Media Ethics

Respuesta correcta: A) Objectivity

• A) ObjectivityCorrect. The core ethical principle of impartial reporting.
• B) BiasIncorrect. Bias is the opposite of objectivity.
• C) SensationalismIncorrect. Focuses on shocking/exciting news.
• D) ClickbaitIncorrect. Focuses on attracting clicks.

Respuesta correcta: B) are verified

• A) verifyIncorrect. Active voice.
• B) are verifiedCorrect. Present simple passive for an ethical requirement.
• C) verifiedIncorrect. Past simple.
• D) being verifiedIncorrect. Gerund.

Respuesta correcta: A) had checked

• A) had checkedCorrect. Third conditional for hypothetical past.
• B) checkedIncorrect. Second conditional.
• C) has checkedIncorrect. Present perfect.
• D) would checkIncorrect. 'Would' not in 'if' clause.

Respuesta correcta: D) balanced against

• A) ignored byIncorrect. While sometimes true, 'balanced against' describes the ethical framework.
• B) identical toIncorrect. They are two different rights.
• C) replaced byIncorrect. One doesn't necessarily eliminate the other.
• D) balanced againstCorrect. To balance against means to compare or contrast to show the relative importance.

Respuesta correcta: C) deliberate

• A) accidentalIncorrect. Fake news is 'deliberate'.
• B) factualIncorrect. Fake news is false.
• C) deliberateCorrect. Deliberate means done consciously and intentionally.
• D) objectiveIncorrect. Fake news is biased.

Respuesta correcta: B) Libel

• A) ReviewIncorrect. An evaluation.
• B) LibelCorrect. Specific term for written defamation.
• C) SlanderIncorrect. Slander is spoken defamation.
• D) ColumnIncorrect. A regular feature.

Respuesta correcta: B) are being scrutinized

• A) are scrutinizing'Are scrutinizing' is active and would name the scrutinizers as the subject.
• B) are being scrutinizedThe present continuous passive marks the scrutiny as an investigation still under way.
• C) scrutinized'Scrutinized' alone has no auxiliary and cannot form a tense.
• D) have scrutinized'Have scrutinized' is present perfect active and would name the investigating party.

Respuesta correcta: B) misconduct

• A) achievementAn achievement is a positive result; the sentence is about wrongdoing being revealed.
• B) misconductMisconduct is improper or unacceptable behaviour, which is what the whistleblowers expose.
• C) transparencyTransparency is the quality of being open, not the wrongdoing itself.
• D) efficiencyEfficiency is about working well and quickly, unrelated to corporate wrongdoing.

Respuesta correcta: D) shouldn't

• A) don't'Don't' is the negative of 'do', but the rule here is 'should not', which backshifts to 'shouldn't'.
• B) won't'Won't' expresses refusal or future, which is not what the code prohibits.
• C) can't'Can't' expresses inability, not a rule of conduct.
• D) shouldn'tIn reported speech 'should not' backshifts to 'shouldn't', matching a code of ethics stated in the past.

Respuesta correcta: C) blurs

• A) clarifiesIncorrect. It makes it harder to see.
• B) emphasizesIncorrect. Opposite of blurring.
• C) blursCorrect. To blur means to make less distinct or clear.
• D) eliminatesIncorrect. The line still exists but is hard to see.

Respuesta correcta: D) Plagiarism

• A) ResearchIncorrect. Research is ethical study.
• B) ParaphrasingIncorrect. Restating in your own words (which still needs citation).
• C) EditingIncorrect. Improving existing text.
• D) PlagiarismCorrect. Specific term for academic/creative theft.

Respuesta correcta: A) will have been implemented

• A) will have been implementedCorrect. Future perfect passive for a completed state in the future.
• B) will implementIncorrect. Active voice.
• C) are implementedIncorrect. Present.
• D) implementingIncorrect. Gerund.

Respuesta correcta: A) Transparency

• A) TransparencyCorrect. Openness and honesty.
• B) SecrecyIncorrect. Opposite of transparency.
• C) BiasIncorrect. Lack of neutrality.
• D) ProfitIncorrect. Financial gain.

Respuesta correcta: B) unless

• A) if'If' followed by a positive 'is necessary' would reverse the meaning: it would say do reveal when necessary.
• B) unless'Unless' means 'if not', so the sources are revealed only when it is NOT necessary.
• C) although'Although' introduces a contrast, which does not carry the condition of exception.
• D) whether'Whether' introduces a choice between alternatives, not the exception meant here.

Respuesta correcta: A) fact-checking

• A) fact-checkingCorrect. The process of verifying the accuracy of information.
• B) storytellingIncorrect. Stories can be true or false.
• C) marketingIncorrect. Marketing often uses bias.
• D) rumorsIncorrect. Rumors are a source of misinformation.

Respuesta correcta: D) conflict

• A) resolutionA resolution ends a dispute; here the issue is a clash of interests.
• B) successSuccess means achieving a goal, which has no bearing on compromising objectivity.
• C) agreementAgreement means harmony, the opposite of a conflict.
• D) conflictA conflict of interest is the term for personal involvement that could compromise impartiality.

Respuesta correcta: B) hadn't sensationalized

• A) didn't sensationalizeIncorrect. Present hypothetical.
• B) hadn't sensationalizedCorrect. 'Wish + past perfect' for past regret.
• C) doesn't sensationalizeIncorrect. Present.
• D) wouldn't sensationalizeIncorrect. Future.

Respuesta correcta: A) integrity

• A) integrityIntegrity is the quality of being honest and holding firm moral principles, which is what the sentence describes.
• B) GreedGreed is a selfish desire for more, which journalism rejects.
• C) PopularityPopularity is audience approval, which journalism cannot put first.
• D) SpeedSpeed can even work against accuracy, so it is not what integrity means here.

Respuesta correcta: B) needed

• A) needs'Needs' is the present tense; in reported speech the verb backshifts to 'needed'.
• B) neededIn reported speech 'needs' backshifts to 'needed', matching the ombudsman's past argument.
• C) has needed'Has needed' is a present perfect form, which does not backshift this way.
• D) will need'Will need' is future, but the argument was made in the past.

Respuesta correcta: D) cornerstone

• A) byproductIncorrect. Secondary result.
• B) obstacleIncorrect. It helps, not hinders.
• C) secretIncorrect. Ethics should be public.
• D) cornerstoneCorrect. Metaphor for an essential foundation.