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FBLA Journalism Test
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FBLA Journalism Test
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25 Questions

1. What does it mean to be objective?
2. The phrase 'If it bleeds; it leads' means what?
3. An underwriter's job description is best described as:
4. Who was the editor of the first United States newspaper, Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick?
5. Which of the following uses of language is correct?
6. When a report is later found to be inaccurate or incorrect, a news organization will often print a:
7. What does cold copy or rip and read mean?
8. Which state has the fewest daily newspapers?
9. How many sentences are in most lede paragraphs?
10. In 2016, the Pew Research Center released a statistic that 62% of U.S. adults obtain their news via:
11. The primary expense components factored into subscription and single-copy sales prices are all of the following EXCEPT:
12. In television, when you have two images on the same screen at the same time, that is called a what?
13. In 1975 the FCC passed the media cross-ownership rule. This ban prohibits the ownership of:
14. What is the definition of composition as it relates to photojournalism?
15. The name of a newspaper in a banner in special, distinctive type at the top of the front page is called a(n):
16. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the making of any law abridging the freedom of speech or infringing on freedom of the press?
17. All of the following are considered non-public forums and the government is permitted to impose content-based restrictions on free speech EXCEPT:
18. Which of the following comparisons is correct?
19. A source tells you that she knows what's really happening behind the scenes of local government, but she won't talk about it unless it's off the record. You meet with her and discover that she knows about a government scandal that is costing the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. What do you do?
20. According to the AP Style Guides, which of the following is NOT the correct use of the months?
21. You are just about to send your article to your editor when you get a call from your source. She said that her boss told her to get a copy of the article before it goes to print so they could make sure that the quotes were correct. You:
22. The most common areas of study for journalism are:
23. A source gave you a great quote over email, but he misspelled some words. What shouldn't you do to the quote?
24. According to the AP Style Guide, which of the following is the appropriate abbreviation for 'Weightlifting' when writing on Sports events?
25. Public relations specialists do all of the following EXCEPT: