A report says: "The mayor's office admitted that the budget rose by four percent." Which word carries the reporter's judgment?

A report says: "A crowd of farmers swarmed the plaza on Monday." Which word breaks objectivity?

A report says: "The senator gave a rambling speech about the new tax." Which word shows opinion instead of fact?

Which sentence belongs in an objective news report about a road closure?

A report says: "Many residents said the water tasted strange last week." Which word is too vague where a news sentence needs precision?

A report says: "The fire caused a huge amount of damage to the market." Which part needs a precise figure?

Which version is tighter without losing any information?

A draft reads: "The new water system is the best in the province." Which change makes it acceptable in a news report?

A report says a barangay will close a public market for repairs. It quotes the barangay captain and the contractor. Whose voice is missing?

A report on a school's new phone ban quotes the principal and the parents' association. Which side is left unheard?

A report accuses a store of selling expired goods. It quotes two shoppers and a health officer. Whose reply does fairness require?

A reporter covering a land dispute interviews both families and prints both accounts. Which journalistic quality is shown?

A newspaper printed the wrong number of injured passengers and never fixed it. Which duty did it fail?

A travel writer reviews a resort that paid for her stay and does not tell readers. Which problem is this?

A report on a new bridge quotes ten engineers who tested it and one blogger who tested nothing. Each side fills half the story. What is wrong?

A health report gives a doctor citing ten studies and a caller citing nothing the same airtime. Why is that not balance?

Which report is balanced rather than falsely balanced?

In news writing, naming the source of a claim is called attribution.

A report reads: "The council met for six hours. Afterward, the tired members finally caved in and approved the plan." Which phrase shows the reporter's opinion?

A crime report prints the full name and school of a fifteen-year-old witness. Which duty does it breach?