Question

the tendency of editors and reporters to cover a story because everyone else is doing it is known as:
a. jargon
b. scope
c. pack journalism
d. conflict
stories focused on trends, personalities, or lifestyles are known as:
a. soft news
b. hard news
c. conflict
d. primary source

Explanation:

• Soft news typically covers trends, personalities, or lifestyles. It focuses on human - interest stories rather than hard - hitting, immediate - impact news like politics or crime (which would be hard news).
• Jargon refers to specialized or technical language within a particular field.
• Scope is about the range or extent of something.
• Conflict is a struggle or opposition.
• Pack journalism is when journalists all cover the same story in a similar way.
• Primary source is an original source of information.

Answer:

A. Soft news