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

When a man/woman
suffers defamation through
the spoken word or gesture,
that is called

The factors that determine
news values include some
of these…

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

The most outstanding
difference between news
writing and poetry or novel
is which of these? _____

The giving and receiving of
transport fares to journalists
in Nigeria is not an ethical
issue. YES/NO.

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

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

In criminal law, the
is the accuser?

‘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?
_______

Offensive and provocative
dressing by female
journalists in court premises
is not necessarily an act of
contempt of the courts.
YES/NO

Opponents of press
freedom are known as the

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 ___

Which of these should a
reporter do if he must
manage his source to
succeed in his reportorial
assignment _____

For Crime reporters,
information is sourced from
people involved, account of
the event and

16. ---------- are similar to indepth stories

Political parties are a good
_of information for the
reporter

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

News stories that emanate
from events such as
national celebration, budget
speech, special
anniversary, is known as
____

Those who oppose the right
of the press to freedom
believe that journalists do
not need
to compel them to work

In Nigerian law, the
is presumed innocent until
proved guilty

There are no easy
classifications of news;
however in broad term, the
following except one are
the major types _____

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

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?’ _____

A poor writing has the
following attributes except
_____

A reporter covering the
court if not careful is almost
likely to commit
of the courts.

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

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

The technical language
used in the media industry
is called _____

In a typical news room, you
are likely to hear which of
these terminologies? ____

A reporter should always
know that an accused is
entitled to
hearing

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

The sports council is a
good information source for
the
reporter

Watergate scandal led to
the resignation of former
American president

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

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

Some elements of good
writing include____

Advocates for collective
ownership of resources as
a cardinal principle in the
eastern world

A skilled interviewer should
watch out for the
interviewers emotional tone
level (ETL) by doing which
of the following in the cause
of the interview_____

The following, according to
Sonaike (1987) is not a
type of lead ____

Broadcasters should avoid
complex sentence; instead
they should chhose

There is no excuse for a
journalist to do a sloppy job
because he can verify
every fact by reference to
these except ___

To ensure accuracy in
interviews, the reporter
should do all of these
except ____

When journalists argue for
legislation to assist them to
source information, they are
actually asking for

When should a reporter
conduct an interview?
_____

The obnoxious
_of 1984 was enacted by
General Buhari to curtail
press freedom

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

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

A bad writing will end up
where? ____

Journalists enjoy press
freedom in the
world.