JOMC 101: Exam 1 (solved)

Timely (criteria to determine newsworthiness) correct answers Soon after, during the event, closeness to event happening Proximity (criteria to determine newsworthiness) correct answers close to audience Conflict (criteria to determine newsworthiness) correct answers 2 sides going at it Prominence (criteria to determine newsworthiness) correct answers important, well-known people Human Interest (criteria to determine newsworthiness) correct answers people doing cool, interesting things Consequence (criteria to determine newsworthiness) correct answers the outcome of the event Usefulness (criteria to determine newsworthiness) correct answers might help us, useful information, relevant Novelty (criteria to determine newsworthiness) correct answers something unique, crazy Deviance (criteria to determine newsworthiness) correct answers something abnormal, tragedy, social norms Walter Cronkite correct answers American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CVS Evening news for 19 years. Very neutral and aloof. Signed off the evening news with "And that's the way it is" Nellie Bly correct answers Faked insanity to get inside an asylum in the 1800s. Investigative journalist- using deception to get stories. News is both a...... correct answers product and process How do issues such as deception and privacy present ethical problems for journalists? correct answers Journalists should be honest, fair and courageous in gathering and reporting information Deception correct answers Journalists continue to use disguises and assume false identities to gather information on social transgressions Privacy in journalism correct answers Straddle a line between "public's right to know: and a person's right to privacy. Reporters can gain a lot more access In the digital age. Why is getting a story first important for reports? correct answers News media competes to be the first to report important information. Editors may be reluctant to back away from a story once it starts circulating. It's a battle for newspaper circulation and broadcast ratings.