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MAC121
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Journalistic ethics as a branch of philosophy helps journalists’ in determining what is ______
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The Attribute of a reporter does not include
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When a newspaper or any other mass medium presents news in a way designed to arouse a quick and excited reaction, this is amounts to
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Generally, abbreviations should be used in broadcast copy. True or False?
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Surveillance of the environment has to do with
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Specialist reporters could also be regarded as______
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s the body expected to interpret the code while acting as a judicator when any of the provisions of the code is breached
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____ Theory states that it is the result or consequence of actions that determine the rightness or wrongness of such action
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The media theory that calls for grassroots participation in the control of the media is the
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A beat reporter could be regarded as a
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Between 1979 and 1983, many journalists sold their souls and craft to the highest political bidder or indeed to anyone who puts up the bid. This is a vivid picture of an ________ ethical crisis
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The media function that concerns interpretation and analysis is regarded by Lasswell & Wright as
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Determinants of news include all except @
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Which regulatory body‘s code of conduct reads thus, “in obtaining news or pictures, reporters and press photographers should do nothing that will cause pain or humiliation to innocent, bereaved or otherwise distressed persons’
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Man’s ability to feel and empathize with others makes it possible for him/her to behave1
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The first code of ethics for journalists in Nigeria was established in
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Objectivist theory holds that ethics is _______ rather than emotional
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A good constitutional representation of the libertarian press is found in the
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Reporters’ area of specialization is often called ___
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According to _, an action is justified if the intentions of the doer are good, regardless of the consequences that ensure from the action
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Teleological theory of ethics is also called ______
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_____ is the body expected to interpret the code while acting as a judicator when any of the provisions of the code is breached
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The first and last keepers in the news gathering business are reporter and respectively
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The Inverted Pyramid Format of writing means the story begins with
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As a reporter, some of your morally correct principles and standards could be compromised in certain circumstances. This is the position of
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When events that depart from everyday experiences make news, it is because of the involved.
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Information that may be used by a reporter on his/her own responsibility and cannot be attributed even to a “reliable source” is called
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29. Add means
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The following abbreviation except one are allowed in a broadcast
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The abuse of freedom by the press in the 20th Century led to the calls for a _______
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In the Newsroom, the head holds his/her regular briefings over the
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The International principles of Professional Ethics in journalism emerged in
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Journalism is sometimes metaphorically regarded as in a hurry
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The standard radio broadcasting - AM means
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If your job is to make inquiries rather than attend a function, the section of the library should be your first port of call
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The most used lead in Nigerian national newspapers is
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A telephone conversation or interview recorded for later playback on air is called
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Absolutist theory of ethics is based on the ________ of ethics
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A beat reporter could be regarded as a______
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theory consists mainly of guidelines, techniques, traditions and conventions that guide the work of media production
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The Umbrella Code for journalists in Nigeria is
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43. VDU refers to
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Soviet-communist media theory was prevalent in
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Antinomian theory is closely related to
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46. Continuity means
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The four theories of the press could also be aptly describes as
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lead is almost like a headline. It is usually a short sentence but if deployed effectively, can have great effect.
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49. Credit line means
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The well known four theories of the press include all except
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