Week 1 - The Role of Journalism
Who wrote these famous words?
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This is the name of the ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN used to write most news stories & features.
What is the Inverted Pyramid Style?
Name all FIVE freedoms found under the first amendment.
Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, Speech
Stories that are ____________ have a sense of urgency to them. This is usually news that is happening NOW, or at least recently.
What is Timely / Timeliness?
The treating of facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices; being unbiased.
What is objectivity?
An American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll.
Who is Walter Cronkite?
"The effort to gather and report the news."
What is Journalism?
Name ONE supreme court justice that is currently serving on the United States Supreme Court.
1. John Roberts
2. Clarence Thomas
3. Stephen Breyer
4. Samuel Alito
5. Sonia Sotomayor
6. Elena Kagen
7. Neil Gorsuch
8. Amy Coney Barrett
9. Brett Kavanaugh
The audience has an emotional reaction to these types of stories. They tug at our heartstrings. They can make us sad, angry, anxious, happy, frustrated, or even curious.
What is Human Interest?
The process of fact-checking by finding two or more people who can confirm a given fact:
a. Impartiality
b. Verify
c. Credibility
b. Verify
A _______________ is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio or pictures, processes them to a news-worthy form and disseminates it to the public.
What is a Journalist?
A form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so.
What is a Democracy?
In the supreme court case New York Times Co. vs. Sullivan, the supreme court ruled that the first amendment protects...
All newspapers as long as the paper does not act “in malice.”
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle are seen on the front page of USA Today in a story where they announce Meghan's pregnancy with a baby boy. This is an example of:
Prominence
Longstreth
A formal summary of the aims and values of a company, organization, or individual. GAHS has one of these and the "Washington Post's Seven Principles" is a good example.
What is a Mission Statement?
Name ONE of the 5 core values of Journalism
1. Accuracy
2. Independence
3. Impartiality
4. Humanity
5. Accountability
What was the name of the supreme court cases that dealt with the right to NOT salute the American flag due to religious beliefs?
West Virginia Board of Education vs. Barnette
Name all eight values of newsworthiness that we learned about in class.
1. Impact
2. Timeliness
3. Proximity
4. Prominence
5. Human Interest
6. Conflict
7. Currency
8. Novelty/Oddity
Finding out information about the sport, team, coaches, events, and issues that will be covered in sports writing. This is called...?
What is Backgrounding?
Name ONE famous song about journalism or a journalist.
1. Dirty Laundry by Don Henley
2. A Day in the Life by The Beatles
3. Ballad of a Thin Man by Bob Dylan
Name THREE THINGS that make up a responsible journalist (hint: they are three vocab words from week #2).
1. Credibility
2. Verification
3. Objectivity
Name a major historical event that involved the United States during the Tinker vs. Des Moines supreme court case.
What is the Vietnam War?
Which news value refers to the physical or emotional closeness of a news story to a media outlet’s audience?
Proximity
When is Mrs. Spagnola's baby due? (Month AND Day!)
August 2, 2022