Principles of Ethical Journalism
Newsworthy Values
History of Journalism
Famous Journalists
News Stories
100

This principle of journalism has to do with getting the facts right

Accuracy

100

This value is about how recently the story took place

Timeliness

100

This invention allowed newspapers and books to be produced more efficiently than ever before

Printing press

100

This Cold War-era journalist spoke out against McCarthy's campaign against accused Communists

Edward R. Murrow

100

This term refers to the structure of news stories

Inverted pyramid

200

This principle of journalism has to do with being unbiased and not showing favoritism

Impartiality

200

This value is about how famous the subject of the story is

Prominence

200

This Roman invention was the first daily news announcement

Acta Diurna

200

This Memphian journalist faced dangerous circumstances as she fought for equal rights

Ida B. Wells

200

The opening line of a news story

Lead

300

This principle of journalism has to do with not being influenced by other people or organizations

Independence

300

This value is about how close to home the story is

Proximity
300

This invention first allowed messages to be sent over wires

Telegraph

300
This modern journalist is widely considered to be the foremost writer on matters of race in America

Ta-Nehisi Coates

300
News stories are organized based on...

How important the information is

400

This principle of journalism has to do with considering how people will be affected by the story

Humanity

400

This value is about how significant the story is in terms of number of people affected or seriousness of the subject

Consequence/Impact

400

This concept incorporated cameras into the news, allowing people to see what was happening instead of just reading

Photojournalism

400

This World War II-era journalist was best known for his wartime photography

Robert Capa
400

The two main types of stories are breaking and...

Feature stories

500

This principle of journalism has to do with being responsible for your words and actions

Accountability

500

This value is about how readers will connect with the story

Human interest

500

This news channel was the first to broadcast the news 24 hours a day

CNN

500
This investigative journalist was on the team that uncovered the Watergate conspiracy, leading to President Nixon's resignation

Bob Woodward

500

True or False: Interviews are important parts of any type of news story

True