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The Law of Defamation applies to
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When events that depart from everyday experiences make news, it is because of the involved.
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One of these provisions is not contained in the codes for Nigerian Journalists
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_____ codes reflect an organization’s commitment to certain standards of conduct
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The attributes of a journalist requires that he/she develops the ability to be impartial, impersonal and dispassionate
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theory calls for decentralization and localization of mass media structures and control in order to ensure community participation in media activities
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codes reflect an organization’s commitment to certain standards of conduct
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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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Transmission of the social heritage from one generation to the next is____
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is the main theme of the story which provides the spine of the story.
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Teleological theory of ethics is also called ______
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Journalistic ethics as a branch of philosophy helps journalists’ in determining what is ______
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Man’s ability to feel and empathize with others makes it possible for him/her to behave ______
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Specialist reporters could also be regarded as______
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helps stories move in a smooth, logical order from field to the next
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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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The abuse of freedom by the press in the 20th Century led to the calls for a
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18. HFR refers to
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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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Determinants of news include all except @
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The authoritarian theory dates back to the
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The Newspaper library, where published stories, photographs and resource materials are stored for reference purposes is called
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A reporter who has a natural instinct for news, could easily identify news, is said to have
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Surveillance of the environment has to do with
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The excesses of ____ necessitated the need for the society to demand a high moral standard from journalists
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A situation whereby a journalist believes that writing or publishing certain stories would be offensive to his or her employer is known
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28. Mast head:
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Specialist reporters could also be regarded as
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The heart of news gathering operation is the
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The instrument most professions, including the media profession uses to regulate the professional conduct of their members is codified as
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The function of the press does not include
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theory believes that the press have certain obligations to society which must be accepted and fulfilled
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Antinomian theory is closely related to _____
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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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Materials meant for a newspaper story are still referred to as
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The 5 key principles of radio programme include all except
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Special reporter could be assigned to report______
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Embargoed news materials are termed HFR. This means
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A beat reporter could be regarded as a______
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The Reporter must write and shape the writing to the following except
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The heading on the editorial page that gives information about the Newspaper is called
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43. Morgue is
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Objectivist theory holds that ethics is _______ rather than emotional
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Antinomian theory is closely related to
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46. Cut line is also called
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Because reporters are able to recount events and happenings in a society per time, they are often referred to as
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Reporters primarily write for the following reasons ____
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All radio and television scripts beside commercials is called
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With regards to the ethics of news writing and reporting, the journalist acts according to his/her whims and caprices
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An action is either good or bad depending on the context in which it was made. This is the position of ______
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52. CAR refers to
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A beat reporter could be regarded as a
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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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Absolutist theory of ethics is based on the _of ethics
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The following are not types of lead except
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A broadcast to a station to be recorded or sent to another station or other stations is called
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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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A lead provides answer to all except
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60. Credit line means
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The head of the newsroom operations is
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Objectivist theory holds that ethics is rather than emotional
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Absolutist theory of ethics is based on the ________ of ethics
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An action is either good or bad depending on the context in which it was made. This is the position of
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Reporters who cover specialized beats in both the print and electronic media have the same functions
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______ theory believes that the press have certain obligations to society which must be accepted and fulfilled
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Journalistic professional ethical norms first began to be codified in
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Generally, abbreviations should be used in broadcast copy. True or False?
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Restore the cancelled version written in a copy is designated as
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Journalistic ethics is ultimately concerned with for journalistic actions
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