JLS111
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is concerned with injury to reputation resulting from words written or spoken by others.
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2. List 3 main types of style
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By injecting personal feelings or opinions in a straight news story, you violate the rules.
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The climax is always presented in the first paragraph in which of the following style(s)?
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we Irohin was purely a newspaper
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In copyright law, instances in which material may be used without permission or payment is
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Which of the following does not constitute court contempt
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Anything that is of interest to the immediate environment can be regarded as
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The persons who check the gallery proofs side by side the original copy for errors are called
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All except which of the following are guidelines you should use when writing sentences?
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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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The Action Group used as their mouth piece
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_is defamation in transients form most often through the medium of spoken words or gestures.
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What is the rule for the length of a cutline?
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The opinion of the newspaper organisation on an issue is called
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Writing a story so that facts are presented in some specific order is necessary for which of the following principles?
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The type of lead that presents the gist of the event in the fewest possible words
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The weekly newspaper published by Robert Campbell was
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Which of these is not a skill required for a good headline writer.
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The impact of mass printings on societies by Johannes Gutenberg’s invention includes the following except:
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Mention any 3 techniques of interview _, and
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The department that oversees newspapers circulation as well as advertisement in newspaper organisation is
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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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To write a good lead, you should limit its length to
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Which of these is not a function of headline
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When writing a lead, you should abide by all except which of the following guidelines?
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A defamatory statement made in written or printed words is called
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One of the following was a pioneer of alien-dominated press in Nigeria--------
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Two key new values are and
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The first book produced by Gutenberg’s invention was_________
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A writing style in which the climax is always presented in the first paragraph is
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List 3 determinants of news , _, and
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The newspaper, Iwe Irohin fun awon ara Egba ati Yoruba, was established in- ---------
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The newspaper first newspaper establishe by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was
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The amount of background information needed in a cutline is influenced by which of the following factors?
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A story about the new football coach at the Kwara United in which his background and qualifications are detailed is what type of news story?
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One of these newspapers is not part of missionary press
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-----------------war was believed to have been caused by the press
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Fairness and equal presentation of news event is referred to as
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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 Nigerian Daily Times was formally called
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Gathering information for a cutline is similar to compiling material for what other publication element?
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The West African Pilot was published by
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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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could be regarded as the principal gatekeeper in the newsroom
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One of the following is not a department in print media organisation-------
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What are the major components of a cutline?
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When writing a news release, what rule should you observe with regard to completeness and brevity?
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In news writing, the ability to perceive or describe something without being influenced by personal emotions or prejudices is
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Robert Campbell was a newspaper publisher who published the
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The press is often referred to as
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The writer should never violate which of the following principles of newswriting?
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_is the word used when we want to say ‘’leave it as it is’’
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During the Biafran war, the press was used mainly as a machinery
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The interrogative method of newswriting was propounded by?
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Which of the following is not a type of news---------
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You realize that the news story you are writing is developing into two basic topics. In this case, you should follow what recommendation?
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_is referred to as the fourth estate of the realm
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The first prototype of English newspaper is called
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The first paragraph or two or any news report is called
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The newspaper first newspaper establishe by Chief Obafemi Awolowo was
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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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The Nigerian Tribune was established by----------
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The first element of our syllable alphabet of today was created by
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The newspaper, Iwe Irohin fun awon ara Egba ati Yoruba, was established in- --------
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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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What is the purpose of a summary lead?
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A type of lead that is broken into two sentences to express two related ideas is called
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Sentences for news stories should NOT have which of the following characteristics?
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