Evaluating News Reporting

Question 1

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

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have the journalist give the accurate account of the incident and apologize for lying to viewers

Question 2

✔ “Woodrow started his own clothing label.”“His target market was teenagers.”“’Stay stoked.’”

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✔ “Woodrow started his own clothing label.”

Question 3

“uneducated pet advocates”✔ “without knowing the risks”“vaccines are essential”

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✔ “without knowing the risks”

Question 4

“Non-core vaccines . . . are bacterial vaccines.”✔ “Veterinarians give out misleading information.”“Core vaccines are the ones most vets recommend.”

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✔ “Veterinarians give out misleading information.”

Question 5

✔ reporter commentary with loaded language an unembellished fact with objective termsimbalanced reporting with loaded language

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✔ reporter commentary with loaded language; The phrase “a mouth-watering haul” is an example of .: reporter commentary with loaded language; The quote “besides NASA equipment and experiments, the Orbital ATK capsule holds chocolate and vanilla ice cream” is an example of .: a factual statement; This article appears to be reliable because .: it reports verifiable facts with some commentary

Question 6

✔ a factual statementsubjective reportingemotional language

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✔ a factual statement

Question 7

it gives the author’s opinion on the foodsit entertains the reader with an interesting topic✔ it reports verifiable facts with some commentary

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✔ it reports verifiable facts with some commentary

Question 8

Which term from Senator Nelson’s quote in article 2 is an example of bias?

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✔ to report factual events with added commentary; 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; “witch hunt”

Question 9

✔ to report on the unfolding investigationto move the investigation forwardto question whether Valido is guilty

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✔ to report on the unfolding investigation

Question 10

“defend”✔ “witch hunt”“Senator”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ “witch hunt”

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