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(04.04 MC)Victor is writing an op-ed about the limited supply of recycling bins at school and wants to keep his tone objective. One of the sentences in his article reads:Clearly, this school does not care about the environment.How could Victor revise this in a more objective tone?

(04.04 MC)Millie is writing an op-ed about the benefits of video games on coordination and cognitive development and wants to keep her tone objective. One of the sentences in her article reads:Those who think video games are a waste of time are totally ignorant by choice.How could Millie revise this in a more objective tone?

(06.04 LC)Which of the following is not a consideration of capturing effective video footage?

(06.05 LC)Which of the following options include elements often utilized in a news package?

(05.02 LC)In photojournalism, what is framing?

(06.03 MC)Mason is writing a script for a podcast episode about one of his favorite journalists: Walter Cronkite.Which sentence best paints a picture for his listeners through imagery and figurative language?

(05.04 MC)Match each element used to check a source’s reliability with the example that illustrates it. Jaxon is gathering data about the social media metrics of a brand. He sends an e-mail requesting to interview the brand’s social media manager, who has direct access to and knowledge of this information. [Term01] Bella is reporting on the number of people who prefer corn dogs to funnel cakes. She makes sure to collect data from the local fair where both options are available, and does not interview anyone in line for one or the other, in order to get objective data.  [Term02] Tanner is collecting data about the number of students who enroll in four-year universities after high school. He is sure to cross-reference graduation rates with public university enrollment records to ensure the information he gathers is correct. [Term03] Kiel is gathering data about about typical student loan interest rates. He is careful to be sure the data he collects is from within the last five years so as not to present information that is inaccurate because it is outdated.  [Term04] Tori is gathering data from various news sources to write an article about animal adoption rates. She takes care to only pull data from larger, established news sources and not sources like personal blogs or social media posts from friends.  [Term05]

(06.01 LC)Which of the following statements is true of print journalism?

(06.06 MC)Genevieve is creating a news package about a new social media platform that just launched. Which of the following SOT (sounds on tape) would best complement her package’s central idea?

(04.04 LC)Match each type of opinion piece with its correct definition. Published consistently by journalists to express their perspectives on events or issues [Term01] An opinion article that presents the position of the publication’s editorial board on a topic or issue [Term02] A shorter opinion piece written by a member of the community in response to a specific matter previously written about in a publication [Term03] An article that shares personal insights and opinions about a wide range of topics, not necessarily in response to a previously published article [Term04] An opinion written as the author’s response to something they have experienced [Term05]