CMJN 2100 EXAM 2 JOHNSON
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Four Task Associated to Journalists: - ANS 1. Authenticator
2. Sense maker
3. Bear witness
4. Watchdog
Works with audiences to sort through these different accounts to know which of the facts they
may have encountered they should believe and which to discount. - ANS Authenticator
Put events into context in a way that turns information into knowledge. - ANS Sense maker
The person who is functioning as a journalist is the sole observer - ANS Bear Witness
Investigate reporting and uncovering wrongdoing - ANS Watchdog
Providing audiences tools and info so that they can act for themselves. This involves making info
interactive, providing dates when action needs to be taken, explaining how to get more
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, involved. It could go as far as to organizing events that bring the community together to solve
problems. - ANS Empowerer
-Truths, even laws are subject to revision
-Journalism must pursue the truths by which we can operate on a day-to-day basis -
ANS Functional Truth
1. Journalism becoming professionalized
2. Journalism's tone became more subjective and judgmental
3. Journalism became a way for journalists to create public personas
4. Business strategies to enhance profits by going after certain markets - ANS Describe a
process of journalistic isolation that some newspapers fell victim to
-Can lead to distortion.
-Misconstrued to have almost a mathematical meaning- a good story is one that has an equal
number of quotes and two sides - ANS Balance
-Can also be misunderstood if it is seen to be a goal unto itself.
-The journalist is being fair to the facts and to citizen's understanding of the facts.
-Must AIM to be fair, it's not a method - ANS Fairness
Revealing as much as possible about the sources and the methods used to gather information
so that readers can see and understand that the reporter is not withholding information and did
the best they could to verify everything. - ANS Transparency
1. The information must be sufficiently vital to the public interest to justify deception.
2. Journalists should engage in masquerade only if there is no other way to get the story.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Four Task Associated to Journalists: - ANS 1. Authenticator
2. Sense maker
3. Bear witness
4. Watchdog
Works with audiences to sort through these different accounts to know which of the facts they
may have encountered they should believe and which to discount. - ANS Authenticator
Put events into context in a way that turns information into knowledge. - ANS Sense maker
The person who is functioning as a journalist is the sole observer - ANS Bear Witness
Investigate reporting and uncovering wrongdoing - ANS Watchdog
Providing audiences tools and info so that they can act for themselves. This involves making info
interactive, providing dates when action needs to be taken, explaining how to get more
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, involved. It could go as far as to organizing events that bring the community together to solve
problems. - ANS Empowerer
-Truths, even laws are subject to revision
-Journalism must pursue the truths by which we can operate on a day-to-day basis -
ANS Functional Truth
1. Journalism becoming professionalized
2. Journalism's tone became more subjective and judgmental
3. Journalism became a way for journalists to create public personas
4. Business strategies to enhance profits by going after certain markets - ANS Describe a
process of journalistic isolation that some newspapers fell victim to
-Can lead to distortion.
-Misconstrued to have almost a mathematical meaning- a good story is one that has an equal
number of quotes and two sides - ANS Balance
-Can also be misunderstood if it is seen to be a goal unto itself.
-The journalist is being fair to the facts and to citizen's understanding of the facts.
-Must AIM to be fair, it's not a method - ANS Fairness
Revealing as much as possible about the sources and the methods used to gather information
so that readers can see and understand that the reporter is not withholding information and did
the best they could to verify everything. - ANS Transparency
1. The information must be sufficiently vital to the public interest to justify deception.
2. Journalists should engage in masquerade only if there is no other way to get the story.
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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