News Values
This news value explains why a story about a cafeteria rule change at our school is more important to us than one 500 miles away.
A) Prominence
B) Proximity
C) Timeliness
B) Proximity
The rule of journalism ethics that requires reporters to double-check their facts and avoid publishing mistakes is called:
A) Objectivity
B) Accuracy
C) Prominence
B) Accuracy
Identify this statement: "The school library has 18 computers."
A) Fact
B) Opinion
C) Unverified Rumor
A) Fact
Which is the most unbiased revision of: "The cafeteria served disgusting pizza today."
A) "The cafeteria served awful pizza today."
B) "The cafeteria served pizza today."
C) "The cafeteria served the worst lunch today."
B) The cafeteria served pizza today
This news value applies to a story about game results that happened 10 minutes ago rather than 3 weeks ago.
A) Timeliness
B) Conflict
C) Human Interest
A) Timeliness
Giving both sides of an argument a voice in a news story is known as:
A) Fairness
B) Timeliness
C) Human Interest
A) Fairness
Identify this statement: "The school library is the coolest room in the building."
A) Fact
B) Opinion
C) Objective News
B) Opinion
Which is the most unbiased revision of: "Mr. Davis gave an insanely hard math test that ruined our weekend."
A) "Mr. Davis gave a math test on Friday."
B) "Mr. Davis gave a mean math test on Friday."
C) "Mr. Davis ruined Friday with a math test."
Mr. Davis gave a math test on Friday
A story featuring an interview with the principal, mayor, or a famous celebrity falls under which news value?
A) Impact
B) Proximity
C) Prominence
C) Prominence
Keeping your personal feelings and opinions out of straight news reporting is called:
A) Subjectivity
B) Objectivity
C) Conflict
B) Objectivity
Which word in this sentence introduces personal opinion? "The soccer team played a terrible match on Tuesday."
A) Tuesday
B) Match
C) Terrible
C) Terrible
Which is the most unbiased headline choice for a close basketball loss?
A) "Blind Ref Steals Victory from Basketball Team"
B) "Basketball Team Unfairly Loses Game"
C) "West Middle Loses Basketball Game 42-41 after Late Call"
C) West Middle Loses Basketball Game 42-41 after Late Call
When the district Wi-Fi shuts down and affects all 800 students, this news value makes it front-page news.
Impact
When choosing between being the first to publish a rumor or waiting to verify it, a journalist always chooses this.
Accuracy (Fact-Checking/Verification)
Explain how a reporter can prove whether a statement is a fact.
Checking official records, data, or verifying with reliable sources.
Fix this sentence neutrally: "The girls' track team was awesome, but the boys' team was boring."
Reporting scores/highlights neutrally for both teams without subjective judgments
A story about a 6th grader who built a working robot out of recycled materials in her bedroom falls under this emotional news value.
Human Interest
True or False: If a reporter's best friend says a hallway rumor is true, the reporter can publish it immediately without further proof.
False (Must verify with official sources)
Your best friend calls the new cafeteria pizza "cardboard," but 80% of surveyed students like it. Which piece of information belongs in a news headline?
The Survey Data (80% liked it)
Social media claims the principal is quitting today. What does the newsroom do before printing?
Hold the story until confirmed directly with the principal or district?