Which characteristics best identify an article as an editorial? Select three options.The article is written to convince others to agree with the author.The article is written to inform, and uses plain, objective language.The author uses emotional language to support a claim.The author includes a persuasive conclusion at the end of the article.The piece does not include any potential bias. A community member writes the article.
Which headlines can be considered objective? Select two options.Quarterback Looks Lazy in Final Team PracticeStunning Upset Leaves Penguins ReelingUniversity Athletic Director Resigns amid ControversySoftball League Umpire Admits Error on Final PlayIce Skating Champion’s Fall from Grace Continues
Read the scenario.Joe, a reporter for Main Street News, covered a campaign rally for Jiya Patel, who is running for county commissioner. While at the rally, he interviewed the candidate and some audience members as his research for the article. He then wrote an article describing the rally, the candidate’s platform, and the reasons her supporters believe that she is the best person for this job. When he finished, he turned his article in to his editor. As the editor reviews this story, he sees a public report on campaign donations and learns that Joe has made a sizeable contribution to Patel’s campaign.
Read the scenario.A journalist researches a possible scheme by a financial services company to steal money from its clients. He has one source, a woman who lost all of the money that she had invested with the company. He also talks to competing firms, who say that the company in question has no ethics. With just this information, the journalist publishes a story accusing the company of stealing clients’ money.
What are the most ethical decisions for the newspaper to make in this situation? Select two options.
Read the excerpt from an article.Lewis Township officials have been publicly—and loudly—quarreling for what seems like forever over what to do with the 20-acre lot of land on the north side of Main Street. It seems to me that the decision is easy. A big-box retailer will bring Lewis hundreds of jobs—jobs desperately needed here.
Which scenarios are considered ethically acceptable for journalists? Select three options.paying money to attend a conference about climate change in order to do research for an articleaccepting money from a politician to report on an opponent, then donating the money to a charityending an investigation because it may lead to violence and disunity in a local communityinterviewing the CEOs of two insurance companies that are competing against each otherusing information from a wiki page to clarify information about a topic
A high school student has just won a science award from NASA, and the local paper is reporting on this accomplishment. Which headline would best indicate that the priority of the news source is to maintain credibility?
Read the two headlines.Protestors Continue Rally Despite Police Requests to StopAttempts to Shut Down Rally Met with Civil Disobedience
Which news report is most likely to be a reliable source?
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