Where a last-place team finishes, or where critics say bloggers reside.
BASEMENT
100
This type of newspaper is bigger, but its biggest drawback is that it's associated with scandal and hype.
TABLOID
100
While Michael Irvin DIDN'T get fired for (jokingly) advancing theories of interracial genetics and athletic prowess, this CBS announcer was.
JIMMY "THE GREEK" (SNYDER)
100
A journalist who makes mistakes but doesn't admit or correct them violates this ethical tenet.
BE ACCOUNTABLE
100
If you're worried someone else might beat you on a story, you might cut ethical corners because of the pressure of this.
COMPETITION
200
It could be on your kitchen faucet, but it's not on Twitter, though some athletes probably wish it was.
A FILTER
200
People who still read the printed newspaper are probably this.
OLD
200
A lack of this in newsrooms nationwide contributes to potentially insensitive coverage of issues regarding athletes and other sports figures of color.
DIVERSITY
200
Not using the terms "alleged," "suspected" or "accused" to refer to someone who may have committed a crime would violate this ethical tenet.
MINIMIZE HARM
200
Writing a newspaper or online piece that you don’t really believe, but that “sells” is called this.
COLUMNISM
300
“Glee” star Jane or what you can’t suggest happen to Tiger Woods.
LYNCH
300
This early sports newspaper also covered crime, corruption and prostitution.
THE NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE
300
A term often used to describe athletes of color that is not a compliment but instead denigrates their work ethic.
"GREAT (NATURAL) ATHLETE"
300
Labeling a photoshopped image or a photo illustration so there is no deception of the reader falls under this ethical tenet.
SEEK TRUTH AND REPORT IT
300
While you can't remove content or context from a photograph, it is permitted to edit an image to improve this.
CLARITY
400
Slang for a cab driver, or what you can claim happened to your Twitter account when you say something controversial.
HACK
400
The last attempt at an all-sports newspaper in America, it lost $150 million in 18 months.
THE NATIONAL
400
“Scrappy,” “Hard-Working,” “Coachable,” “Intangibles” are all code words often used to describe this type of athlete.
WHITE/CAUCASIAN
400
It's the guideline followed by the Denver Post, which no longer lets its beat writers pick games involving the teams they cover.
ACT INDEPENDENTLY
400
Athletes discovered they could present their image or brand in exactly the way they wanted through the use of these.
COMMERCIALS
500
Money held for someone else or the reason we care that journalists are honest and ethical.
TRUST
500
Because this is harder to do online, the printed newspaper probably won't go away anytime soon.
GENERATE REVENUE/MAKE MONEY
500
When reporters place people within a certain identity group based on stereotypes, it's called what?
MEDIA STACKING
500
After "The Truth," a play-by-play announcer's most important responsibility is to this.
THE GAME
500
A study of Olympic coverage showed the media portrayed black athletes succeeding because of innate athletic skills, but they portrayed white athletes as succeeding because of this.