Exercise for definitions in chapter 4, reporting and writing news
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The document defines key terms related to journalism, including bias, accuracy, credibility, verification, objectivity, balance, facts, attribution, fairness, clarity, opinions, completeness, truth, hard news, and soft news. It provides the appropriate definition number in front of each term from the list provided.
Exercise for definitions in chapter 4, reporting and writing news
- 1. 1. Verifiable facts 2. Reporting all sides of a subject without favoring one over another 3. Being correct, true and precise 4. Treating all people and subjects in an equal, even- handed and reasonable way 5. A way of looking at the world that values one person, group or philosophy over another 6. The steps a reporter take to make sure a source’s info is true. 7. The way in which a reporter identifies and describes the source of a quote or information for the story 8. Deserving of being trusted and believed 9. The reporter keeps his or her own opinions and feelings out of the story and tells readers only the facts. 10. A piece of information that has been verified or is known to be true 11. Consulting all relevant sources and including all important information in a story 12. A statement that goes beyond what is known to assert a belief, conclusion or prejudice 13. Timely stories about events that have just happened or are about to happen. 14. Writing in simple language that ordinary people can understand; being concise 15. News that entertains or informs with an emphasis on human interest and novelty and less so on immediacy.
- 2. Put the number of the correct definition in front of these words: ____Bias ____Accuracy ____Credibility ____Verification ____Objectivity ____Balance ____Fact ____Attribution ____Fairness ____Clarity ____Opinion ____Completeness ____Truth ____Soft news ____Hard news