Journalism Semester 2 Unit 7 QUIZ

An article recently read, "Four hundred and ninety nine students at Central Michigan University will apply for a master's program in the spring." Which of the following best describes what happened in this section? The journalist was too long with their sentence. The journalist misspelled names. The journalist wrote in the first person. The journalist wrote numbers incorrectly.

The journalist wrote numbers incorrectly.

An article recently read, "7 of New Jersey's high schools tested above average in Math and Science this past year." Which of the following best explains what happened in this section? The journalist was too short with their sentence. The journalist was too long with their sentence. The journalist wrote in the first person. The journalist wrote the numbers incorrectly.

The journalist wrote the numbers incorrectly.

Style guides help journalists write better articles. True False

True

To, too, and two are homonyms. True False

True

Broadcast journalism does not have dedicated editors. True False

False

Bryant was reading over his article, and realized that in order to understand why the construction of the new hospital took so long, he had to better describe all the work that is needed to build a hospital from the ground up. He then went back and re-wrote the article including this crucial information. Knowing this, which of the following is most likely an accurate statement about Bryant? He is a journalist. He is an editor-in-chief. He is an assignment editor. He is a managing editor.

He is a journalist.

Gilbert, focusing in on his business section of the newspaper, stopped the paper before it went to print as he noticed that the headlines of two articles had been swapped. He sent it back to be fixed before it was allowed to go to print. Knowing this, which of the following is most likely an accurate statement about Gilbert? He is an assignment editor. He is a managing editor. He is a copy editor. He is a journalist.

He is a managing editor.

How can a style guide help a journalist? It can tell a journalist how to write an article. It can tell a journalist how certain words and punctuation marks are supposed to be used. It can tell a journalist whether their writing is any good. It can tell a journalist how long an article should be.

It can tell a journalist how certain words and punctuation marks are supposed to be used.

Alessandria works as an editor-in-chief. Before the most recent spring catalog goes to print, she carefully looks over the final layout, making sure that the overall look fits the aesthetic the magazine strives for on a monthly basis. Knowing this, which of the following is MOST likely an accurate statement about the magazine? It's a large magazine with many people on staff. It's a small magazine with very few people on staff. It's a political magazine with a simple layout. It's a fashion magazine with many photos that must look good together.

It's a large magazine with many people on staff.

You are a news director for a national nightly news show. You are working on a segment about medical researchers who have found a new vaccine, and you get access to go into the research lab to film and interview staff. Which of these would LEAST likely be a problem when you put together the segment? The script is too long and contains too much information to fit in the time you have. Your main source, the lead doctor on the vaccine research, said something offensive in their interview. The videographer shot too much footage. The report mispronounced some names and medical terms but started her sentences again to correct herself.

The videographer shot too much footage.

Which sentence contains an error? The witness did not state weather the victim was on the east or west side of the street. The accident took place at 6:38 p.m. The shelter has both dogs and cats available for adoption. The festival will be held on Thursday, April 26th.

The witness did not state weather the victim was on the east or west side of the street.

Why should newspapers be concerned about libel? They could ruin someone's reputation. They could end up losing a story. They could end up confusing readers. They could lose a lot of money.

They could ruin someone's reputation.

Why should journalists avoid using too many big words? Readers cannot understand big words. They can make an article seem heavy. They run the risk of misusing the big words. Readers have a hard time finding the facts.

They run the risk of misusing the big words.

Tyrone was reading over an article about equality in the workplace that interviewed 18 men and 1 woman. Tyrone pointed out that because of the choice of interviewees, the article has a clear bias tone. Which of the following accurately describes what Tyrone was doing? micro editing macro editing pinpointing citing

macro editing

Kent was reading over an article, finding a sentence that read "As the athlete swam toward the distant aisle, he could picture the sand beneath his feet, and the first place trophy in his hand." Kent quickly changed "aisle" to "isle," as he knew this was a mistake. Which of the following accurately describes what Kent was doing? micro editing macro editing pinpointing subject editing

micro editing