1. True or False: The earliest forms of journalism were hand-written on ink and paper.

 False

2. True or False: As technology improved, people produced more papers and books. 

  
True

3. True or False: As more papers and books were produced, more people learned to
read and write.

  
True
 

4. In Ancient China, the governors edited government reports.  This means:

  
they removed or changed some information
 
5. The printing press helped people share written information more quickly and easily. In
other words, the printing press was more _________________.
 efficient
 6. Which of these happened first?

  
Corantos were published in Europe.
 
7. Which of these happened last?

  
The World Wide Web Created online journalism.

8. European and American newspapers were a result of which technological invention?

   
Gutenberg's printing press
9. What was the name of the first regular newspaper published in English?

the Oxford Gazette

 
10. Journalists need to _______________ the accuracy of their sources.

  
verification
 

  
verify
 
11. They need to make sure that their work is _______________.

  
originality
 

  
original
 
12. Journalists should always try to write the truth and to tell the _______________
story.

  
complete
 
13. It is important for a journalist to be _______________ in their work so that others
can see what they have done.

  
transparently
 

  
transparent
 
14. verification

  
the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something
15. objectivity

  
a lack of bias, judgement or prejudice
 

16. originality

  
being responsible for your actions
 

  
the quality of being novel and new
 

17. completeness

  
entire, full, not missing anything out
 

18. transparency

  
an honest way of operating that allows other people to see what you are doing

19. fairness

  
just and reasonable behavior
 
20. A news story is often quite long and includes the journalist's personal opinion.

  
True
 

  
False
 
21. What are the three most common ways to narrow down your topic? Select three
choices below:

  
foods
 

  
time
 

  
place
 

  
animals
 

  
type
 
22. a thought or plan about what to do

  
idea
 
23. a short description of a story that a journalist wants to tell

  
pitch
 
24. describes a story that should be in the news

  
newsworthy
 
25. the way that you do something

  
approach

26. organizing the content of an article before it’s written

  
outlining
 
27. the first try at writing the article in sentences and paragraphs

  
drafting
 
28. ensuring that an article is clear, correct, understandable

  
copy editing
 
29. Definition: a news show on television, on the internet, or on the radio

  
broadcast
 
30. Definition: a news story that is broadcast rather than printed.

  
segment
 
31. Definition: a script, or the written text, of what the journalist is going to say

  
Copy

32. Definition: a machines that scrolls electronic text so that someone in front of the
camera can read it

  
teleprompter
 
33. Definition: the person who decides what news stories to show, how long each story
will be, and in what order
   
producer

34. Definition: when a correspondent travels to where the news is happening and
reports from there

  
On location

35. Definition: broadcast journalists who present news segments

  
correspondents
 

36. The World Wide Web was invented.

  
1989
 
 37. Facebook was created.

  
2004

38. The first computers were created. In

  
1940s
 
39. YouTube was created.

  
2005
 
40. Journalists can use text, audio, and video to tell a story because new media is...

  
multimedia
 
41. Why are headlines and leads even more important in new media than print and
broadcast media?

  
These are often the only part of the story viewers can see.
 
42. What is the purpose of short, new media posts?

  
to generate clicks on a link to the full story
 
43. What strategy do new media journalists use to make their posts easier to search for
and find?

  
hashtags