COMM: Module 15 Quiz & Test
Which philosophical principle states that the best decision is one with the biggest overall benefit for the most human beings?
Mills principle of utility
What was Hulk Hogan's claim against Gawker Media?
A video posted on the website was an invasion of privacy
What code would the wife of a prominent politician, on leave from her journalism job with a network, violate if she used her influence to block a book author's network interview because she feared the interview could lead to embarrassing disclosures about her?
Act Independently
A readers' representative (ombudsperson)
Act as a go between from the public and the newsroom
Which of the following is an example of unethical journalistic behavior?
All answers are correct : Jayson Blair's fabricated stories A stock columnists providing advance information to friends How Scarborough donation to a political candidate
In most cases, a reporter or news organization that makes an ethical mistake will not face a lawsuit. According to the textbook, which is a consequence of bad ethical judgements for a reporter or a news organization?
All of the above It just overall damages the reputation to the reporter the news organization and the profession
The dangers of checkbook journalism are:
All of the above: Ethical questions about whether participants, witnessed or criminals should profit financially from manufactured publicity Paid interviewee May sensationalize the information to being a higher price paid interviewee could have a hidden agenda y
The media faces all of these ethical issues except:
All of these issues are faces by media
ABC chief anchor George Stephanopoulos' relationship with former President Bill Clinton is an example of what?
An insider friendship
Situational ethics, often applied by journalists to their reporting, may at any time involve which of the following philosophical principles?
Any combination of these answers: Aristotles golden mean Mills principle of utility Judeo-Christian view of persons as ends in themselves
The journalistic concept of fairness is reflected in:
Aristotle's Golden Mean
The journalistic concept of fairness is reflected in the philosophical principles of:
Aristotles golden mean
In 2014, BuzzFeed dismissed writer __________ after identifying 41 instances of plagiarism.
Benny Johnson
The presence of the media at an event:
Changes its character
When Washington Post Publisher Katharine Weymouth Offered sponsorships to lobbyists to underwrite an exclusive "salon" at her home, which ethical principle was breached?
Conflict of interest
How does the United States press handle its response to criticism?
Correction boxes News council Readers representatives
Which of the following is NOT one of the four types of ethical issues faced by the media?
Coverage
Why did New Yorker writer Jonah Lehrer resign in 2012?
It was discovered that he fabricated quotes for a book
An example of misrepresentation is:
James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces"
Making decisions based on principles that you want to be universally applied is an example of:
Kant's categorical imperative
Which journalist falsely reported that he was aboard a Chinook helicopter that was forced down in 2003 during the Iraq War?
NBC Brian Williams
In September 2010, which newspaper announced that it had accepted underwriting from three major businesses so its publisher and a staff photographer could travel to Afghanistan to report on a National Guard unit serving there?
New Hampshire Union Leader
What is "plagiarism"?
Passing off as your own the ideas or writing of others
New York Times Reporter Zachary Kouwe was suspended because he:
Plagiarized portions of an article he wrote for The Times from an article by a Wall Street Journal Reporter
According to the Impact / Profile box, "Citing Ben Affleck's 'Improper Influence' PBS Suspense Finding Your Root's," Why was the show postponed?
Producers under pressure from the actor omitted details about a slave owning ancestor of Ben affleck
Which of the following are the general principles of the RTDNA Code of Ethics?
Public trust, truth, fairness, integrity, independence, and accountibility
Which of the following is an example of "checkbook journalism"?
Reporter who paid neighbors of Jaycee Lee Dugard for information about her alleged kidnappers Phillip and Nancy Garrido
A news council:
Reviews complaints from the public and reports its finding to the offending news organization
Codes of ethics for broadcast and print journalists are:
Voluntary and meant as guidelines
According to the Impact / Global box, "Fake Sheikh Mazher Mahmood: 25 Criminal Convictions Linked to Undercover Reporter to Be Re-examined," why was Mahmood suspended by the Sun 2014?
There was strong evidence that he had manipulated evidence in several criminal cases
The National News Council was created in 1973:
To hear consumer complains about the press, but was disbanded eleven years later
Which ethical question is raised by a reporter who misrepresented the facts or creates false stories and attributes them to others?
Truthfulness
Codes of ethics established by professional and industry groups:
are voluntary and carry no penalties
When reporters go on free trips and/or are given free passes to entertainment events, it could result in:
conflict of interest
In most cases, a reporter who makes an ethical mistake:
will not face a lawsuit
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