Media Awareness

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Media Awareness Quiz

Test your knowledge of media awareness and public communications with our engaging quiz! Designed for military personnel and anyone interested in understanding the nuances of media interactions, this quiz will help you prepare for real-world scenarios.

Understand key principles of public communications
Learn about media personnel types and reporter behavior
Recognize important protocols during interviews

13 Questions3 MinutesCreated by EngagingWriter101

During an interview if sensitive information has been inadvertently released, who should you inform?

Admin O

Your Spouse

Military police

Your Chain of command

What's one thing you should do before the interview?

Be understood

Escort reporter out

Know the subject

Wing it

Can the media travel forward into an area where there is on-going fighting?

Yes, but only if they travel in groups

Yes, it is their choice to travel forward

No, but they can enter secure zones

No, not where there is active fighting

Which of the following describes a typical reporter in the field?

Independent, resourceful, curious, tenacious

Hot-headed, impatient, self-interested, forgetful

Inhibited, unquestioning, fearful, unappreciative

Assertive, impolite, tricky, ruthless extrovert

In addition to managing public communications, what else does the Public Affairs Officer do?

Ensures the media is given everything it wants

Helps reporters to set up their equipment

Advises commander on public affairs issues

Controls media's access to enlisted troops

Which of the following statements are true with respect to what you can discuss during an interview?

You can offer your opinion on how the mission is going

You can speculate on the eventual outcome of the mission

You can discuss your own job, experiences and expertise

You can convey information as long as you check on it after

What type of media commit to living on our camps for weeks or more at a time?

Local

National

Regional

Embedded

Is there anything you should ask a reporter before giving an interview?

Ask if they are for or against the current mission

You can ask them who they are, where they're from and what they're interested in covering

You can only ask them what they are interested in covering

You can only ask who they are in order to verify their credentials

Should you confiscate film, tapes or notes from the media if classified or sensitive information has been inadvertently released?

No, but ask the media not to publish it and inform your chain of command

Yes, confiscate the material from the media immediately

No, but ask the Commander to change his operational plan

Yes. Confiscate but only after informing you chain of command

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