MAC225

Which of these should a
reporter do if he must
manage his source to
succeed in his reportorial
assignment _____

A good reporter must have
nose for news This means
that

To become a specialist
reporter, one needs a Ph.D
degree in the area of
coverage. YES/NO

Political reporting is another
area of
_reporting

If a competent court of law
orders a retraction but a
news publication still
refuses to do so, the
publication is guilty of

The reporter must not
editorialize. This means
____

An in-depth, thorough,
elaborate, comprehensive
and lucid report of a
specific field of journalistic
coverage is known as
_report

The sports council is a
good information source for
the
reporter

A good reporter must abide
by these rules except ____

A reporter covering the
court if not careful is almost
likely to commit
of the courts.

---------- is what typically
differentiates a broadcast
copy from advertising copy
and from a public relations
copy

Is defamation by means of
writing or by any other
permanent form.

When many reporters from
different media
organizations participate in
an interview, they are in
involved in ____

The
courts fall under superior
courts while the magistrate
courts fall under inferior
courts.

The most outstanding
difference between news
writing and poetry or novel
is which of these? _____

Watergate scandal led to
the resignation of former
American president

One of these is not a
motivating factor for
journalists to go the extra
mile ____

In a typical news room, you
are likely to hear which of
these terminologies? ____

Broadcast news stories are
written in
_voice;

Any act of disrespect
against the court by the
reporter is called
of the court

A geographical area such
as town, or a subject area
such as science and
technology are examples of
a reporter’s

One of the following is not a
type of interview _____

Crime reporters are
encouraged to work closely
with which agency of
Government?

Political parties are a good
_of information for the
reporter

Interview in journalism
parlance can be defined as
_____

According to Melvin
Mencher (2010), a story
must satisfy which of these
to be accepted? _____

An essential part of
professional practice that
deals with matters of right
and wrong and is
associated with morality is
called

It is the duty of the
reporter to interpret the
electoral process to the
electorate?

If a news medium presents
news in a way to arouse a
quick and excited reaction,
it is said to engage in

Age, Animal, Sex, Conflict,
Money, Children Beauty,
Human Interest are
examples of -

Usually cannot have all the
details as at press time?

When should a reporter
conduct an interview?
_____

When a man/woman
suffers defamation through
the spoken word or gesture,
that is called

When a reporter writes a
story that is considered to
be a breaking news his
source is categorized
as____

Lull periods are a
challenges for the
journalist; but an
imaginative report can turn
to which of these for his
story ____

One of these is not a
general rule for news
writing and reporting ___

When journalists argue for
legislation to assist them to
source information, they are
actually asking for

In Nigerian law, the
is presumed innocent until
proved guilty

There is no excuse for a
journalist to do a sloppy job
because he can verify
every fact by reference to
these except ___

Poland, Hungary, Romania,
Czech Republic, Slovenia,
Yugoslavia, are countries
from
part of the world?

Broadcasters should avoid
complex sentence; instead
they should chhose

Some elements of good
writing include____

An aspiring reporter is
driven by the following to
perform excellently, except
____

The second_cycle story, the
developing story and the
update are the variants of

The obnoxious
_of 1984 was enacted by
General Buhari to curtail
press freedom

The media in the eastern
world are free to express
dissenting views. YES/NO?

A reporter should always
know that an accused is
entitled to
hearing

To connect the reader back
to the original story, the
reporter uses

The following, according to
Sonaike (1987) is not a
type of lead ____

A News story is considered
to be of good quality if it
has which of the following
qualities? ______

A piece of information can
be regarded as news when
_____

_____ is not when to use
direct quote to add colour
and credibility?

Journalists enjoy press
freedom in the
world.

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.

The disaster started with a
building flash Next, a
shattering roar that led to a
crumbling wall, then
breaking glass, and death
This is an example of
______

Some interviewees may
want to know why you want
to interview them, in such a
case you can do one of the
following _____

A benefit or immunity
enjoyed by someone or a
class of people which does
not apply to the general
public is called

Education, Politics,
Business, Economy
Science and Technology
are examples of
Beat?

Which of these is an
accurate definition of news?
____ It must

The word “sacred cow”
when used in the news
room means, which of
these ___

In international
communication parlance
the third world is also
referred to as the

In order not to compromise
on the reputation and
credibility of the media
industry, a good reporter
must be ______

Update is a type of
story

The first step in a typical
court trial process in
America is called
_statement

The writing rule ‘use the
inverted pyramid forms
when writing news’ means
____

You can identify a poor
writing by which of the
following? ____

News stories that emanate
from events such as
national celebration, budget
speech, special
anniversary, is known as
____

For Crime reporters,
information is sourced from
people involved, account of
the event and

69. ---------- are similar to indepth stories

To ensure accuracy in
interviews, the reporter
should do all of these
except ____