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Caption for an investigative story can never be in question format. True or False?
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Investigative journalism involves getting the news behind the
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First person narrator is allowed in breaking news. True or false _?
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Nigeria imported its press laws from the common law tradition?
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Judging whether a statement is defamatory will normally involve __steps.
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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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The mass media always have strained relationships with the government during the military regime because they engaged in _________
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If journalist underestimates or overestimates their audience, there is a tendency that
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What is the consequence of the inaccurate estimates of the journalist’s audience?
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If a media house is influenced by the publisher to carry out investigative reporting, such media house is limited by
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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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The liberal press is a misnomer
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Introduction to an investigative news story is also known as the
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occurs when a journalist does not identify himself/herself as a reporter in obtaining information from a source.
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Which paper was founded byJames Bright Davies?
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A newspaper meant for the elderly, should use __________ font size
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17) The beginning of journalism in Nigeria started with the __newspaper
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Modern capitalist dominated societies are characterised with -
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For a journalist to be a watch dog, he must engaged in ________
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Which of these is not a limitation to investigative reporting?
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James Bright Davies founded ______ in 1910?
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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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Technological limitation means a media house lacks required _______to carry out the investigative reporting,
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Interpretative journalism is a SINE QUA NON for every journalist
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All reporters are investigators
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The book interpretative Reporting(1963) was written by:
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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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One of this is not a limitation of investigative Reporting
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______Is a factual report of news that is current and important
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Investigative Journalists should always engage in undercover reporting.
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The purpose of in-depth investigative stories is generally to reveal or expose in the society.
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A good _draws the readers’ attention into the body of the story
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Defamation is made up of______
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Many newspapers were shut down during military regime because they engaged in_____
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The elements of defamation includes all, except:
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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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Who consumes the message sent out by the journalist
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In developing an investigative report item more than one source is essential. True OR False?
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Which of these is not among the elements of investigative reporting?
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Conflicts can arise where a journalist is involved in politics or personal relationships or vested interests.
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When was West Africa Pilot founded?
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Who probes falsity when defamatory statements involve matter of public interest, Plaintiff or Defendant?
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Search engines are also called __spiders or robots
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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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The history of Journalism in Nigeria cannot be complete without the mention of______
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Proprietorial interference, which is one of the limitations to investigative reporting means_______
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The two major types of interview according to Itule and Anderson are Funnel and
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To know your audience properly you must embark on to find out more about them
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Should an investigative reporter pay attention to deadlines? Yes OR No?
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