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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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Someone who has been exposed to hatred, ridicule and contempt by a publication, can sue for
2 / 50
A piece of information can be regarded as news when _____
3 / 50
The press theory that guides the Western world is
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A reporter that is motivated by getting on the front page 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
6 / 50
When a man/woman suffers defamation through the spoken word or gesture, that is called
7 / 50
In criminal law, the is the accuser?
8 / 50
Usually cannot have all the details as at press time?
9 / 50
Education, Politics, Business, Economy Science and Technology are examples of Beat?
10 / 50
---------- is what typically differentiates a broadcast copy from advertising copy and from a public relations copy
11 / 50
The media in the eastern world are free to express dissenting views. YES/NO?
12 / 50
A benefit or immunity enjoyed by someone or a class of people which does not apply to the general public is called
13 / 50
Those who oppose the right of the press to freedom believe that journalists do not need to compel them to work
14 / 50
It is the duty of the reporter to interpret the electoral process to the electorate?
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You can identify a poor writing by which of the following? ____
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Which of these should a reporter do if he must manage his source to succeed in his reportorial assignment _____
17 / 50
A poor writing has the following attributes except _____
18 / 50
An in-depth, thorough, elaborate, comprehensive and lucid report of a specific field of journalistic coverage is known as _report
19 / 50
How does the idiom, ‘dress how you want to be addressed’ relate to the reporter?
20 / 50
Broadcast news stories are written in _voice;
21 / 50
In a defamation case earlier decided, an accused can plead as a defence.
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The most outstanding difference between news writing and poetry or novel is which of these? _____
23 / 50
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_____
24 / 50
Journalists enjoy press freedom in the world.
25 / 50
Some political reporters cannot remain neutral in political issues; they are often
26 / 50
A good reporter must have nose for news This means that
27 / 50
Which of the following can be generally regarded as poor writing ____
28 / 50
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.
29 / 50
Which of these is an accurate definition of news? ____ It must
30 / 50
The obnoxious _of 1984 was enacted by General Buhari to curtail press freedom
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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? _______
33 / 50
In the Nigerian judicial system, there are superior and courts
34 / 50
Interview in journalism parlance can be defined as _____
35 / 50
A bad writing will end up where? ____
36 / 50
For a reporter to win the credibility and confidence of his readers and listeners, he must adhere to which of the following virtues?
37 / 50
One of these is not a motivating factor for journalists to go the extra mile ____
38 / 50
The lead performs several functions excluding the following _____
39 / 50
In international communication parlance the third world is also referred to as the
40 / 50
A good reporter must abide by these rules except ____
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41. ---------- are similar to indepth stories
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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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When journalists argue for legislation to assist them to source information, they are actually asking for
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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 _______
45 / 50
News stories that emanate from events such as national celebration, budget speech, special anniversary, is known as ____
46 / 50
The giving and receiving of transport fares to journalists in Nigeria is not an ethical issue. YES/NO.
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According to Melvin Mencher (2010), a story must satisfy which of these to be accepted? _____
48 / 50
Which news element is projected in the following sentence, ‘A total sum of N28billion was pumped into the foreign exchange market in March this year alone by the Central Bank of Nigeria?’ _____
49 / 50
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 ______
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In a typical news room, you are likely to hear which of these terminologies? ____
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