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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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MAC225
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The technical language used in the media industry is called _____
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Education, Politics, Business, Economy Science and Technology are examples of Beat?
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A media house can be compelled to publish as well as payment of damages as forms of remedies for defamation
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A geographical area such as town, or a subject area such as science and technology are examples of a reporter’s
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Open-ended questions result in When a reporter uses which of the following ways to phrase his question and achieve the desired result in addition to other benefits ____
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The practice whereby journalists eagerly condemn an issue in a foreign country but would not comment on same in his is called
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One of the following is not a type of interview _____
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A good reporter must have nose for news This means that
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Some political reporters cannot remain neutral in political issues; they are often
10 / 50
Developing stories are continuing stories; help to connect parts to the whole.
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The word “sacred cow” when used in the news room means, which of these ___
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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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A good writer must obey the rule of precision. This means _____
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You can identify a poor writing by which of the following? ____
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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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A story written in an inverted pyramid format simply means which of these? ____
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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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The writing rule ‘use the inverted pyramid forms when writing news’ means ____
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Any act of disrespect against the court by the reporter is called of the court
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Which of the following can be generally regarded as poor writing ____
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An essential part of professional practice that deals with matters of right and wrong and is associated with morality is called
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When should a reporter conduct an interview? _____
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In a defamation case earlier decided, an accused can plead as a defence.
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Offensive and provocative dressing by female journalists in court premises is not necessarily an act of contempt of the courts. YES/NO
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Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, are countries from part of the world?
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Journalists enjoy press freedom in the world.
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Advocates for collective ownership of resources as a cardinal principle in the eastern world
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---------- is what typically differentiates a broadcast copy from advertising copy and from a public relations copy
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is regarded as newspaper without borders?
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Usually cannot have all the details as at press time?
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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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In Nigerian law, the is presumed innocent until proved guilty
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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 giving and receiving of transport fares to journalists in Nigeria is not an ethical issue. YES/NO.
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In international communication parlance the third world is also referred to as the
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Lull periods are a challenges for the journalist; but an imaginative report can turn to which of these for his story ____
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A benefit or immunity enjoyed by someone or a class of people which does not apply to the general public is called
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A good reporter must abide by these rules except ____
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A News story is considered to be of good quality if it has which of the following qualities? ______
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How does the idiom, ‘dress how you want to be addressed’ relate to the reporter?
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The courts fall under superior courts while the magistrate courts fall under inferior courts.
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In a typical news room, you are likely to hear which of these terminologies? ____
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A reporter should always know that an accused is entitled to hearing
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The most outstanding difference between news writing and poetry or novel is which of these? _____
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When journalists argue for legislation to assist them to source information, they are actually asking for
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“The bus overturned at least three times,” the police man said “ none of the twenty passengers was hurt, luckily the car did not explode to flames,” is an example of ___
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Broadcast news stories are written in _voice;
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reigns in a state where there is no law?
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When a man/woman suffers defamation through the spoken word or gesture, that is called
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A piece of information can be regarded as news when _____
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