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Should an investigative reporter pay attention to deadlines? Yes OR No?
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When was West Africa Pilot founded?
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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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Who consumes the message sent out by the journalist
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All reporters are investigators
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According to________ (2000) a primary source is an expert recognized as aleading authority on a topic
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If an investigative reporter who is working for a newspaper got a story wrong, he might be sued for
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_is defamation by spoken words or gesture?
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______Is a factual report of news that is current and important
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Nigeria imported its press laws from the common law tradition?
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Lorenz and Vivian identified_____ steps process to a reasonable ethical decision
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One of these is not among the importance of investigative reporting
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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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Introduction to an investigative news story is also known as the
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Interpretative journalism is a SINE QUA NON for every journalist
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Which ethical principle requires you to judge what is right by asking what will give the greatest good to the greatest number of people ?
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Who formulated Categorical Imperative __?
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News is not an isolated incident but one inevitable linked to a chain of important events.
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A good _draws the readers’ attention into the body of the story
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According to Levin (2000:18) hard news is also called ______news
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The __or title is an important part of the entire piece because it is the first centre of attraction for the reader.
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First person narrator is allowed in breaking news. True or false _?
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The ______communication model was propounded 1948
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Defamation is made up of______
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For a journalist to be a watch dog, he must engaged in ________
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Straight news or hard news is a_______ report of news that is current and important
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How many stages is the alternate ‘view of press’ theory proposed by Steven Ward?
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Investigative journalism involves getting the news behind the
29 / 50
James Bright Davies founded ______ in 1910
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The Iwe Irohin was Written by
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The letter “N” in news represents
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Another name for straight News is _______
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The letter “E” in news represents
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Who probes falsity when defamatory statements involve matter of public interest, Plaintiff or Defendant?
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What is the consequence of the inaccurate estimates of the journalist’s audience?
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Media gatekeepers exist to ensure that standards and expectations are met. True OR False __?
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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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Mass media act as the middle man between the policy formulators and _______
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Nigeria’s press laws are based on British and traditions?
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The letter “S” in news represents
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An investigative story always starts with
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Judging whether a statement is defamatory will normally involve __steps.
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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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Determinants of interpretative journalism includes all but one
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Which of these is not among the characteristics of news
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The book interpretative Reporting(1963) was written by:
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The purpose of in-depth investigative stories is generally to something.
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Newspapers can “report” indirectly some stories that cannot be categorically reported in texts, by means of
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Conflicts can arise where a journalist is involved in politics or personal relationships or vested interests.
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Investigative Journalists should always engage in undercover reporting.
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