responsibility investigating corruption, especially in
big business, social institutions and politics
5. First Amendment the First Amendment to the Constitution, which provides the rights to
free speech and free press
6. Censorship the prevention of printing or broadcasting materials that are
considered by some to be objectionable
7. Mass Media refers to all the channels of communication that reach a large audience
8. Golden Age of Ra- refers to the 1930s when Americans listened to radios for music,
drama, comedy,
9. news
the Multiple Plat-has both a print publication and an Internet site; media through which
organization
forms consumers obtain news, such as through newspapers and news
magazines, television, radio, and the Internet
10. Multiple Media may include print, broadcast and Internet; adding audio and video
elements to a print story
11. Correspondent a reporter
12. Ethics the moral principals that govern the appropriate conduct for
individuals and
organizations
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13. Accuracy getting all the facts right and always seeking the truth
14. Integrity In journalistic terms, it means:
1) not to sell your services for financial reward other than the
salary you receive
from your employer
2) not to take money from a person, group or organization in
return for ensuring their story is covered by your news organization
3) not to promote a story based on any personal, group, or
partisan interests.
4) not to endorse or appear to endorse any organization, its
products, activities or services
5) not to promote commercial products or services
6) not to promote our own media organization.
15. Fabrication an invention; a lie
16. Public Official anyone in a position of oflcial authority that is conferred by a state
(ex.: govern- ment worker, senator, etc.)
17. Precedent a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule
or pattern in future similar or analogous cases
18. Sunshine Laws laws requiring certain proceedings of government agencies to be open
or available to the public
19. Storyboard A storyboard is a sketch of how to organize a story and a list of its
contents
20. Videographer a person who makes video films
21. Circulation the number of copies of newspapers distributed on an average day;
one of the principal factors used to set advertising rates; not always
the same as copies sold, since some newspapers are distributed
without cost to the reader
22. Online Journal- contemporary form of journalism where editorial content is distributed
ism
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1. Newspaper publication that contains information about current events, features
on ditterent topics and advertisements
2. Penny Press newspapers that were named after the cost, 1 cent
3. Yellow Journalism mid-1890s journalism that represented sensationalism, screaming
headlines and cheap melodrama
4. Muckraking the beginning of investigative journalism; journalists took on the role of
promoting social responsibility investigating corruption, especially in
big business, social institutions and politics
5. First Amendment the First Amendment to the Constitution, which provides the rights to
free speech and free press
6. Censorship the prevention of printing or broadcasting materials that are
considered by some to be objectionable
7. Mass Media refers to all the channels of communication that reach a large audience
8. Golden Age of Ra- refers to the 1930s when Americans listened to radios for music,
drama, comedy,
9. news
the Multiple Plat-has both a print publication and an Internet site; media through which
organization
forms consumers obtain news, such as through newspapers and news
magazines, television, radio, and the Internet
10. Multiple Media may include print, broadcast and Internet; adding audio and video
elements to a print story
11. Correspondent a reporter
12. Ethics the moral principals that govern the appropriate conduct for
individuals and
organizations
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13. Accuracy getting all the facts right and always seeking the truth
14. Integrity In journalistic terms, it means:
1) not to sell your services for financial reward other than the
salary you receive
from your employer
2) not to take money from a person, group or organization in
return for ensuring their story is covered by your news organization
3) not to promote a story based on any personal, group, or
partisan interests.
4) not to endorse or appear to endorse any organization, its
products, activities or services
5) not to promote commercial products or services
6) not to promote our own media organization.
15. Fabrication an invention; a lie
16. Public Official anyone in a position of oflcial authority that is conferred by a state
(ex.: govern- ment worker, senator, etc.)
17. Precedent a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule
or pattern in future similar or analogous cases
18. Sunshine Laws laws requiring certain proceedings of government agencies to be open
or available to the public
19. Storyboard A storyboard is a sketch of how to organize a story and a list of its
contents
20. Videographer a person who makes video films
21. Circulation the number of copies of newspapers distributed on an average day;
one of the principal factors used to set advertising rates; not always
the same as copies sold, since some newspapers are distributed
without cost to the reader
22. Online Journal- contemporary form of journalism where editorial content is distributed
ism
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