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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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Age, Animal, Sex, Conflict, Money, Children Beauty, Human Interest are examples of -
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If you were a broadcast editor which of these would you consider when selecting your news stories ____
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A poor writing has the following attributes except _____
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An aspiring reporter is driven by the following to perform excellently, except ____
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Crime reporters are encouraged to work closely with which agency of Government?
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One of these is not a quality of a good reporter? _____
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“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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_____ is not when to use direct quote to add colour and credibility?
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A good reporter must have nose for news This means that
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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?’ _____
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Developing stories are continuing stories; help to connect parts to the whole.
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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_____
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To become a specialist reporter, one needs a Ph.D degree in the area of coverage. YES/NO
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The first step in a typical court trial process in America is called _statement
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The obnoxious _of 1984 was enacted by General Buhari to curtail press freedom
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reigns in a state where there is no law?
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The press theory that guides the Western world is
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If a competent court of law orders a retraction but a news publication still refuses to do so, the publication is guilty of
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When many reporters from different media organizations participate in an interview, they are in involved in ____
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A reporter should always know that an accused is entitled to hearing
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Watergate scandal led to the resignation of former American president
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In a typical news room, you are likely to hear which of these terminologies? ____
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One of these is not a general rule for news writing and reporting ___
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News stories that emanate from events such as national celebration, budget speech, special anniversary, is known as ____
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Use of words such as ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘however’ as a bridge in writing is called ____
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Some interviewees may want to know why you want to interview them, in such a case you can do one of the following _____
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Online reporting is synonymous with Computer Assisted Reporting; YES/NO?
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A benefit or immunity enjoyed by someone or a class of people which does not apply to the general public is called
29 / 50
How does the idiom, ‘dress how you want to be addressed’ relate to the reporter?
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Opponents of press freedom are known as the
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31. ---------- are similar to indepth stories
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Which of the following can be generally regarded as poor writing ____
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The second_cycle story, the developing story and the update are the variants of
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Update is a type of story
35 / 50
In criminal law, the is the accuser?
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An essential part of professional practice that deals with matters of right and wrong and is associated with morality is called
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One of these is not a motivating factor for journalists to go the extra mile ____
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When should a reporter conduct an interview? _____
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The practice whereby journalists eagerly condemn an issue in a foreign country but would not comment on same in his is called
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Is defamation by means of writing or by any other permanent form.
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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 ___
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Which of these is an accurate definition of news? ____ It must
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The following, according to Sonaike (1987) is not a type of lead ____
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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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Any act of disrespect against the court by the reporter is called of the court
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Which of these should a reporter do if he must manage his source to succeed in his reportorial assignment _____
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A reporter must not pass judgment means that he should ____
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A reporter covering the court if not careful is almost likely to commit of the courts.
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When a man/woman suffers defamation through the spoken word or gesture, that is called
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The reporter must not editorialize. This means ____
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