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. The primary role of an independent press in a free and democratic society is
A) provide news that is fair, balanced and accessible to all people
B) maintain social order by publishing stories that promote democratic values
C) manage the way in which information is disseminated and presented to the
public
D) entertain audiences while supplying them with timely information on their
communities

. Bias is most likely to appear in a news story when
A) the reporter relies on multiple sources and gives abundant time or space to all
sides of a controversy
8) the reporter's story is reviewed by a large number of editors and supervisors
C) the reporter is writing about people she or he has known for some time
D) the reporter relies on one source or gives disproportionate time to space to one
side of a controversy

. If a Jewelry shop owner ran an advertisement that used the name or likeness of a
movie star without the 51815 permission, this would be the basis for which type of
invasion of privacy suit ?

A) Intrusion B) Misappropriation
C) Publicity to private facts D) False light

. The method of electronically documenting an interview with a source without the
source’s knowledge is
A) sneaky but expected of reporters B) easier than asking permission
C) devious and unfair D) essential for accurate reporting

. Photojournalists see the use of computer software to alter images as comparable to
A) cropping photos or increasing the contrast in the image
B) the artistic license novelists take with facts
C) areporter’s making up facts for a news story
D) amild form of exaggeration

. In weighing the value of publishing a story, journalists should consider harms and
benefits and publish the story if it
A) harms more people than it benefits
B) would attract an audience no matter how many benefit
C) would attract an audience no matter how many are harmed
D) benefits more people than it harms

. One of the most powerful ways reporters use computers in news gathering is to
A) analyze electronic databases
B) conduct Google searches
C) email sources
D) follow news stories in other publications on the Web

. Feature story writers should avoid ending their stories with
A) an anecdote B) a quotation
C) asummary D) some detail that evokes the lead

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