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P&W Journalism
P&W Pot Luck
Poynter Wisdom
Elements
Pot Luck
100
A philosopher who argues that when faced with an ethical dilemma, in order to reach a decision, we should first consult our conscience about an action, then seek expert advice, then conduct a public discussion.
Who is Sissela Bok?
100
A fundamental ethical news value, whereby correct facts and right words are put in context.
What is accuracy?
100
Seek truth and report it as fully as possible, be transparent, and engage community as an end, rather than as a means.
What are the three main categories in the Guiding Principles for Journalists, as defined by Kelly McBride and Tom Rosenstiel in "The New Ethics of Journalism."
100
The number of elements in "The Elements of Journalism" by Bill Kovach & Tom Rosenstiel
What is 10?
100
A famous American who said he'd prefer newspapers without government to government without newspapers.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
200
A principle whereby an individual should act as if the choices one makes for oneself could become universal law.
What is Kant's categorical imperative?
200
A school of thought from which journalism borrows its notion of truth.
What is the Enlightenment?
200
The principle that Internet service providers should allow readers to access all content without favor.
What is network neutrality?
200
Eight rules of engagement in The Elements of Journalism that define how citizens can recognize whether the elements are present in news they receive.
What is A Citizen's Bill of Rights of Responsibilities?
200
A renowned, highly respected and beloved broadcast journalist who passed away this semester.
Who is Gwen Ifill?
300
A philosopher known for the utility principle, where an act's rightness is determined by its contribution to a desirable end.
Who is John Stuart Mill?
300
A system whereby creators of persuasive messages can judge the ethics of their messages.
What is the TARES test?
300
A phrase used by Columbia professor Clay Shirky to describe the Internet, because of the way it allows journalists to fact check politicians and how it prevents journalists from hiding errors.
What is a truth serum?
300
A method of reporting whereby the numbers behind the news are made sortable and analyzable, adding more context and information for the audience.
What is data journalism?
300
The world's first social media news agency.
What is Storyful?
400
An ethical theory developed by philosopher William David Ross
What is the pluralistic theory of value?
400
A principle that would prompt anyone to be the best they can in any professional role, be it a reporter, an advertising executive or a television producer.
What is the Aristotelian notion of virtue?
400
An action media outlets can and should always take to preserve and increase trust among their audience.
What is a correction?
400
A discipline of verification.
What is the essence of journalism?
400
Facts facts facts facts facts facts facts facts, lovely facts, wonderful facts.
What is the thing our instructor cares about above all else?
500
A branch of journalism whose approach could be defended as an example of utilitarianism in action.
What is investigative reporting?
500
Something Gandhi and Martin Luther King have in common.
What is Lawrence Kohlberg's sixth stage of moral development?
500
A finite list of instructions that a machine performs in order to calculate a function.
What is an algorithm?
500
A group of scholars who, in 1947, outlined the obligations of journalism, warning of the dangers of accounts that were "factually correct but substantially untrue."
What is the Hutchins Commission?
500
The explanation given by Reuters news agency for why its pre-election polling data was wrong.
What is a polling system that treats the 51 states as distinct entities rather than taking account of patterns that repeat themselves in states with similar demographics?