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COMMUNICATION – QUIZ #11
1. Which federal agency is responsible for ferreting out and levying fines for deception in advertising?
a)
DOJ
b)
FCC
c)
FTC
d)
AAF
2. A major weakness of _________ is that it leaves no agreed-on rules or principles by which to discuss ethical issues, appreciate the viewpoint of others, or reach conclusions.
a)
moral relativism
b)
the categorical imperative
c)
discourse ethics
d)
utilitarianism
3. When a news program that has aired numerous stories on sexual harassment chooses not to cover a story about one of their anchors who faces similar charges, this is a clear violation of _________.
a)
the categorical imperative
b)
the Murdoch doctrine
c)
institutional integrity
d)
FCC rules of ethics
4. When an editor cites “the public's right to know” to justify an article that might also be considered an invasion of a person's privacy, this journalistic approach finds some support in which ethical system?
a)
Utilitarianism
b)
Social justice
c)
Discourse ethics
d)
The categorical imperative
5. Media professionals in _________ do not wrestle with the same issues regarding truth
because their content is not held to the same ethical standards as other media categories.
a)
Advertising
b)
Entertainment
c)
Journalism
d)
public relations
6. At the heart of many media-ethics dilemmas are the conflicting goals of informing the
public and _________.
a)
maximizing corporate profit
b)
avoiding controversy
c)
expanding advertising
d)
impressing critics
7. What provides much of the basic financial revenue that pays for the creation and delivery of media content, whether in print, on broadcast radio and television, on billboards, online, or via mobile devices?
a)
Direct payments
b)
Donations
c)
Subscriptions
d)
Advertising
8. Nalani listens carefully to others and respects their views without necessarily changing her own. She tries not to force her opinions on others, while remaining honest and nonjudgmental. Nalani practices which type of ethics?
a)
Duty-based ethics
b)
Social justice
c)
Utilitarianism
d)
Dialogical ethics
9. The Golden Mean and the Golden Rule are both __________ ethics.
a)
virtue-based
b)
relationship-based
c)
duty-based
d)
egalitarian-based
10. Which of the following assertions about misrepresentation and plagiarism in journalism is accurate?
a)
Instances of journalists deliberately distorting or misrepresenting the facts are rare.
b)
Authors who reproduce what they have previously published without citing themselves as the source are committing plagiarism.
c)
Brian Williams was suspended as an NBC anchor for plagiarizing the work of others.
d)
Plagiarism is not considered a serious offense and consequently occurs often.
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