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Ethics
Practice Test

1 .       Standards of conduct and moral judgment are called [Hint]



2 .       Defining moral judgment requires judging the _____________ or _______________ of human behavior or character. [Hint]



3 .       Stories about murders and love triangles are ______________ stories, and have always been included in newspapers. [Hint]



4 .       By the end of World War I, extensive use of _____________ during the war raised ethical issues for journalists and PR professionals. [Hint]



5 .       Who advocated the Golden Mean, a philosophy that an individual is best served by moderation? [Hint]



6 .       Who advocated the Principle of Utility, or the idea that ethical decisions serve the greatest number of people in society? [Hint]



7 .       Who advocated the Categorical Imperative, which states that what is right for one person is right for everyone? [Hint]



8 .       The Veil of Ignorance, which argues that justice emerges when social differentiations are eliminated, was advocated by [Hint]



9 .       A measure of how well a journalist or media organization is trusted is called [Hint]



10 .       Hip-hop songs such as Busta Rhymes' "Pass the Courvoisier" and Run-D.M.C.'s "My Adidas" are criticized for using [Hint]



11 .       Jamie is a reporter who is writing a series of stories on police brutality. The first article deals with how police officers view the problem and the second article discusses people who were victimized by the police. In this series of articles, Jamie is using ___________ to cover different views of the topic. [Hint]



12 .       Harvard Business Review editor Suzy Wetlaufer engaged in ______________ when she had an affair with the married former chairman of General Electric, Jack Welch, after interviewing him for a story. [Hint]



13 .       News councils review potentially unethical activities of news organizations. [Hint]

 
 


14 .       The motto, "get a story at any cost," was coined by Heywood C. Broun. [Hint]

 
 


15 .       There are no ethical issues in using anonymous sources because some stories would not be possible without them. [Hint]

 
 


16 .       Media professionals believe that there are times when the public's right to know takes precedence over the right of privacy of an individual. [Hint]

 
 


17 .       There is no relationship between sensational journalism and the profits of media companies. [Hint]

 
 


18 .       There are universal rules among journalists for quoting sources. [Hint]

 
 


19 .       The information model incorporates values such as objectivity over partisanship. [Hint]

 
 


20 .       "Do Unto Your Neighbor As He Does Unto You," is the Golden Rule, or Judeo-Christian Ethic. [Hint]

 
 


21 .       The bedrock of ethics is accuracy. [Hint]

 
 


22 .       Objectivity includes the deliberate attempt to avoid interpretation when reporting. [Hint]

 
 


23 .       Misrepresentation and fakery cannot occur without a journalist's knowledge. [Hint]

 
 


24 .       The more complicated the news, the more difficult it is for journalists to provide balance. [Hint]

 
 


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