In the reporting and interpreting of information, journalists should be honest, fair and this.
COURAGEOUS
100
This refers to justifying a decision by asking yourself what someone you trust and who is meaningful to you would think about it.
THE "MOM TEST"
100
Tweeting incorrect information in a breaking news situation points out the struggle between immediacy and….????
ACCURACY
100
Ethical photojournalists do not manipulate images to deceive or mislead readers because ethical journalists do not do this.
LIE
100
There are three ”levels” of information people have varying degrees of claim to. One is "Right to Know." Another is "Want to Know." What is the third one?
NEED TO KNOW
200
What happened to the Minneapolis TV station that ran the story about the holistic healer accused by one of her patients of giving potentially fatal advice?
THEY LOST A $1 MILLION DEFAMATION LAWSUIT, THE LARGEST IN MINNESOTA HISTORY.
200
This rule of thumb asks if a reasonable person would be offended by this content if they were reading it at the breakfast table.
THE "WHEATIES TEST"
200
The hashtag #standwithwendy that the AP used in a news tweet about Texas Senator Wendy Davis’ filibuster could have been seen as going against the SPJ code that says, “Distinguish between _____________ and news reporting.”
ADVOCACY
200
You can create a photo montage or an illustration that doesn't depict reality as long as you do this.
LABEL IT
200
You should agree with your source beforehand whether their information will be "On the Record," "Off the Record," or this.
NOT FOR ATTRIBUTION
300
Keeping the essence of someone else's work but changing a few key words or phrases is still what?
PLAGIARISM ("Find-Replace" Plagiarism)
300
If you feel strongly enough about your decision that you would be okay with everyone in the country knowing about it, your decision could be said to have passed what?
THE "FRONT PAGE TEST"
300
Many websites recognize that to be truly transparent, they must admit when they have done this to a story or blog post.
CORRECTED/CHANGED IT
300
The NPPA Code of Ethics suggests photojournalists only intrude on these when "the public has an overriding and justifiable need to see."
PRIVATE MOMENTS OF GRIEF
300
Our three-step process to making ethical decisions begins with "Collect Facts" and ends with "Make Judgments." What is the middle step?
ANALYZE FACTS
400
Before you promise a source anonymity, you should question this.
THEIR MOTIVES
400
If you could explain your decision under oath in open court, your decision would be said to have passed what?
THE "JURY TEST" (Or "GOD IS MY WITNESS TEST")
400
Waiting for this could have helped CNN in the Boston Marathon bombing and NBC in the Navy Yard shooting when they tweeted wrong information.
A SECOND SOURCE (or "CONFIRMATION")
400
Name any two of the five things you can ethically do when editing a photograph.
CROPPING, ENHANCING FOR TECHNICAL CLARITY, BURNING, DODGING, COLOR CORRECTION
400
THE WHAMMER!
1. THE PAPER SHOULD HAVE NOTED JEWELL HAD NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME.
2. IT SHOULD HAVE SPELLED OUT THAT INVESTIGATORS HAD NOT REVEALED ANY EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM.
3. THE STORY HAD NO NAMED SOURCES.
500
You should only do this when traditional open methods of gathering information will not yield information vital to the public.
GO UNDERCOVER
500
Ethical journalists test the accuracy of information from all sources and exercise care to avoid this.
INADVERTENT ERROR
500
Having an editor “vet” every blog post would reduce inaccuracies, but could rob the blog of its what?
SPONTANEITY
500
The White House doesn't do this any more after it was reported they had done it the night Osama bin Laden was killed.
RE-ENACT PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
500
There are three circumstances that generally override privacy. Two are "Crimes" and "Accidents." What is the third?