Ethics in Journalism

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Which one of the following journalistic behaviors is considered socially responsible?

Describing crimes in details so anyone who wants to learn killing techniques can use information provided in your story.
Protecting your sources when they ask to be anonymous because revealing their identities can harm them.
Never paying attention to the consequences of your stories on people’s lives, after all this is freedom of speech.

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How does a journalist achieve impartiality?

When he/she sides with a party in a conflict they are covering because they feel this party is right.
When his/her story reflects a wide range of opinions fairly and accurately.
When they ignore a relevant perspective.

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How you protect human dignity?

By interviewing relatives of victims of crimes at their funerals.
By blaming the victims for the crime.
By not reporting the names of child victims and witnesses and adult sexual assault victims.

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What is a benefit of telling people you’re a journalist when you hang out in an online community to cover a story?

The possibility of getting an interview, and more context.
They are more likely to be friendly.
They are more likely to ‘follow’ you on social media.

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Churnalism is:

Writing stories about churning milk into butter.
Re-using press releases or existing content to create your own stories.
A way of writing stories by getting both sides of the argument from new sources.

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One responsibility of citizen journalists is:

To give voice to people who wouldn’t otherwise be represented in the media.
To only write stories when they’re paid to do so.
To ensure they don’t upset anyone in their stories.

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The best way to protect a writer from harassment or trolling online is to:

Only print or display their name, but not their social media links.
Not to display their name at all.
Make sure their stories are encrypted.

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Partisan journalism describes the act of:

Using sources from social media.
Writing stories that cover your own interests.
Working on behalf of a political party or a cause.

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Opinion pieces are:

A new thing that didn’t exist before the Internet because media is regulated.
The best kind of stories, because they’re not bogged down in facts.
Just one aspect of journalism, that has always been around.

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What are the three categories of copyright for online content?

Attribution, Noncommercial, and ShareAlike
Copyright, Creative Commons, and Public Domain
Pictures, Videos, and Website

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How to attribute website sources?

Insert website link and author’s name
Insert author’s name and company address
Insert author’s name, date, title, and source

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You do not need permission when…

You see “All Rights Reserved”
When using still shots from TV/Film
When using copyrighted materials

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Why some Arab mainstream media outlets are biased?

Because this is how mainstream media usually is.
Because they are not independent.
Because real journalism is dead.

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How can you describe Arab media coverage of the ”Arab spring”?

Objective and balanced.
Biased.
Giving a voice to everyone.

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What is plagiarism?

Stealing and publication of someone else's work.
Writing about the same subjects.
Citing someone else's material.

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In Stephen Ward’s discussion of digital journalism ethics he claims that media revolution has created ethical tensions on two levels, what are these two ethical tensions?

Tension 1 – Traditional and Online Journalism; Tension 2 – Citizen Journalism and Hyperlocal Journalism
Tension 1 – Investigative and Entertainment Journalism; Tension 2 – Sports and Investigative Journalism
Tension 1 – Traditional and Online Journalism; Tension 2: Parochial and Global Journalism

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In Sam Gregory’s blog on Images of Horror: Whose Roles and What Responsibilities? Which one of the following statement is true from his article:

YouTube and Facebook are free and open public spaces
Twitter has strict policies about uploading RTs
Youtube reserves the right to remove all content that violates their policies

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Which of the following Techniques can be used to Conceal an Interviewee’s Identity:

The interviewee can wear non-distinctive articles of clothing that cover their face
You can film a person’s hands
You can use the backlighting to turn the image into a silhouette
All of the above

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When citizens record people with video cameras:

Those people know it’s happening, so that’s fine.
Sometimes small cameras are used, so people don’t know and can’t give consent.
They ensure never to get bystanders in shot.

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If a story is important and needs to be covered:

It’s always ok to use to use the footage without consent of those who shot the video.
It’s always ok to use footage without consent of the people in the video.
Also consider the effect of exposing those people in the video, if they’re identified within their communities.

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Footage from online sources:

Can be trusted, because the camera doesn’t lie.
Can’t really ever be trusted, even if you go through verification processes.
Is sometimes staged to tell a particular story or message.

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What ethical principles can media use to aid citizens in understanding the complexities around issues of crisis?

Highlight stereotypes
Frame stories from their viewpoint
Fact-check and verify information

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How can the media improve their response to issues of misrepresentation in the Syrian Crisis?

Newsrooms should appoint specialist reporters and also train journalists about their use of language when covering stories about migration issues
Media workers should not associate themselves with migrant and refugee groups otherwise they won’t report objectively on the issue
Media organisations should align themselves with the government to get protection when reporting in conflict areas

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According to the editorial code Is it ethical to publish a photo of a child without parental consent?

Only if the photo excludes the face of the child
Only in exceptional cases and the media believes it is in the public’s best interest
If the school gives permission

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