Broadcast Journalism Test | WILKES-BARRE-AREA-2406747

Broadcast Journalism

Wilkes-barre Area Vocational-technical School
Teacher: Schoener (pschoener@wbactc.org)

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1. Fill in the blank: _______ laws were created to protect the rights of content creators. These laws ensure that news organizations respect the work of others and use it appropriately in their reporting.

2. True or False: Talk Shows never include strong biases or exaggeration.

3. Fill in the blank: _______ are a type of reporting that provides in-depth information into specific issues. This often involves uncovering hidden truths, corruption, or crimes.

4. Which of the following broadcast formats can be described as digital audio programs that typically feature interviews, analysis, and commentary on a specific topic or event?

5. Fill in the blank: _______ are the moral values that guide us to right and wrong behavior. Journalists are responsible for using them to be fair, accurate, and unbiased in their reporting.

6. True or False: Broadcast Journalism traces back to the early 20th century with early radio broadcasts. Before this time, newspapers were the main source of information about current events.

7. Fill in the blank: _______ is an approach that lets Journalists choose where to share their content based on their target audience preferences.

8. Which of the following broadcast formats is considered the staple for Broadcast Journalism, providing the audience with key information about a story quickly and efficiently?

9. Fill in the blank: _______ involves taking someone else's work or ideas and presenting them as your own.

10. True or False: Under the Fair Use Exemption, journalists do not always need permission when the content will be used for criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research.

11. Broadcast Journalism can be defined as news and information that is gathered, created, and shared using which of the following types of electronic media?

12. Fill in the blank: _______ are in-depth films or TV programs that explore a specific topic, issue, or event, typically with raw and often unique perspectives.

13. Which of the following audience engagement strategies refers to the journalist determining their target audience's interests and choosing stories that appeal to those viewers?

14. Fill in the blank: _______ is a new form of broadcasting that occurs on digital platforms such as social media sites. This video coverage allows audiences to receive news in real time and watch events unfold as if they were there.

15. Fill in the blank: _______ is a form of broadcast journalism that uses smartphones to capture, edit, and share news content quickly, enabling journalists to report from the field.