JRNL 1220 Week 1 Quiz

JRNL 1220 Week 1 Quiz | Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Citizen Journalism

·         Citizen journalists can cover topics the mainstream media ignores

·         Citizen journalism can make citizens more engaged in their community

·         The passion citizen journalists have for a topic means they may cover it more aggressively

·         Citizen journalists can't be sued for libel, unlike professional journalists

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a risk with Citizen Journalism...

·         Citizen Journalists may be activists who are biased

·         Citizen Journalists don't have tools available to reach a large audience

·         Citizen Journalists may not be well trained

·         Citizen Journalists are more vulnerable to legal threats

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a good reason to use links in a blog post..

·         To be polite (by linking to posts you relied on)

·         As a service to readers (check out this cool site)

·         To ensure your RSS feed is working

·         To show your work (sources, etc.)

Question 4

In making your blog post search-engine optimized, it's most important that you get popular keywords into your...

·         Title

·         Permalink

·         Photo credits

·         Links

Question 5

Most blog posts should have a photo, even if just a stock image

·         True

·         False

Question 6

You can use most photos you find online in your blog as long as you give credit to the person who took it.

·         True

·         False

Question 7

Blog posts should generally be brief, as people often don't have the patience to read long posts online

·         True

·         False

Question 8

To help increase your web traffic, most of your links should be to other posts on your own site. Linking to other sites just encourages readers to go somewhere else and hurts your traffic.

·         True

·         False