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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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Political reporting is another area of _reporting
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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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The word “sacred cow” when used in the news room means, which of these ___
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When a man/woman suffers defamation through the spoken word or gesture, that is called
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Some elements of good writing include____
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Usually cannot have all the details as at press time?
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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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There is no excuse for a journalist to do a sloppy job because he can verify every fact by reference to these except ___
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9. ---------- are similar to indepth stories
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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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Those who oppose the right of the press to freedom believe that journalists do not need to compel them to work
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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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Interview in journalism parlance can be defined as _____
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A bad writing will end up where? ____
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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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Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, are countries from part of the world?
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Advocates for collective ownership of resources as a cardinal principle in the eastern world
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Any act of disrespect against the court by the reporter is called of the court
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Use of words such as ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘however’ as a bridge in writing is called ____
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Age, Animal, Sex, Conflict, Money, Children Beauty, Human Interest are examples of -
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One of these is not a quality of a good reporter? _____
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The media in the eastern world are free to express dissenting views. YES/NO?
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The lead performs several functions excluding the following _____
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For Crime reporters, information is sourced from people involved, account of the event and
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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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A piece of information can be regarded as news when _____
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A skilled interviewer should watch out for the interviewers emotional tone level (ETL) by doing which of the following in the cause of the interview_____
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The major challenge of online reporting is
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When should a reporter conduct an interview? _____
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When many reporters from different media organizations participate in an interview, they are in involved in ____
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The factors that determine news values include some of these…
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An in-depth, thorough, elaborate, comprehensive and lucid report of a specific field of journalistic coverage is known as _report
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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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News stories that emanate from events such as national celebration, budget speech, special anniversary, is known as ____
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The second_cycle story, the developing story and the update are the variants of
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WHO as a news element when used in an opening sentence shows which of these? _____
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_____ is not when to use direct quote to add colour and credibility?
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The courts fall under superior courts while the magistrate courts fall under inferior courts.
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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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If an accused agrees to plead for guilty in return for a lesser sentence this is called
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Journalists enjoy press freedom in the world.
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The reporter must not editorialize. This means ____
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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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---------- is what typically differentiates a broadcast copy from advertising copy and from a public relations copy
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How does the idiom, ‘dress how you want to be addressed’ relate to 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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In Nigerian law, the is presumed innocent until proved guilty
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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 reporter covering the court if not careful is almost likely to commit of the courts.
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An area assigned to a reporter as his responsibility is known as
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