Journalism
From the Elements of Journalism reading - What is the biggest difference between journalism and public relations?
What is verification?
Journalism is verified information.
This media company has seen a huge drop in viewership as consumers have turned more to free social media sports sites. What is the company?
What is ESPN?
Many journalists and others on Twitter are moving to a new social media platform. What is it?
What is Mastodon?
The difference between misinformation and disinformation is ______________.
What is "intent"?
Social media apps use our personal information, but most people don't worry much about what happens to it. What theory explains this?
What is Baym's theory of domestication?
With the speed of the internet comes an increased chance of making mistakes when reporting the news. To combat this, journalists prize ___________.
What is accuracy?
What is verification?
The New York Times bought an online sports journalism company. What is it?
What is "The Athletic"?
The U.S. government is investigating this social media site for national security reasons
What is "Tik Tok"?
Misinformation is false information that can be spread __________________.
What is "unknowingly"?
From the Elements of Journalism reading - journalism serves as _____________ on government.
What is "a watchdog"?
The Texas Tribune and ProPublica have a new type of business model that has thrived after 2015. It's called a "_____"
What is a nonprofit?
Sports commentators often make controversial statements on their shows. What is this called?
What is a "hot take"?
The made-up person "Carol" on Facebook quickly started receiving conspiracy theory information. This is caused by Facebook's ______________.
What are algorithms?
The World War II slogan "Loose Lips Sink Ships" is an example of this:
What is propaganda?
When people say, "Google is making us stupid" what theory is this an example of?
What is Baym's theory of "technological determinism"?
Did most typical small-town news websites/news outlest decline or advance in coverage between 2015-2021?
What is decline?
Sports fans now look to watch their favorite games with streaming services online. This is a big change from the days of cable TV. What's the this term called?
What is "cord-cutting"?
This movie showed some of the psychological dangers of spending lots of time on social media platforms.
What is "The Social Dilemma"?
What is a "rabbit hole"?
From the Elements of Journalism reading: Journalism's first obligation is to ______________.
What is "the truth"?
This online news outlet in Colorado is considered to be following a successful new economic model.
What is the "Colorado Sun"?
BONUS ROUND: (From Elements of Journalism) Explain why newsrooms have conflict of interest policies? (Give one example)
1. Conflict of interest policies build trust with readers (no one pays for "good" coverage, good restaurant reviews, etc.)
2. Conflict of interest policies build respect with sources. (Coverage "without fear or favor")
3. Conflict of interest policies help journalists try to be more "fair".
According to a recent Pew Research study, more than 80 percent of Americans (the largest number) say they use ____________.
What is YouTube?
Disinformation is spread with intent to _____________.
What is harm?
What is deceive/deception?
DAILY DOUBLE: Discuss at least two aspects of the former "gatekeeper model" of journalism.
What is:
1. Everyone now can share everything online, so there's no "gatekeeper".
2. Journalists use news values to decide "what is news". With users sharing so much content online, much of the information is prioritized more by audiences than by journalists.