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The main reason headline writers use a specialized vocabulary is the necessity for which of the following?
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When selecting words for a news story, you should observe which of the following rules?
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the art and science of gathering, selecting and processing information or ideas, intelligence for dissemination to the public
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Two key new values are and
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Gathering information for a cutline is similar to compiling material for what other publication element?
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Another name for copy editing is
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‘Nose for News’ means one of the following except------- --
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A means of communication where the main emphasis is predominantly Most of the significant news journalism technology emerged from
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_is defamation in transients form most often through the medium of spoken words or gestures.
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Robert Campbell was a newspaper publisher who published the
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The paragraph that provides a smooth transition from the lead to the body by bringing in secondary facts or filling in identification for the lead is called
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The following are the three key interests of journalism except-----
13 / 50
In copyright law, instances in which material may be used without permission or payment is
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Which of the following is NOT an axiom of newswriting?
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Which of the following elements must be present in every good news story?
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The first newspaper in Nigeria was established by- ----------
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One of these was involved in the efforts to get the first world legislation that guarantee the freedom of the press
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The major instrument for editing is
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Which of the following can not be regarded as being defamatory. A word that
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To write a good lead, you should limit its length to
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he appropriate news writing format
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Mention any 3 techniques of interview _, and
23 / 50
The first newspaper in Nigeria was established by- ------------
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The term the fourth estate was created by
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Which of the following does not constitute court contempt
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One of the following was a pioneer of alien-dominated press in Nigeria--------
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One of the following is not a department in print media organisation-------
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Gutenberg printing technology was developed in
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When writing a news release, what rule should you observe with regard to completeness and brevity?
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What is the purpose of a picture cutline?
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Sketching or photographing the judge or any people or scenes in the courtroom without the permission of the court is an offence called
32 / 50
The Federal Government established (a) and (b) to fight the postindependence politicians
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The editing symbols LC means
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The news value connotes exactness and truthfulness
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A newspaper that circulates above 50,000 copies daily is said to be
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Mention two (2) important functions of headlines and
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By injecting personal feelings or opinions in a straight news story, you violate which of the following rules?
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The weekly newspaper published by Robert Campbell was
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The news writing style that begins with presentation of the climax of an event before unfolding sequentially from the beginning showing how the event led to the climax is
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Early-20th-century journalism that emphazised sensational sex, crime and disaster news is called
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In news selection, reporting an event because of nearness of the location where the event occured is based on what criterion
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The Supreme court of Nigeria was establish in the year
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Good journalism is influenced by the _of the society
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By injecting personal feelings or opinions in a straight news story, you violate the rules.
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The rule for including the five W’s and H in the lead of a news story is correctly stated in which of the following principles?
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The newspaper first newspaper establishe by Chief Obafemi Awolowo was
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Sensational stories that do not serve the democratic function of journalism
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The West African Pilot was published by
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The type of lead that presents the gist of the event in the fewest possible words
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A writer who writes a newsstory in such a way that the reader is not left in doubt of the meaning of words in sentences has ensured
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