Laws and Ethics
When a person has to choose between multiple options or when there is no perfect solution because every option compromises an ethical principle.
What is an ethical dilemna?
News stories that are false.
What is fake news?
This style of journalistic writing allows you to include the least important details at the bottom of the article:
What is Inverted Pyramid?
Famous Actress Marries On Again Off Again Bae in Vegas.
Who is Jennifer Lopez?
This protects freedom of speech.
What is the First Amendment?
Content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.
What is click bait?
This specific format requires you to abbreviate addresses when using directional cues.
What is AP Format?
Famous law passes allowing desegregation of schools.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education?
The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the act of government restraining publication is presumed this.
What is unconstitutional?
These have played an influential part in history. For example, when journalist anchor Walter Cronkite sharing his personal views on the Vietnam War during his newscast is an example of this.
What are opinions?
The various technologies we use to transmit information to each other.
What is media?
Six astronauts and One Teacher Lose Life In Shuttle Disaster.
What Is The Challenger Space Shuttle? (1986)
Whether it be right or wrong, this type of speech is protected.
What is hate speech?
A multilingual free online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers through open collaboration.
What is wikipedia?
the opening sentence or paragraph of a news article, summarizing the most important aspects of the story.
What is a lede?
What is "Black Lives Matter" ?
A statement of abiding principles supported by explanations and position papers that address changing journalistic practices.
What is the SPJ Code of Ethics?
This belongs at the bottom of an Inverted Pyramid.
What is the lesser or least important facts?
Royal Death Ends UK Reign.
Who is Queen Elizabeth?