Journalistic Ethics and Confidentiality Quiz

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What is the primary focus of the module?

The power of government officials to issue subpoenas

The impact of journalists' actions on media content

The protection of reporters under the law (correct)

The efficiency of journalists as information gatherers

What is a common request made by the source of a story?

To provide the information exclusively to the source

To include their name in the newspaper story

To promise not to reveal their identity (correct)

To disclose all gathered information

Where does most of the information discovered by journalists appear?

In the column of a newspaper or on the 6 o’clock news (correct)

Only in television reports

Exclusively in newspaper stories

In legislative committee reports

What do judges, legislative committees, and law enforcers have the power to issue?

Subpoenas to force reporters to reveal confidential information Signup and view all the answers

Where is unreported material often retained?

In notebooks, computer memories, video- and audiotape Signup and view all the answers

What do government officials and lawyers have the power to issue in order to force reporters to reveal confidential information?

Subpoenas Signup and view all the answers

Where is most of the information discovered by journalists typically published or broadcasted?

Column of a newspaper or on the 6 o’clock news Signup and view all the answers

What do some sources of a story ask reporters to promise not to reveal?

Their identity Signup and view all the answers

What do judges, legislative committees, and law enforcers have the power to issue in order to force reporters to reveal confidential information?

Subpoenas Signup and view all the answers

Where is unreported material often retained by journalists?

Notebooks and computer memories, or on video- and audiotape Signup and view all the answers

Journalistic Ethics and Confidentiality Quiz

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What is the primary focus of the module?

What is a common request made by the source of a story?

Where does most of the information discovered by journalists appear?

What do judges, legislative committees, and law enforcers have the power to issue?

Where is unreported material often retained?

What do government officials and lawyers have the power to issue in order to force reporters to reveal confidential information?

Where is most of the information discovered by journalists typically published or broadcasted?

What do some sources of a story ask reporters to promise not to reveal?

What do judges, legislative committees, and law enforcers have the power to issue in order to force reporters to reveal confidential information?

Where is unreported material often retained by journalists?

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