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MAC214

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1)

Another name for straight
News is _______

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2)

Liberal theory of the press
can be found in which stage
of Steven Wards’s six
stages in the development
of journalism ethics
_?

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3)

Determinants of
interpretative journalism
includes all but one

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4)

Straight news or hard news
is a_______ report of news
that is current and
important

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5)

The level of fault a plaintiff
needs to prove depends on
whether the plaintiff is a
public figure or a
individual.

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6) The beginning of journalism in Nigeria started with the __newspaper

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7)

Media owners influence is a
type of _______ limitations
to investigative reporting

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8)

Who probes falsity when
defamatory statements
involve matter of public
interest, Plaintiff or
Defendant?

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9)

The letter “S” in news
represents

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10)

In order not to be engulfed
in litigation, the subeditor
must not have a working
knowledge of the law and
ethics of the profession.
True or False
_?

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11)

Caption for an investigative
story can never be in
question format. True or
False?

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12)

James Bright Davies
founded ______ in 1910

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13)

The law of
__is one of the most
common allegations
brought against journalists.

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14)

James Bright Davies
founded
_in 1910 ?

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15)

______Is a factual report of
news that is current and
important

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16)

A good
_draws the readers’
attention into the body of
the story

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17)

For a journalist to be a
watch dog, he must
engaged in ________

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18)

The
__or caption is an important
part of the entire piece
because it is the first centre
of attraction for the reader

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19)

Who sold Lagos Daily
News to Herbert Macaulay

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20)

Newspapers can “report”
indirectly some stories that
cannot be categorically
reported in texts, by means
of

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21)

Interpretative journalism is
a SINE QUA NON for every
journalist

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22)

The history of Journalism in
Nigeria cannot be complete
without the mention
of______

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23)

Which of these is not
among the characteristics
of news

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24)

Modern capitalist
dominated societies are
characterised with -

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25)

_is defamation by spoken
words or gesture?

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26)

Anglo-African newspaper
reigned between?
,

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27)

According to Burns (2002),
news provided by a
journalist performs
_____major functions in a
society.

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28)

Inequalities in capitalist
dominated societies lead to

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29)

Which of these is not a
limitation to investigative
reporting?

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30)

are the life blood of a good
investigative story.

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31)

“Threat to life” is a
to investigative journalism

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32)

Investigative reporting also
involves uncovering social,
economic or cultural
developments

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33)

If a media house is
influenced by the publisher
to carry out investigative
reporting, such media
house is limited by

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34)

First person narrator is
allowed in breaking news.
True or false
_?

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35)

Newsgroups is also known
as

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36)

How many stages is the
alternate ‘view of press’
theory proposed by Steven
Ward?

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37)

Nigeria’s press laws are
based on British and
traditions?

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38)

If journalist underestimates
or overestimates their
audience, there is a
tendency that

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39)

Is defamation a civil or
criminal offence ?

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40)

The beginning of journalism
in Nigeria could be traced
to _______

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41)

Judging whether a
statement is defamatory will
normally involve
__steps.

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42)

The Iwe Irohin was Written
by

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43)

A newspaper meant for the
elderly, should use
__________ font size

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44)

Which paper was founded
byJames Bright Davies?

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45)

According to Levin
(2000:18) hard news is also
called ______news

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46)

occurs when a journalist
does not identify
himself/herself as a reporter
in obtaining information
from a source.

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47)

Which of these is not
among the elements of
investigative reporting?

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48)

Categories of limitations to
interpretative journalism
include all except_____?

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49)

Mass media act as the
middle man between the
policy formulators and
_______

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50)

Proprietorial interference,
which is one of the
limitations to investigative
reporting means_______

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51)

Itule and Anderson
propounded the Funnel and
interviews

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52)

The liberal press is a
misnomer

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53)

When was West African
Pilot founded
__?

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54)

The two major types of
interview according to Itule
and Anderson are Funnel
and

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55)

Which country did Nigeria
import its press law from
__?

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56)

Media gatekeepers exist to
ensure that standards and
expectations are met. True
OR False
__?

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57)

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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58)

The elements of defamation
includes all, except:

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59)

What is the major
difference between
investigative journalism and
hard news reportage?

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60)

Who consumes the
message sent out by the
journalist

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61)

Anglo-African newspaper
reigned between – and - ?

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62)

The letter “E” in news
represents

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63)

When was The “5Ws & H”
communication model
propounded?

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64)

The letter “N” in news
represents

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65)

To know your audience
properly you must embark
on
to find out more about them

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66)

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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67)

Investigative journalism
involves getting the news
behind the

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68)

An investigative story
always starts with

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69)

If Nigerian government
seized the license of a
media house for engaging
in investigative reporting,
this limitation is under
_________

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70)

The book interpretative
Reporting(1963) was
written by:

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