Code of Ethics
Anatomy of a Story
Lingo
Values & Functions
Junk Drawer
100
Journalists should be honest, fair, and courageous in gathering, reporting, and interpreting information.
What is "Seek Truth and Report It"?
100
All stories should be centered around ____?
What are facts?
100
The 5W's and 1H of Journalism
What is Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How?
100
The 1st Amendment of Bill of Rights protects this.
What is Freedom of Speech/the Press/Religion?
100
The article format commonly practiced by journalists. (It also sounds like a yoga pose.)
What is Inverted Pyramid?
200
Journalists should be free of obligation to any interest other than the public's right to know.
What is "Act Independently"?
200
The title of an article is known as the...
What is headline?
200
Good journalists focus on this for every story.
What is people?
200
Finish the quote: "Journalism is the only media enterprise that _______ absolutely requires."
What is democracy?
200
Another two words for media.
What is mass communication?
300
Journalists are beholden to their readers, listeners, viewers, and each other.
What is "Be Accountable"?
300
The author's name and title can be found here.
What is the byline?
300
Using a quote from somebody else early on to break up the author’s voice.
What is quote high?
300
Journalists are expected to deliver only facts without judgement, or this term.
What is neutrality?
300
The name of the dinosaur on Mr. Thomas' desk.
Who is Karl?
400
Ethical journalists treat sources, subjects, and colleagues as human beings deserving of respect.
What is "Minimize Harm"?
400
Usually below a photograph, this contains the photographers name and some background info about the picture.
What is the caption?
400
Journalists use this to ensure that the 5W's and 1H can be found in the first paragraph.
What is nutgraf?
400
Prejudice in favor of one person or group goes by this four letter word.
What is bias?
400
Mr. Thomas wants to be this guy when he grows up.
Who are Captain America or Superman?
500
This organization developed the Journalist's Code of Ethics.
What is "the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)"?
500
All journalists use this to bring a particular slant to their stories.
What is an angle?
500
The topic sentence of an article.
What is the lede?
500
Evaluating other cultures in terms of our own is known as this.
What is ethnocentrism?
500
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