Deck 1: The Current Journalism Landscape

Question 1

What is defined as drawing from the strengths of various media platforms in order to tell better stories?

A) Convergence
B) Synergy
C) Multimedia
D) Mergers

Answer 1

Convergence

Question 2

As a journalism student, do you see yourself being properly prepared for a world of convergent journalism? What skills do you think you bring to the table and what skills do you think you lack? What do you see as the best way to close any gaps in your skill set?

Answer 2

No Answer.

Question 3

Discuss how media has changed over the past 10 years with the class. What do you rely on most for your information, both in terms of devices and media outlets? What makes these outlets and devices valuable for you in terms of media consumption?

Answer 3

No Answer.

Question 4

When producing content for a convergent journalism operation you should use:

A) Whatever tool with which you feel the most comfortable.
B) Any tool you have.
C) The right tool for the right job.
D) Anything digital.

Question 5

Cory Haik of the Washington Post describes the way in which journalists alter their work to fit the needs of consumers as:

A) Convergent Journalism
B) Pandering Journalism
C) Digital Journalism
D) Adaptive Journalism

Question 6

In spite of changes to the field of journalism, what remains at the heart of what journalists do?

A) The Inverted Pyramid
B) Convergent Journalism
C) Storytelling
D) Timeliness

Question 7

The idea espoused in the phrase, "If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail," is at the core of what law or rule?

A) The Law of the Instrument
B) The Rule of Thirds
C) The Rule of Law
D) The Law of Convergence

Question 8

Journalists who perform well in a convergent environment must put which person/people first?

A) Media owners
B) Themselves
C) Other media professionals
D) Media consumers

Question 9

Journalists who operate in a convergent environment must fully embrace which of the following news values?

A) Timeliness
B) Novelty
C) Proximity
D) Prominence

Question 10

What has the shift to digital media meant for consumers?

A) They need to buy more digital devices.
B) They have more choices in what they consume.
C) They have fewer real voices on the Internet.
D) They have to pay more for content.

Question 11

What has been one of the largest shifts in the last ten years in terms of how people get their information?

A) Heavier reliance on TV
B) More use of the Web
C) Larger shift to audio books
D) Heavier reliance on mobile devices

Question 12

Over the past ten years media individuals' media usage has:

A) Gone down
B) Stayed the same
C) Gone up
D) Gone up and down each year

Question 13

Where do you see journalism going in the next ten years? Will there be more outlets or fewer? Will news improve or will gossip, tabloid fodder and YouTube videos of cats flushing toilets become dominant on the landscape? Justify your thoughts.

Question 14

What is defined as drawing from the strengths of various media platforms in order to tell better stories?

A) Convergence
B) Synergy
C) Multimedia
D) Mergers

Question 15

What has been one of the largest shifts in the last ten years in terms of how people get their information?

A) Heavier reliance on TV
B) More use of the Web
C) Larger shift to audio books
D) Heavier reliance on mobile devices

Question 16

What has the shift to digital media meant for consumers?

A) They need to buy more digital devices.
B) They have more choices in what they consume.
C) They have fewer real voices on the Internet.
D) They have to pay more for content.

Question 17

Journalists who operate in a convergent environment must fully embrace which of the following news values?

A) Timeliness
B) Novelty
C) Proximity
D) Prominence

Question 18

Journalists who perform well in a convergent environment must put which person/people first?

A) Media owners
B) Themselves
C) Other media professionals
D) Media consumers

Question 19

In spite of changes to the field of journalism, what remains at the heart of what journalists do?

A) The Inverted Pyramid
B) Convergent Journalism
C) Storytelling
D) Timeliness

Question 20

Cory Haik of the Washington Post describes the way in which journalists alter their work to fit the needs of consumers as:

A) Convergent Journalism
B) Pandering Journalism
C) Digital Journalism
D) Adaptive Journalism

Question 21

When producing content for a convergent journalism operation you should use:

A) Whatever tool with which you feel the most comfortable.
B) Any tool you have.
C) The right tool for the right job.
D) Anything digital.

Question 22

Discuss how media has changed over the past 10 years with the class. What do you rely on most for your information, both in terms of devices and media outlets? What makes these outlets and devices valuable for you in terms of media consumption?

Question 23

Where do you see journalism going in the next ten years? Will there be more outlets or fewer? Will news improve or will gossip, tabloid fodder and YouTube videos of cats flushing toilets become dominant on the landscape? Justify your thoughts.