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Kindly note that you will be presented with 50 questions randomized from the NOUN question bank. Make sure to take the quiz multiple times so you can get familiar with the questions and answers, as new questions are randomized in each attempt.
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MAC225
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Some elements of good writing include____
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‘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? _______
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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?’ _____
4 / 50
Open-ended questions result in When a reporter uses which of the following ways to phrase his question and achieve the desired result in addition to other benefits ____
5 / 50
There are no easy classifications of news; however in broad term, the following except one are the major types _____
6 / 50
Use of words such as ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘however’ as a bridge in writing is called ____
7 / 50
According to Melvin Mencher (2010), a story must satisfy which of these to be accepted? _____
8 / 50
Developing stories are continuing stories; help to connect parts to the whole.
9 / 50
The writing rule ‘use the inverted pyramid forms when writing news’ means ____
10 / 50
An essential part of professional practice that deals with matters of right and wrong and is associated with morality is called
11 / 50
A poor writing has the following attributes except _____
12 / 50
It is the duty of the reporter to interpret the electoral process to the electorate?
13 / 50
In international communication parlance the third world is also referred to as the
14 / 50
Someone who has been exposed to hatred, ridicule and contempt by a publication, can sue for
15 / 50
When should a reporter conduct an interview? _____
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is regarded as newspaper without borders?
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is the act of covering and reporting from a particular field or subject for your media organization.
18 / 50
A piece of information can be regarded as news when _____
19 / 50
The factors that determine news values include some of these…
20 / 50
The following, according to Sonaike (1987) is not a type of lead ____
21 / 50
For a reporter to win the credibility and confidence of his readers and listeners, he must adhere to which of the following virtues?
22 / 50
When many reporters from different media organizations participate in an interview, they are in involved in ____
23 / 50
_____ is not when to use direct quote to add colour and credibility?
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Those who oppose the right of the press to freedom believe that journalists do not need to compel them to work
25 / 50
An area assigned to a reporter as his responsibility is known as
26 / 50
Lull periods are a challenges for the journalist; but an imaginative report can turn to which of these for his story ____
27 / 50
A story written in an inverted pyramid format simply means which of these? ____
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Broadcast news stories are written in _voice;
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A geographical area such as town, or a subject area such as science and technology are examples of a reporter’s
30 / 50
The press theory that guides the Western world is
31 / 50
In Nigeria, Proscriptions/Closure of media houses ended with regime?
32 / 50
How does the idiom, ‘dress how you want to be addressed’ relate to the reporter?
33 / 50
A media house can be compelled to publish as well as payment of damages as forms of remedies for defamation
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One of these is not a motivating factor for journalists to go the extra mile ____
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WHO as a news element when used in an opening sentence shows which of these? _____
36 / 50
Age, Animal, Sex, Conflict, Money, Children Beauty, Human Interest are examples of -
37 / 50
Some interviewees may want to know why you want to interview them, in such a case you can do one of the following _____
38 / 50
News stories that emanate from events such as national celebration, budget speech, special anniversary, is known as ____
39 / 50
“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 ___
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If you were a broadcast editor which of these would you consider when selecting your news stories ____
41 / 50
The reason Inverted Pyramid format is used in news writing include which of these? ____
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Offensive and provocative dressing by female journalists in court premises is not necessarily an act of contempt of the courts. YES/NO
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A bad writing will end up where? ____
44 / 50
---------- is what typically differentiates a broadcast copy from advertising copy and from a public relations copy
45 / 50
The first step in a typical court trial process in America is called _statement
46 / 50
Watergate scandal led to the resignation of former American president
47 / 50
In criminal law, the is the accuser?
48 / 50
Journalists enjoy press freedom in the world.
49 / 50
To become a specialist reporter, one needs a Ph.D degree in the area of coverage. YES/NO
50 / 50
Online reporting is synonymous with Computer Assisted Reporting; YES/NO?
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