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Search engines are also called __spiders or robots
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The “5Ws & H” communication model was propounded by
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When was West Africa Pilot founded?
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What does the governments use most often, to justify illegal, dangerous or unethical acts and to restrict or discourage journalists from reporting on a real problem?
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When was The “5Ws & H” communication model propounded?
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If journalist underestimates or overestimates their audience, there is a tendency that
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Another name for straight News is _______
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Investigative Journalists should always engage in undercover reporting.
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The history of Journalism in Nigeria cannot be complete without the mention of______
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“Threat to life” is a to investigative journalism
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The first centre of attraction to the readers in an investigative story is the
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The __or caption is an important part of the entire piece because it is the first centre of attraction for the reader
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Letter ‘S’ in the acronym, NEWS stand for
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__is two or more paragraphs building up to a paragraph that tells readers the major points of the story ?
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If an investigative reporter who is working for a newspaper got a story wrong, he might be sued for
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16) The beginning of journalism in Nigeria started with the __newspaper
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The ______communication model was propounded 1948
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Which paper was founded byJames Bright Davies?
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James Bright Davies founded ______ in 1910
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The Iwe Irohin was Written by
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Judging whether a statement is defamatory will normally involves how many steps?
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Who sold Lagos Daily News to Herbert Macaulay
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Who probes falsity when defamatory statements involve matter of public interest, Plaintiff or Defendant?
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Which country did Nigeria import its press law from __?
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Introduction to an investigative news story is also known as the
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The purpose of in-depth investigative stories is generally to something.
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The liberal press is a misnomer
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Which of these is not a limitation to investigative reporting?
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According to Burns (2002), news provided by a journalist performs _____major functions in a society.
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What is the major difference between investigative journalism and hard news reportage?
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Judging whether a statement is defamatory will normally involve __steps.
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Media gatekeepers exist to ensure that standards and expectations are met. True OR False __?
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Which type of news is less current, entertains and informs while appealing to reader’s emotion
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Categories of limitations to interpretative journalism include all except_____?
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For a journalist to be a watch dog, he must engaged in ________
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Who consumes the message sent out by the journalist
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Which ethical principle requires that when there is an extreme position in a situation, one seeks a middle ground ?
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Inequalities in capitalist dominated societies lead to
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The mass media always have strained relationships with the government during the military regime because they engaged in _________
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According to________ (2000) a primary source is an expert recognized as aleading authority on a topic
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Nigeria imported its press laws from the common law tradition?
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Nigeria’s press laws are based on British and traditions?
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According to Brady (1977) interviews are based on two major aims for the journalist and these are trust and _______
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Many newspapers were shut down during military regime because they engaged in_____
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Newspapers can “report” indirectly some stories that cannot be categorically reported in texts, by means of
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46) Usenet is another name for
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Technological limitation means a media house lacks required _______to carry out the investigative reporting,
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______Is a factual report of news that is current and important
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Straight news or hard news is a_______ report of news that is current and important
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In developing an investigative report item more than one source is essential. True OR False?
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Is defamation a civil or criminal offence ?
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Interpretative journalism is a SINE QUA NON for every journalist
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Which ethical principle requires you to judge what is right by asking what will give the greatest good to the greatest number of people ?
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Determinants of interpretative journalism includes all but one
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All reporters are investigators
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One of these is not among the importance of investigative reporting
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_is defamation by spoken words or gesture?
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The letter “E” in news represents
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Itule and Anderson propounded the Funnel and interviews
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A good _draws the readers’ attention into the body of the story
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Defamation is made up of______
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Liberal theory of the press can be found in which stage of Steven Wards’s six stages in the development of journalism ethics _?
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Captions may be in question format e.g. Who killed Dele Giwa? . True OR False?
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Investigative journalism involves getting the news behind the
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The purpose of in-depth investigative stories is generally to something. True or False?
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The law of __is one of the most common allegations brought against journalists.
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In investigative reporting, deadline does not count. True or
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Many newspaperswere shut down during military regime because they engaged in_______
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If a media house is influenced by the publisher to carry out investigative reporting, such media house is limited by
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The letter “N” in news represents
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