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Who sold Lagos Daily News to Herbert Macaulay
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Which of these statements is appropriate?
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Inequalities in capitalist dominated societies lead to
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Anglo-African newspaper reigned between – and - ?
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What is the major difference between investigative journalism and hard news reportage?
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Conflicts can arise where a journalist is involved in politics or personal relationships or vested interests.
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James Bright Davies founded _in 1910 ?
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are the life blood of a good investigative story.
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Captions may be in question format e.g. Who killed Dele Giwa? . True OR False?
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Is defamation a civil or criminal offence ?
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What does the governments use most often, to justify illegal, dangerous or unethical acts and to restrict or discourage journalists from reporting on a real problem?
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According to Levin (2000:18) hard news is also called ______news
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Nigeria’s press laws are based on British and traditions?
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Lorenz and Vivian identified_____ steps process to a reasonable ethical decision
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In investigative reporting, deadline does not count. True or
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Which of these is not among the characteristics of news
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A newspaper meant for the elderly, should use __________ font size
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Categories of limitations to interpretative journalism include all except_____?
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To know your audience properly you must embark on to find out more about them
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A lead, as it refers to the writing of news reports, simply is an to a news story
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The purpose of in-depth investigative stories is generally to something. True or False?
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The law of __is one of the most common allegations brought against journalists.
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Who probes falsity when defamatory statements involve matter of public interest, Plaintiff or Defendant?
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Which ethical principle requires that when there is an extreme position in a situation, one seeks a middle ground ?
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Technological limitation means a media house lacks required _______to carry out the investigative reporting,
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James Bright Davies founded ______ in 1910?
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When was West Africa Pilot founded?
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Mass media act as the middle man between the policy formulators and _______
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Investigative Journalists should always engage in undercover reporting.
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30) Usenet is another name for
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Many newspaperswere shut down during military regime because they engaged in_______
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Itule and Anderson propounded the Funnel and interviews
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First person narrator is allowed in breaking news. True or false _?
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Modern capitalist dominated societies are characterised with -
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Which of these is not a limitation to investigative reporting?
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The ______communication model was propounded 1948
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__is two or more paragraphs building up to a paragraph that tells readers the major points of the story ?
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Most investigative stories are presented in feature format. True OR False?
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Reporters who work on investigative reports do not have the same deadline pressure as do those who cover breaking news items. True OR False?
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Press laws in many African countries take their roots from common law family of the English or law family of the French
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Determinants of interpretative journalism includes all but one
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The “5Ws & H” communication model was propounded by
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43) The beginning of journalism in Nigeria started with the __newspaper
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“People should behave only as they wish everyone else to behave” This statement is emphasised in which of the ethical principles ?
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Investigative journalism involves getting the news behind the
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Interpretative journalism is a SINE QUA NON for every journalist
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What is the consequence of the inaccurate estimates of the journalist’s audience?
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Which paper was founded byJames Bright Davies?
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The letter “E” in news represents
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If Nigerian government seized the license of a media house for engaging in investigative reporting, this limitation is under _________
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