Evaluating News Reporting Answers

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What is the most ethical action for the network to take?

A
have the journalist give the accurate account of the incident and apologize for lying to viewers
B
have the journalist report on air that he was confused and “misreported” the incident
C
offer a settlement to the Marine captain for withdrawing his accusation
D
ask the journalist to discredit the Marine captain by discussing the captain’s poor leadership in a new story
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✔ to report on the unfolding investigationto move the investigation forwardto question whether Valido is guilty

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✔ to report on the unfolding investigation
B
to move the investigation forward
C
to question whether Valido is guilty
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“defend”✔ “witch hunt”“Senator”

A
“defend”
B
✔ “witch hunt”
C
“Senator”
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“Non-core vaccines . . . are bacterial vaccines.”✔ “Veterinarians give out misleading information.”“Core vaccines are the ones most vets recommend.”

A
“Non-core vaccines . . . are bacterial vaccines.”
B
✔ “Veterinarians give out misleading information.”
C
“Core vaccines are the ones most vets recommend.”
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The author’s purpose for writing this article is to[___].

A
entertain by discussing teen activities
B
inform about a teen business
C
persuade teens to start their own businesses
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to report in a biased manner✔ to report factual events from both sidesto persuade readers to never get dogs vaccinated

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to report in a biased manner
B
✔ to report factual events from both sides
C
to persuade readers to never get dogs vaccinated
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✔ reporter commentary with loaded language an unembellished fact with objective termsimbalanced reporting with loaded language

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reporter commentary with loaded language
B
an unembellished fact with objective terms
C
imbalanced reporting with loaded language
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Which term from Senator Nelson’s quote in article 2 is an example of bias?

Answers:
What is the reporter’s motive in article 1?:to report factual events with added commentary
What is the reporter’s motive in article 2?:to report on the unfolding investigation
Selection 3:“witch hunt”
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Which term from Senator Nelson’s quote in article 2 is an example of bias?

Answers:
What is the reporter’s motive in article 1?:to report factual events with added commentary
What is the reporter’s motive in article 2?:to report on the unfolding investigation
Selection 3:“witch hunt”
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How could the headline best be revised to make it objective? How could the first sentence of the article be revised to improve objectivity? How could the reporter balance Senator Saud’s comments to make the article more objective?

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Selection 1:Valido’s Conduct under Review
Selection 2:by removing "unpopular" and "conservative"
Selection 3:by adding a comment from a Republican senator
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“uneducated pet advocates”✔ “without knowing the risks”“vaccines are essential”

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“uneducated pet advocates”
B
✔ “without knowing the risks”
C
“vaccines are essential”

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