Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Informative value is one of the major criteria for choosing news stories.
2. Watergate and Obama’s NSA scandal are great examples of journalists in their watchdog role.
3. Civic journalism bears that name because of its emphasis on civic facts.
4. Muckraking only works when public opinion is stirred up to exert pressure on public officials.
5. The reason fact-checking is so effective is that it is often successfully used to correct
misinformation and change people’s minds.

1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE