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Media Literacy Review L1-4

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  • What is a journalist's assignment?
    The subject or area they are responsible for monitoring for stories.
  • What makes news different from a biography or documentary?
    News reports recent factual events.
  • What quality makes a story about a famous athlete newsworthy?
    Prominence.
  • Which headline is more impartial: Shocking new study destroys young minds or Study explores possible effects of video games?
    Study explores possible effects of video games.
  • What is fake news?
    Information deliberately created to deceive people.
  • What is a summary lead?
    The opening of a story which gives the most important details.
  • Hard or soft news: Mayor accused of corruption.
    Hard news about politics or crime.
  • What is transparency in reporting?
    Being clear about what is known how it is known and what is still unknown.
  • Why should journalists corroborate a claim?
    To confirm it with other reliable evidence or sources.
  • Fact rumour or opinion: Chocolate ice cream is the best flavour.
    Opinion.
  • In this sentence what happened and when: A fire damaged the school library on Tuesday.
    A fire damaged the library and it happened on Tuesday.
  • Name two details a journalist should fact-check.
    Names dates times quotations statistics claims or sources.
  • What is journalism?
    The process of gathering writing and producing news.
  • Name two common signs of bias in a news report.
    Loaded language emphasis omitted facts photograph choice or limited sources.
  • What does impartial mean?
    Fair and neutral without favouring one side.
  • Why is curiosity important for journalists?
    It helps them ask questions investigate and find important information.
  • Hard or soft news: Local teen wins an art prize.
    Soft news about arts or human interest.
  • Fact rumour or opinion: My cousin says the school will close tomorrow.
    Rumour.
  • What does it mean to verify information?
    To check that it is true and accurate.
  • Name one quality that can make an event newsworthy.
    Prominence relevance oddity importance conflict or human interest.
  • What is a dateline?
    Text at the start of an article that gives the location and date.
  • Which is more newsworthy locally: a celebrity buys a hat or the town bridge closes?
    The bridge closure because it affects many local people.
  • Name the six key question words journalists use.
    Who what when where why and how.
  • What is a source in journalism?
    A person document image recording data or other material that provides information.
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