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JLS111
1 / 50
By injecting personal feelings or opinions in a straight news story, you violate which of the following rules?
2 / 50
The persons who check the gallery proofs side by side the original copy for errors are called
3 / 50
Robert Campbell was a newspaper publisher who published the
4 / 50
The lead that uses superlative expressions to break the news is called _and
5 / 50
we Irohin was purely a newspaper
6 / 50
The newspaper first newspaper establishe by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was
7 / 50
Which of the following is NOT an axiom of newswriting?
8 / 50
Gathering information for a cutline is similar to compiling material for what other publication element?
9 / 50
What is the purpose of a picture cutline?
10 / 50
Public Journalism is also referred to as
11 / 50
To construct a good story, a journalist must take good notes. Taking good notes includes which of the following techniques?
12 / 50
The term the fourth estate was created by
13 / 50
could be regarded as the principal gatekeeper in the newsroom
14 / 50
A newspaper that circulates above 50,000 copies daily is said to be
15 / 50
The Nigerian Tribune was established by----------
16 / 50
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
17 / 50
When selecting words for a news story, you should observe which of the following rules?
18 / 50
Which of these is not a function of headline
19 / 50
Mention two (2) important functions of headlines and
20 / 50
You realize that the news story you are writing is developing into two basic topics. In this case, you should follow what recommendation?
21 / 50
The development of press in Nigeria can be classified into these eras except------- -------
22 / 50
Anything that is of interest to the immediate environment can be regarded as
23 / 50
The Nigerian Tribune was established by------------
24 / 50
The press is often referred to as
25 / 50
A writing style in which the climax is always presented in the first paragraph is
26 / 50
Which of the following can not be regarded as being defamatory. A word that
27 / 50
One of the following is not a department in print media organisation-------
28 / 50
The opinion of the newspaper organisation on an issue is called
29 / 50
How should you use verb tenses in cutlines?
30 / 50
The West African Pilot was published by
31 / 50
31. Iwe Irohin was published by
32 / 50
The first element of our syllable alphabet of today was created by
33 / 50
The Federal Government established (a) and (b) to fight the postindependence politicians
34 / 50
What are the major components of a cutline?
35 / 50
Another name for copy editing is
36 / 50
An interview conducted by a reporter concerning an individual’s life, activities, views or character is called
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38 / 50
The first set of people that were involved in journalism in Nigeria were
39 / 50
The term “news peg” refers to what factor(s)?
40 / 50
The mouth piece of the Action Group was
41 / 50
the art and science of gathering, selecting and processing information or ideas, intelligence for dissemination to the public
42 / 50
_is the word used when we want to say ‘’leave it as it is’’
43 / 50
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
44 / 50
The first paragraph or two or any news report is called
45 / 50
A story about new regulations affecting civil servants pay is what type of news story?
46 / 50
In the era of penny press, the two publisher who were engaged in circulation battle were
47 / 50
Two key new values are and
48 / 50
Which of the following does not constitute court contempt
49 / 50
The type of lead that emphasizes many aspects of an event instead of concentrating on one is
50 / 50
The earliest form of alphabets found in Egypt were called
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