MAC225

Developing stories are
continuing stories;
help to connect parts to the
whole.

A piece of information can
be regarded as news when
_____

The reason Inverted
Pyramid format is used in
news writing include which
of these? ____

4. ---------- are similar to indepth stories

In international
communication parlance
the third world is also
referred to as the

The major challenge of
online reporting is

‘INEC cannot remove Ngige
based on his expulsion
from PDP,’ said the INEC
chairman, is an example of
a news story anchored on
which of these elements?
_______

Which news element is
projected in the following
sentence, ‘A total sum of
N28billion was pumped into
the foreign exchange
market in March this year
alone by the Central Bank
of Nigeria?’ _____

An area assigned to a
reporter as his
responsibility is known as

A media house can be
compelled to publish
as well as payment of
damages as forms of
remedies for defamation

The writing rule ‘use the
inverted pyramid forms
when writing news’ means
____

_____ is not when to use
direct quote to add colour
and credibility?

---------- is what typically
differentiates a broadcast
copy from advertising copy
and from a public relations
copy

“The bus overturned at
least three times,” the
police man said “ none of
the twenty passengers was
hurt, luckily the car did not
explode to flames,” is an
example of ___

To give the news a sense of
immediacy, the broadcast
newsis item should be
written in
tense, in order to give the
news a sense of immediacy
and currency.

A good reporter must have
nose for news This means
that

If an accused agrees to
plead for guilty in return for
a lesser sentence this is
called

One of these is not a
general rule for news
writing and reporting ___

When a reporter writes a
story that is considered to
be a breaking news his
source is categorized
as____

When should a reporter
conduct an interview?
_____

Online reporting is
synonymous with Computer
Assisted Reporting;
YES/NO?

An aspiring reporter is
driven by the following to
perform excellently, except
____

Some political reporters
cannot remain neutral in
political issues; they are
often

The technical language
used in the media industry
is called _____

A good writer must obey
the rule of precision. This
means _____

For a reporter to win the
credibility and confidence of
his readers and listeners,
he must adhere to which of
the following virtues?

In Nigerian law, the
is presumed innocent until
proved guilty

A story written in an
inverted pyramid format
simply means which of
these? ____

Usually cannot have all the
details as at press time?

Poland, Hungary, Romania,
Czech Republic, Slovenia,
Yugoslavia, are countries
from
part of the world?

A good reporter must abide
by these rules except ____

A geographical area such
as town, or a subject area
such as science and
technology are examples of
a reporter’s

One of these is not a
motivating factor for
journalists to go the extra
mile ____

Lull periods are a
challenges for the
journalist; but an
imaginative report can turn
to which of these for his
story ____

A News story is considered
to be of good quality if it
has which of the following
qualities? ______

The media in the eastern
world are free to express
dissenting views. YES/NO?

The word “sacred cow”
when used in the news
room means, which of
these ___

Someone who has been
exposed to hatred, ridicule
and contempt by a
publication, can sue for

The vice-chancellor said
the time has come “to turn
off some lights We all must
do something to conserve
electricity ” This is an
example of ___

An in-depth, thorough,
elaborate, comprehensive
and lucid report of a
specific field of journalistic
coverage is known as
_report

You can identify a poor
writing by which of the
following? ____

In the Nigerian judicial
system, there are superior
and
courts

If you were a broadcast
editor which of these would
you consider when
selecting your news stories
____

In Nigeria,
Proscriptions/Closure of
media houses ended with
regime?

The press theory that
guides the Western world is

Education, Politics,
Business, Economy
Science and Technology
are examples of
Beat?

Prize was instituted to
reward journalists who
excel in investigative
journalism, etc

A bad writing will end up
where? ____

To connect the reader back
to the original story, the
reporter uses

According to Melvin
Mencher (2010), a story
must satisfy which of these
to be accepted? _____