Chapter 03 True/False Self-Quiz

. A basic principle of journalism is the separation of fact and opinion and being fair and balanced in reporting multiple viewpoints.

. Journalists should never use long sentences, even if well-constructed and used sparingly, because they are confusing to the reader.

. Short paragraphs are best when writing for newspapers, but long paragraphs are best when writing for audio or video.

. Journalists use brevity to help audiences grasp the main idea of a story and retain enough detail to make their stories interesting and informative.

. When journalists inject their opinions into a story, they risk offending readers and viewers who may not want reporters telling them how to think.

. Newswriters can report the opinions expressed by other people, the sources for their stories¯but they must clearly attribute those opinions to the source.

. A criminal's race is usually irrelevant to a story.

. Journalists use "female" or "male" when an adult's gender is important but avoid using "woman" or "man" because those terms refer to a specific class of people.

. People should be identified by first and last names.

. If it is not central to the story, journalists should avoid writing about the attire of men or women.

. Writers should avoid using the pronoun "he" as a general reference to a man or woman and should instead use the pronoun "they."

. Age should not be a factor in a story about an accomplishment unless it is relevant.

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