Deck 5: The Story Changes With the Medium

Question 1

Radio does a good job of communicating the tone of how someone says something, and it is relatively inexpensive.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

When writing for television, reporters should write to the visuals, which means describing in the script what viewers are seeing on the screen.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

One strength of print is that it allows people to re-read, so the journalist can include very complex or nuanced information.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Of the four possibilities listed below, this medium allows audience members the most control over how they gather news-they can typically select from a wide range of information about an issue, often including raw information such as speech transcripts.

A) Print
B) Online
C) Radio
D) Television

Question 5

To follow news through this medium, audiences must absorb both the story and visuals at the same time.

A) Print
B) Online
C) Radio
D) Television

Question 6

For this medium, reporters should do the following: Break stories into small chunks; consider including links to additional raw material, such as interviews or video footage; and look for related stories or graphics and provide links when appropriate.

A) Print
B) Online
C) Radio
D) Television

Question 7

A television news story package might contain which of the following elements?

A) A stand-up-a shot of the reporter on camera, speaking to the viewer
B) A voice-over-the voice of the reporter speaking while video of something other than the reporter plays
C) A sound bite from interviews with a source
D) All of the above

Question 8

Please a.) define the term ambient sound, and b.) describe a story and provide an example of ambient sound for that story.

Question 9

What are two features that differentiate writing print for a physical publication and writing print for an online publication?

Question 10

What are three tips for television/video writing?

Question 11

Habits 3 quiz-exam questions
-Citizen journalists are journalists who have citizenship in the countries in which they are reporting-as opposed to international journalists, who may not have the same depth of knowledge about local culture and politics.

Question 12

Habits 3 quiz-exam questions
-Traditionally, media owners and journalists have played a strong role as society's gatekeepers of information-the people who have decided what information passed through the gates of the news media, which sources were given a voice, and what topics garnered attention.

Question 13

Habits 3 quiz-exam questions
-Good journalists do complete reporting by including all their research and all related information in each news story.

Question 14

Habits 3 quiz-exam questions
-Which of the following best describes ARPANET?

A) The precursor to the Internet, ARPANET was a U.S. Department of Defense project operated by private and university computer scientists.
B) This is another name for the U.S. National Securities Agency's surveillance network.
C) A precursor to the Internet, this project was initiated by artists affiliated with the Dada movement.
D) This is a special network created by and for journalists.

Question 15

Habits 3 quiz-exam questions
-Which of the following describes a role that social media played in the Arab Spring protests and revolutions, according to analysts?

A) The protests and revolutions would not have been possible without social media.
B) Social media didn't really affect the protests and revolutions except that they happened to be the available means of communication. Without social media, the people involved would have found another effective way to communicate, just as they have in the past.
C) Social media didn't cause the protests and revolutions, but they helped facilitate them-that is, the movement probably wouldn't have affected so many people or moved so fast without the availability of Internet communications.
D) All of the above

Question 16

Habits 3 quiz-exam questions
-Please define the following term and provide an example to illustrate: "citizen journalists"

Question 17

Habits 3 quiz-exam questions
-Please define the following term and provide an example to illustrate: "gatekeepers"

Question 18

Habits 3 quiz-exam questions
-There are arguments in favor of and against journalists' withholding information from the public in order to potentially save a life, such as in the cases of Daniel Pearl and James Foley when they originally went missing. Please a.) describe one major argument in favor of withholding information, applying the ethical principles as you explain it. Then, b.) describe one major argument against withholding information, again applying the ethical principles as you explain it.