JLS111

Category: JLS111

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JLS111

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Mention any 3 techniques
of interview
_,
and

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The first prototype of
English newspaper is called

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The news gatherers in
journalism are called

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The first book produced by
Gutenberg’s invention
was_________

A. The Bible

B. Poor Richard’s Almanak

C. The whole book of Psalms

D. The Gutenberg Galaxy

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_is referred to as the fourth
estate of the realm

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The writer should never
violate which of the
following principles of
newswriting?

A. Unity.

B. Clarity

C. Accuracy

D. Emphasis

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An interview conducted by
a reporter concerning an
individual’s life, activities,
views or character is called

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----------------war was
believed to have been
caused by the press.

A. Iraqi American

B. German-British

C. Spanish-American

D. Isreali-Palestine

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A form of report that
analyzes the implications of
issues in an event is called

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10.

The newspaper, Iwe Irohin
fun awon ara Egba ati
Yoruba, was established in-
---------

A. 1865

B. 1856

C. 1895

D. 1859

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11.

is concerned with injury to
reputation resulting from
words written or spoken by
others.

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12.

Jeremy Tunstull and Lord
Macaulay are mainly
associated with the notion
of

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13. Which of these is not a function of headline

A. It tells the news to the reader by way of conveying mandatorily the accurate information.

B. It conveys the relative significance of the news as expressed in terms of type display

C. It conveys to the reader the relative seriousness of the news

D. It displays very prominently the news that are paid fo

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14.

The first newspaper in
Nigeria was established by-
------------

A. Herbert Macaulay

B. Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe

C. Bishop Ajayi Crowther

D. Herbert Macaula

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15.

What is the purpose of a
picture cutline?

A. To tell the complete story

B. To add interest to the picture

C. To identify the picture elements

D. To add information that, together with the picture, tells the story

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16.

What are the major
components of a cutline?

A. Lead, bridge, action and credit line

B. Identification, tie-in, action and background information

C. Tieback, identification, attribution and conclusion

D. Action, background information, credit line and identification

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17.

What is the purpose of a
picture cutline?

A. To add interest to the picture

B. TO tell the complete story

C. To identify the picture elements

D. To add information that, together with the picture, tells the story

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18.

Gutenberg printing
technology was developed
in

A. 1364

B. 1446

C. 1450

D. 1464

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19.

The interrogative method of
newswriting was
propounded by?

A. Ungrait and Bohnn

B. HaroldLasswell

C. Harold Lasswell

D. Westley and Maclean

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20.

The West African Pilot was
a
newspaper

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21.

All these newspapers were
owned by aliens during
Nigeria pre-independence
except.............

A. The Lagos Weekly

B. Iwe Irohin Eko

C. The Weekly Times

D. Lagos Anchor

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22.

The following are the three
key interests of journalism
except-----

A. news disseminating

B. news gathering

C. news feedback

D. news processing

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23.

The department that
oversees newspapers
circulation as well as
advertisement in
newspaper organisation is

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24.

Sensational stories that do
not serve the democratic
function of journalism

A. soft news

B. yellow journalism

C. penny press

D. hard news

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25.

The first newspaper in
Nigeria was established by-
----------

A. Rev. Henry Townsend

B. Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe

C. Bishop Ajayi Crowther

D. Herbert Macaulay

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26.

By injecting personal
feelings or opinions in a
straight news story, you
violate which of the
following rules?

A. Accuracy

B. Unity

C. Objectivity

D. Clarity

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27.

Anything that is of interest
to the immediate
environment can be
regarded as

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28.

One of these was involved
in the efforts to get the first
world legislation that
guarantee the freedom of
the press

A. Gabriel

B. George

C. Caxton

D. Ruthfum

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29.

All except which of the
following are guidelines you
should use when writing
sentences?

A. Keep the word count consistent in sentences

B. Use a simple, declarative sentence

C. Use sentences that mirror normal, informal conversation

D. Use compound sentences sparingly

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30.

The Nigerian Daily Times
was formally called

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31.

Which of the following
elements must be present
in every good news story?

A. Immediacy

B. Prominence of suspense

C. Sex

D. Human interest

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32.

The type of lead that
presents the gist of the
event in the fewest possible
words

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33.

A writer who writes a
newsstory in such a way
that the reader is not left in
doubt of the meaning of
words in sentences has
ensured

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34.

‘Nose for News’ means one
of the following except-------
--

A. the capacity to recognise the relative importance of a number of facts concerning the same general subject

B. an ability to recognise possibilities of an item of information

C. an ability to recognise clues which through their casual search, lead to the discovery of important information

D. ability to see what others cannot see naturally

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35.

The development of press
in Nigeria can be classified
into these eras except-------
------

A. Indiginous era

B. Commercialization era

C. Aliendominated era

D. Missionary era

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36.

A newspaper that circulates
above 50,000 copies daily
is said to be

A. Extra-large

B. Large

C. Medium

D. Small

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37.

The news writing style that
begins with presentation of
the climax of an event
before unfolding
sequentially from the
beginning showing how the
event led to the climax is

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38.

What is the purpose of a
summary lead?

A. To give the story coherence

B. To give details to satisfy reader interest

C. To present the essential facts quickly

D. To make it possible for an editor to cut the story at any point

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39.

You realize that the news
story you are writing is
developing into two basic
topics. In this case, you
should follow what
recommendation?

A. Select one of the topics and discard the facts on the other topic

B. Write the topics as two separate news stories

C. Eliminate the story and select another unrelated topic

D. Continue to combine all the facts into one story

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40.

Gutenberg printing
technology was developed
in

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41.

The Nigerian Tribune was
established by----------

A. Tafawa Balewa

B. Chief Amed Yayale

C. Chief Obafemi Awolowo

D. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

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42.

The most important aspect
of a news story is based on
what news element?

A. Makes writing headlines easier

B. Presents facts rapidly and simply

C. Maintains reader interest by saving the climax until the end

D. Makes page layout easier

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43.

The Supreme court of
Nigeria was establish in the
year

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44.

Another name for copy
editing is

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45.

All the following are
involved in newspapers
production except--------

A. editors

B. reporters

C. headline casters

D. proofreaders

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46.

You realize that the news
story you are writing is
developing into two basic
topics. In this case, you
should follow what
recommendation?

A. Write the topics as two separate news stories

B. Continue to combine all the facts into one story

C. Select one of the topics and discard the facts on the other topic

D. Eliminate the story and select another unrelated topic

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47.

The mouth piece of the
Action Group was

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48.

In copyright law, instances
in which material may be
used without permission or
payment is

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49. List 3 main types of style

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50.

The newspaper, Iwe Irohin
fun awon ara Egba ati
Yoruba, was established in-
--------

A. 1856

B. 1865

C. 1895

D. 1859

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