Pillars of Journalism
Consider the Lobster
Global Events
Editorial v. Hard News
100

This pillar of journalism aims to present information in a balanced way, avoiding personal or organizational bias.

What is unbiased journalism?

100

David Foster Wallace attends this event to explore the ethics and culture of consuming lobsters.

What is the Maine Lobster Festival?
100

This country is facing political unrest due to potential election fraud.

What is Venezuela?

100

Hard news articles use only this kind of information.

What is fact?

200

This pillar of journalism focuses on reporting the truth and verifying facts from multiple sources to ensure reliability.

What is accurate journalism?

200

This is the method of cooking most debated in Consider the Lobster.

What is boiling?

200

This politician's life was almost taken again this week.

Who is former President Donald Trump?

200

"Enormous aisle-blocking coolers" is a sentence from this type of journalism.

What is Editorial?

300

This pillar requires journalists to disclose sources and methods, ensuring readers understand how the news was gathered.

What is transparent journalism?

300

Wallace admits that he's not sure whether it's morally acceptable to cook lobsters alive. That employs this journalistic pillar.

What is transparency?
300

This is what Miles Parks of NPR compared waiting for the election to begin to.

What is a hurricane?

300
At its worst, Hard news reporting misses out on these two pillars of journalism.

What is 'relevant' and 'engaging?'

400

This pillar of journalism ensures that reporters follow ethical guidelines like respecting privacy, minimizing harm, and avoiding conflicts of interest.

What is ethical journalism?

400
"Consider the Lobster" was originally published in this magazine.

What is Gourmet?

400

Tik Tok will be banned in America on January 19th, 2025 unless they do this.

What is sell to an American company?

400

At its worst, Editorial news reporting misses out on which pillar(s) of journalism.

What is unbiased/transparent/ethical/accurate?

500

This pillar emphasizes producing content that not only informs but also engages the audience, encouraging dialogue and public participation.

What is engaging journalism?

500

This pillar of good journalism is represented by Wallace’s detailed research into the biology and sensory experience of lobsters.

What is accurate journalism?

500

In the NPR story about Influencers researching Springfield, Ohio, the journalist discusses that the influencer's stories all include this.

What is a skepticism about mainstream media?

500

To balance the bias present in Editorial articles to maintain trust with your reader, this pillar of journalism ought to be employed.

What is transparency?

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