JMC 101 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS. A+ GRADE
2025/2026.
What is the timeline of major technological innovations in media? - ANS Newspapers ->
Telegraph -> Telephone -> Photography -> Radio.
What is the role of technology in media as discussed in the course? - ANS Technological
innovations have improved media aspects while testing culture.
What principles unite journalists? - ANS Fairness, accuracy, context, and truth (FACT).
Which news outlets are examples of applying journalistic principles? - ANS Associated Press
(AP) and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
What do journalism audiences expect from news? - ANS Stories that inform and serve the
public good.
What are the differences between journalism and media? - ANS Differences include purpose,
empiricism, sources, creative languages, and ethics.
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, What are the similarities between journalism and media? - ANS Both are forms of mass
communication that inform the public.
Define journalism. - ANS The profession of creating timely multimedia reporting of key
events and issues for a mass audience.
What does fairness in journalism entail? - ANS Assessing each side with objectivity in details,
data, and descriptions.
What is accuracy in journalism? - ANS Being factually correct.
What is context in journalism? - ANS Providing background and surrounding facts.
What does truth mean in journalism? - ANS The entirety of the story.
What elements make a story newsworthy? - ANS Timeliness, impact, conflict, human
interest, prominence, proximity, and uniqueness (TIPICUP).
What is timeliness in news? - ANS The newness of the facts.
What does impact (human interest) refer to in news? - ANS The emotional aspect of a story,
often described as the 'aw' factor.
What is proximity in news? - ANS The nearness of an event.
What does impact (consequence) mean in news? - ANS How a story will change everyday
life.
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VERIFIED ANSWERS. A+ GRADE
2025/2026.
What is the timeline of major technological innovations in media? - ANS Newspapers ->
Telegraph -> Telephone -> Photography -> Radio.
What is the role of technology in media as discussed in the course? - ANS Technological
innovations have improved media aspects while testing culture.
What principles unite journalists? - ANS Fairness, accuracy, context, and truth (FACT).
Which news outlets are examples of applying journalistic principles? - ANS Associated Press
(AP) and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
What do journalism audiences expect from news? - ANS Stories that inform and serve the
public good.
What are the differences between journalism and media? - ANS Differences include purpose,
empiricism, sources, creative languages, and ethics.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
, What are the similarities between journalism and media? - ANS Both are forms of mass
communication that inform the public.
Define journalism. - ANS The profession of creating timely multimedia reporting of key
events and issues for a mass audience.
What does fairness in journalism entail? - ANS Assessing each side with objectivity in details,
data, and descriptions.
What is accuracy in journalism? - ANS Being factually correct.
What is context in journalism? - ANS Providing background and surrounding facts.
What does truth mean in journalism? - ANS The entirety of the story.
What elements make a story newsworthy? - ANS Timeliness, impact, conflict, human
interest, prominence, proximity, and uniqueness (TIPICUP).
What is timeliness in news? - ANS The newness of the facts.
What does impact (human interest) refer to in news? - ANS The emotional aspect of a story,
often described as the 'aw' factor.
What is proximity in news? - ANS The nearness of an event.
What does impact (consequence) mean in news? - ANS How a story will change everyday
life.
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