Introduction to Journalism Test and Answer Key for High School (Mass Media)

Made for introductory journalism and mass media courses, this editable test evaluates high school students’ understanding of essential terminology, the First Amendment, functions of the press, elements of news, ethical practices in the field, interview skills, and landmark court cases including the Tinker and Hazelwood Cases. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. More specifically, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

• The political, economic, entertainment, sentry, social, marketplace, and record-keeping functions of the press
• Elements of news including timeliness, proximity, prominence, consequence, human interest, conflict, oddity, inconvenience, progress, and rarity
• Concepts associated with journalistic integrity including libel, slander, plagiarism, sensationalism, prior restraint, attribution, privilege, fair comment, right of reply, and more
• Concepts associated with conducting interviews including quotable responses, active listening, going off the record, and pre-publication checking
• Landmark Supreme Court cases including the Tinker and Hazelwood Cases