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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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One of these is not a general rule for news writing and reporting ___
2 / 50
Someone who has been exposed to hatred, ridicule and contempt by a publication, can sue for
3 / 50
The reporter must not editorialize. This means ____
4 / 50
In order not to compromise on the reputation and credibility of the media industry, a good reporter must be ______
5 / 50
If a competent court of law orders a retraction but a news publication still refuses to do so, the publication is guilty of
6 / 50
To become a specialist reporter, one needs a Ph.D degree in the area of coverage. YES/NO
7 / 50
The word “sacred cow” when used in the news room means, which of these ___
8 / 50
The following, according to Sonaike (1987) is not a type of lead ____
9 / 50
The giving and receiving of transport fares to journalists in Nigeria is not an ethical issue. YES/NO.
10 / 50
A piece of information can be regarded as news when _____
11 / 50
News stories that emanate from events such as national celebration, budget speech, special anniversary, is known as ____
12 / 50
There are two types of Beats: Topical Beat and beat
13 / 50
The following except one can best describe a lead _____
14 / 50
One of these is not a quality of a good reporter? _____
15 / 50
An essential part of professional practice that deals with matters of right and wrong and is associated with morality is called
16 / 50
It is the duty of the reporter to interpret the electoral process to the electorate?
17 / 50
The first step in a typical court trial process in America is called _statement
18 / 50
Political reporting is another area of _reporting
19 / 50
In a defamation case earlier decided, an accused can plead as a defence.
20 / 50
Usually cannot have all the details as at press time?
21 / 50
In the Nigerian judicial system, there are superior and courts
22 / 50
Some interviewees may want to know why you want to interview them, in such a case you can do one of the following _____
23 / 50
Is defamation by means of writing or by any other permanent form.
24 / 50
Age, Animal, Sex, Conflict, Money, Children Beauty, Human Interest are examples of -
25 / 50
is the act of covering and reporting from a particular field or subject for your media organization.
26 / 50
Update is a type of story
27 / 50
In addition to his personal style and the prevailing style of the particular period he is operating in, another style the journalist must contend with is _______
28 / 50
When journalists argue for legislation to assist them to source information, they are actually asking for
29 / 50
The writing rule ‘use the inverted pyramid forms when writing news’ means ____
30 / 50
A geographical area such as town, or a subject area such as science and technology are examples of a reporter’s
31 / 50
An in-depth, thorough, elaborate, comprehensive and lucid report of a specific field of journalistic coverage is known as _report
32 / 50
A reporter should always know that an accused is entitled to hearing
33 / 50
The reason Inverted Pyramid format is used in news writing include which of these? ____
34 / 50
One of these is not a motivating factor for journalists to go the extra mile ____
35 / 50
One of the following is not a type of interview _____
36 / 50
A poor writing has the following attributes except _____
37 / 50
Crime reporters are encouraged to work closely with which agency of Government?
38 / 50
In Nigeria, Proscriptions/Closure of media houses ended with regime?
39 / 50
An aspiring reporter is driven by the following to perform excellently, except ____
40 / 50
Which of these should a reporter do if he must manage his source to succeed in his reportorial assignment _____
41 / 50
You can identify a poor writing by which of the following? ____
42 / 50
Developing stories are continuing stories; help to connect parts to the whole.
43 / 50
Prize was instituted to reward journalists who excel in investigative journalism, etc
44 / 50
In a typical news room, you are likely to hear which of these terminologies? ____
45 / 50
The sports council is a good information source for the reporter
46 / 50
Use of words such as ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘however’ as a bridge in writing is called ____
47 / 50
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_____
48 / 50
Lull periods are a challenges for the journalist; but an imaginative report can turn to which of these for his story ____
49 / 50
Broadcasters should avoid complex sentence; instead they should chhose
50 / 50
Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, are countries from part of the world?
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