What is a fixer?
a newsroom technician who handles the media outlet's infrastructure
a local reporter in a far-flung place who helps foreign correspondents navigate the logistics of reporting in an unfamiliar place
a source who "fixes" or misrepresents a situation to a foreign correspondent who doesn't understand the socio-economic circumstances of a particular region
C ?
Which of the following people might benefit from the Dart Center?
a foreign correspondent who has covered the atrocities of a violent civil war
a reporter on the Drug Enforcement Administration beat
a sports reporter covering the trend of people gambling on the game of darts
B
If you were covering the local court system for the newspaper, which of the following would be the most valuable to you?
a source in the courthouse
a source at the police station
a reputation for writing fair and accurate stories
B?
which of the following best describes the beat system at a media outlet?
It is a democracy where reporters get to vote on who gets which beat.
It is based on popularity and the nicest reporters get to choose where they go, particularly because reporting abroad is stressful and requires reporters with a diplomatic manner.
It is a hierarchy in which some beats are more prestigious than others, and those beats usually go to reporters who have worked the hardest or proven themselves in a particular area.
C
If a reporter gets a tip that may lead to a good story on a beat that belongs to a co-worker who is known to be very territorial about his beat, what should that reporter do?
not share the tip and try to write the story without the beat reporter finding out because the beat reporter will try to take it away
share the tip with the beat reporter, suggest they work together on the piece and emphasize that the source trusts the reporter who was given the tip
suggest they flip a coin to see who gets the story
A
could you tell me which one i got right and that's a nice thing to tell someone thanks
1. A local reporter...
2. A foreign correspondent...
3. a reputation for writing fair...
4. it is a hierarchy...
5. share the tip with a beat reporter....
A local reporter...
a foreign correspondent...
a reputation for writing fair...
it is a hierarchy...
share the tip with the beat reporter...
i took the test and got a %100
One of your answers is correct.
Please do not make a career of journalism!
I asked you not to go into journalism because we need hard-working journalists who carefully research their stories.
I'm sorry you don't know which one is correct.
i really don't care all you ppl do on here is judge and assume things i had different answers but the test were saying they were wrong or maybe im just haing trouble with this why you couldn't just provide me with a source or something i could read from to fix my mistakes but watever ill do it myself
Your best source is your text materials.
Or -- you could try Google.
http://www.google.com/#q=journalism++fixer
Your guess for this question alone tells anyone that journalism is not a career you should go into:
If you were covering the local court system for the newspaper, which of the following would be the most valuable to you?
a source in the courthouse
a source at the police station
a reputation for writing fair and accurate stories
B?