Ethics MCQs
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Ethics MCQs
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14 Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT among the problems with interviewing victims of crimes or disasters immediately after the incident?
2. If a news reporter hears a rumor that a public official has engaged in an illicit sexual relationship, the reporter should
3. In covering rape cases, the almost universal practice of news organizations is to
4. Journalists looking for sources should try to use
5. Journalists sometimes create misleading impressions about victims of crime or accidents because
6. Journalists wrestling with ethical decisions should identify the macro and micro issues raised by a story. Which best describes what is meant by 'macro' and 'micro' issues?
7. 'Plagiarism' is defined as
8. The practice of electronically recording an interview with a source without the source's knowledge is
9. In deciding whether to broadcast or publish graphic images of violence or disasters, producers and editors must weigh
10. Photojournalists see the use of computer software to alter images as comparable to
11. The two main components of objectivity are
12. Which of the following best describes the attitude most news organizations have about credibility?
13. Generally, news organizations do not publish the names of juveniles who have been arrested for crimes unless
14. In weighing the value of publishing a story, journalists should consider harms and benefits and publish the story if it