Evaluating News Reporting Answers

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What is the most ethical action for the network to take?

A
have the journalist give the accurate account of the incident and apologize for lying to viewers
B
have the journalist report on air that he was confused and “misreported” the incident
C
offer a settlement to the Marine captain for withdrawing his accusation
D
ask the journalist to discredit the Marine captain by discussing the captain’s poor leadership in a new story
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The author’s purpose for writing this article is to. The quotation from the article that most clearly states the author’s purpose is .

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Selection 1:inform about a teen business
Selection 2:“Woodrow started his own clothing label.”
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What is the reporter’s motive in article 1? What is the reporter’s motive in article 2? Which term from Senator Nelson’s quote in article 2 is an example of bias?

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What is the reporter’s motive in article 1?:to report factual events with added commentary
What is the reporter’s motive in article 2?:to report on the unfolding investigation
Selection 3:“witch hunt”
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“defend”✔ “witch hunt”“Senator”

A
“defend”
B
“witch hunt”
C
“Senator”
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✔ to cast doubt on current advice on dog vaccinationsto persuade readers to vaccinate their dogsto question whether dogs should ever be vaccinated

A
to cast doubt on current advice on dog vaccinations
B
to persuade readers to vaccinate their dogs
C
to question whether dogs should ever be vaccinated
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“uneducated pet advocates”✔ “without knowing the risks”“vaccines are essential”

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“uneducated pet advocates”
B
“without knowing the risks”
C
“vaccines are essential”
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“Non-core vaccines . . . are bacterial vaccines.”✔ “Veterinarians give out misleading information.”“Core vaccines are the ones most vets recommend.”

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“Non-core vaccines . . . are bacterial vaccines.”
B
“Veterinarians give out misleading information.”
C
“Core vaccines are the ones most vets recommend.”
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How could the headline best be revised to make it objective? How could the first sentence of the article be revised to improve objectivity? How could the reporter balance Senator Saud’s comments to make the article more objective?

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Selection 1:Valido’s Conduct under Review
Selection 2:by removing "unpopular" and "conservative"
Selection 3:by adding a comment from a Republican senator

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