Practicing Quality Journalism
Educator resources
News judgment
Learn the standards of quality journalism by playing the role of reporter in a game-like simulation of a breaking news event.
Learning objectives
- I can list and explain seven major standards of quality journalism.
- I can apply those standards to differentiate between a credible news report and an unreliable news report.
Essential questions
- How is news journalism different from opinion journalism?
- What rules and guidelines should journalists abide by when reporting a story, and why?
- What is required to make a piece of information credible?
- How do aspiring to the standards of quality journalism help journalists minimize bias and produce credible news coverage?
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