JOURNALISM FINAL EXAM QUESTIOS AND ANSWERS
ProPublica and New Haven Independent are groups that practice non-profit journalism -
Answers - True
Investigative journalism has beee - Answers - decreasing at news outlets in recent
years
An editorial strategy of serving their audience as quickly and as locally as possible is
called being a - Answers - digital first organization
Unlike newspapers, television networks and national magazines have been expanding
investigative units in recent years - Answers - False
Local news delivery has not changed in recent years - Answers - False
Which is not a trend in journalism in recent years? - Answers - Increasing profits at large
news companies
Patch is dedicated to what type of coverage? - Answers - Hyper-local news
Paywalls for online news began to be used widely in what year? - Answers - 2011
Legacy Media are products that predate the internet - Answers - True
Which type of paywall allows flexibility - Answers - soft
What two key reporting positions are being cut as a result of funding issues? - Answers
- Investigative reporting, Statehouse reporting
What are two benefits of hyperlocal news - Answers - 1) to get away from economic
pressures that force staff cut-backs
2) Do not have to rely on content from other sources
Patch was acquired by which company? - Answers - AOL
Engagement is the level of involvement that the viewer has with a media product -
Answers - True
Jayson Blair violated journalism ethics by invading people's privacy - Answers - False,
he plagarized
Distributive justice is defined as - Answers - helping the least advantaged members of
society
, Which professional organization has developed its own code of journalism ethics? -
Answers - RTD, Society of Professional Journalists, National Press Photographers
Association
The rules that affect what you might cover in your story are - Answers - legal facts
Prima facie means - Answers - common sense
Norms of a group or society that follow a code of conduct - Answers - Morality
The actions of News of the World were - Answers - both illegal and unethical
Journalists are self-policing - Answers - True
Most true ethical dilemmas involve a conflict between two legitimate interests - Answers
- True
Formal justice is giving people what they have earned and treating people equally -
Answers - True
Beneficence is making up for the harm you've caused others - Answers - False
Perfect duties are problematic because you won't always be in a position to act on them
- Answers - False
When Newsday first started a paywall - Answers - both web traffic and advertising
decreased
Startups are organic media organizations formed in the digital age - Answers - True
Patch editors write, shoot and edit, capture video and closely monitor analytics -
Answers - True
Patch covers mainly low-income communities often ignored by traditional news
organizations - Answers - False
Which of the following is NOT a non-profit journalism organization - Answers - The
Register Citizen
The process of converting something that was once free into a product that is sold is -
Answers - monetization
Doing good journalistic work often means that a journalist contributes to causing some
sort of harm - Answers - True
Three steps in ethical decision-making - Answers - 1) Start with an open mind
ProPublica and New Haven Independent are groups that practice non-profit journalism -
Answers - True
Investigative journalism has beee - Answers - decreasing at news outlets in recent
years
An editorial strategy of serving their audience as quickly and as locally as possible is
called being a - Answers - digital first organization
Unlike newspapers, television networks and national magazines have been expanding
investigative units in recent years - Answers - False
Local news delivery has not changed in recent years - Answers - False
Which is not a trend in journalism in recent years? - Answers - Increasing profits at large
news companies
Patch is dedicated to what type of coverage? - Answers - Hyper-local news
Paywalls for online news began to be used widely in what year? - Answers - 2011
Legacy Media are products that predate the internet - Answers - True
Which type of paywall allows flexibility - Answers - soft
What two key reporting positions are being cut as a result of funding issues? - Answers
- Investigative reporting, Statehouse reporting
What are two benefits of hyperlocal news - Answers - 1) to get away from economic
pressures that force staff cut-backs
2) Do not have to rely on content from other sources
Patch was acquired by which company? - Answers - AOL
Engagement is the level of involvement that the viewer has with a media product -
Answers - True
Jayson Blair violated journalism ethics by invading people's privacy - Answers - False,
he plagarized
Distributive justice is defined as - Answers - helping the least advantaged members of
society
, Which professional organization has developed its own code of journalism ethics? -
Answers - RTD, Society of Professional Journalists, National Press Photographers
Association
The rules that affect what you might cover in your story are - Answers - legal facts
Prima facie means - Answers - common sense
Norms of a group or society that follow a code of conduct - Answers - Morality
The actions of News of the World were - Answers - both illegal and unethical
Journalists are self-policing - Answers - True
Most true ethical dilemmas involve a conflict between two legitimate interests - Answers
- True
Formal justice is giving people what they have earned and treating people equally -
Answers - True
Beneficence is making up for the harm you've caused others - Answers - False
Perfect duties are problematic because you won't always be in a position to act on them
- Answers - False
When Newsday first started a paywall - Answers - both web traffic and advertising
decreased
Startups are organic media organizations formed in the digital age - Answers - True
Patch editors write, shoot and edit, capture video and closely monitor analytics -
Answers - True
Patch covers mainly low-income communities often ignored by traditional news
organizations - Answers - False
Which of the following is NOT a non-profit journalism organization - Answers - The
Register Citizen
The process of converting something that was once free into a product that is sold is -
Answers - monetization
Doing good journalistic work often means that a journalist contributes to causing some
sort of harm - Answers - True
Three steps in ethical decision-making - Answers - 1) Start with an open mind
