What is a fixer?

Question

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

Robb4301 · Accepted Answer

could you tell me which one i got right and that's a nice thing to tell someone thanks

Ms. Sue · Answer

One of your answers is correct. Please do not make a career of journalism!

Ms. Sue · Answer

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.

Robb4301 · Answer

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

Ms. Sue · Answer

Your best source is your text materials. Or -- you could try Google. http://www.google.com/#q=journalism++fixer

Writeacher · Answer

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?

Reed · Answer

Robb, a journalist knows how and where to find answers. That's the first and last requirement for being a good journalist. ms.sue and Writeacher are absolutely correct.

Robb4301 · Answer

who says i want to be a journalist though ?? see more assumptions im just trying to get help for this class i have to take this is not something i want to have as in a career its just a class i need to pass to graduate so its really not that important

Robb4301 · Answer

i wont probably ever see these questions or anything after high school and what i do know is the military doesn't require none of this so see ya

Maddie♥ · Answer

Yep

unknown · Answer

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....

Mandi · Answer

"unknown" is right with their answers. I just took the test. (Thanks, unknown!) And y'all are aware that this is what pops up on Google, correct? Don't be a jerk because some kids want to double check their answers and can't get a straight answer.

iliyah · Answer

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

ok · Answer

k12 journalism sucks ;-; gl to all my k12 homies tryna pass and just graduate already. the correct answers are
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....

I got 100% c:

unkown · Answer

I don´t like journalism because I ain't good at writing papers! Yet I thought this class would help me better than language arts but I am seriously questioning my thought process. I understand the pain of K12 journalism. I can find good things I just can't write them the way I need to or at all.