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Kindly note that you will be presented with 50 questions randomized from the NOUN question bank. Make sure to take the quiz multiple times so you can get familiar with the questions and answers, as new questions are randomized in each attempt.
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A reporter must not pass judgment means that he should ____
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In addition to his personal style and the prevailing style of the particular period he is operating in, another style the journalist must contend with is _______
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An area assigned to a reporter as his responsibility is known as
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is the act of covering and reporting from a particular field or subject for your media organization.
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‘INEC cannot remove Ngige based on his expulsion from PDP,’ said the INEC chairman, is an example of a news story anchored on which of these elements? _______
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Someone who has been exposed to hatred, ridicule and contempt by a publication, can sue for
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Which of the following can be generally regarded as poor writing ____
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You can identify a poor writing by which of the following? ____
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It is the duty of the reporter to interpret the electoral process to the electorate?
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When a reporter writes a story that is considered to be a breaking news his source is categorized as____
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The vice-chancellor said the time has come “to turn off some lights We all must do something to conserve electricity ” This is an example of ___
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An aspiring reporter is driven by the following to perform excellently, except ____
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A reporter that is motivated by getting on the front page means _____
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The giving and receiving of transport fares to journalists in Nigeria is not an ethical issue. YES/NO.
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A piece of information can be regarded as news when _____
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The word “sacred cow” when used in the news room means, which of these ___
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To ensure accuracy in interviews, the reporter should do all of these except ____
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Opponents of press freedom are known as the
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The factors that determine news values include some of these…
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Journalists enjoy press freedom in the world.
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Age, Animal, Sex, Conflict, Money, Children Beauty, Human Interest are examples of -
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For Crime reporters, information is sourced from people involved, account of the event and
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If a competent court of law orders a retraction but a news publication still refuses to do so, the publication is guilty of
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In a typical news room, you are likely to hear which of these terminologies? ____
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Advocates for collective ownership of resources as a cardinal principle in the eastern world
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Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, are countries from part of the world?
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Which of these should a reporter do if he must manage his source to succeed in his reportorial assignment _____
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The reporter must not editorialize. This means ____
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If a news medium presents news in a way to arouse a quick and excited reaction, it is said to engage in
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A good writer must obey the rule of precision. This means _____
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A story written in an inverted pyramid format simply means which of these? ____
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Use of words such as ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘however’ as a bridge in writing is called ____
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Developing stories are continuing stories; help to connect parts to the whole.
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Usually cannot have all the details as at press time?
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Political parties are a good _of information for the reporter
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To give the news a sense of immediacy, the broadcast newsis item should be written in tense, in order to give the news a sense of immediacy and currency.
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When journalists argue for legislation to assist them to source information, they are actually asking for
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Some interviewees may want to know why you want to interview them, in such a case you can do one of the following _____
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According to Melvin Mencher (2010), a story must satisfy which of these to be accepted? _____
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In Nigeria, Proscriptions/Closure of media houses ended with regime?
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41. ---------- are similar to indepth stories
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In a defamation case earlier decided, an accused can plead as a defence.
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There are two types of Beats: Topical Beat and beat
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To become a specialist reporter, one needs a Ph.D degree in the area of coverage. YES/NO
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A good reporter must have nose for news This means that
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In order not to compromise on the reputation and credibility of the media industry, a good reporter must be ______
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The courts fall under superior courts while the magistrate courts fall under inferior courts.
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The following except one can best describe a lead _____
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A poor writing has the following attributes except _____
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News stories that emanate from events such as national celebration, budget speech, special anniversary, is known as ____
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