Vocabulary
Examples
Important Figures
100

Plagarism

The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

100

Good or Bad and Why?

Another journalist with the same story reported how the teacher was awarded, including how the teacher feels delighted to educate and how the school is proud of her achievements.

Good...

100

Ben Bradlee

A former journalist who was the executive editor of, The Washington Post from 1965 to 1991 did great coverage post-World War II, such as the Watergate Scandal, in which he spoke about journalism ethics.  

200

Ethics

Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.

200

Explain how this is correct

The New England Journal of Medicine is an example of a publication with a high degree of credibility. When you tell a lie and get caught, this is an example of your credibility becoming damaged.  

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200

Janet Cooke

Created a false story about a 8 year-old heroin addict to which she won a Pulitzer prize in 1981 but shortly had to give it back.

300

Attribution

Using primary source information whenever possible and identify where it came from.

300

Good or Bad and Why?

A young journalist decides to compose an article about a teacher who was recently awarded. She decides to include personal information about the teacher and invent a story that the teacher doesn't enjoy her job but accepted the award anyway.

Bad...

400

Ethical Morals

Morals refer to an individual's own principles regarding right and wrong


400

This may change the way I do something based on...

Ethical Morals 

500

 The ability to inspire belief and trust.

Credibility

500

When telling a lie what is damaged?

Credibility