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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
1 / 50
The media in the eastern world are free to express dissenting views. YES/NO?
2 / 50
One of these is not a quality of a good reporter? _____
3 / 50
News stories that emanate from events such as national celebration, budget speech, special anniversary, is known as ____
4 / 50
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 ___
5 / 50
A story written in an inverted pyramid format simply means which of these? ____
6 / 50
The giving and receiving of transport fares to journalists in Nigeria is not an ethical issue. YES/NO.
7 / 50
Journalists enjoy press freedom in the world.
8 / 50
Broadcast news stories are written in _voice;
9 / 50
The press theory that guides the Western world is
10 / 50
Any act of disrespect against the court by the reporter is called of the court
11 / 50
The factors that determine news values include some of these…
12 / 50
A benefit or immunity enjoyed by someone or a class of people which does not apply to the general public is called
13 / 50
An in-depth, thorough, elaborate, comprehensive and lucid report of a specific field of journalistic coverage is known as _report
14 / 50
Which of the following can be generally regarded as poor writing ____
15 / 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 ____
16 / 50
An area assigned to a reporter as his responsibility is known as
17 / 50
Political parties are a good _of information for the reporter
18 / 50
Some elements of good writing include____
19 / 50
Some interviewees may want to know why you want to interview them, in such a case you can do one of the following _____
20 / 50
If an accused agrees to plead for guilty in return for a lesser sentence this is called
21 / 50
The practice whereby journalists eagerly condemn an issue in a foreign country but would not comment on same in his is called
22 / 50
For Crime reporters, information is sourced from people involved, account of the event and
23 / 50
When should a reporter conduct an interview? _____
24 / 50
A geographical area such as town, or a subject area such as science and technology are examples of a reporter’s
25 / 50
If you were a broadcast editor which of these would you consider when selecting your news stories ____
26 / 50
reigns in a state where there is no law?
27 / 50
Update is a type of story
28 / 50
The second_cycle story, the developing story and the update are the variants of
29 / 50
In criminal law, the is the accuser?
30 / 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_____
31 / 50
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?’ _____
32 / 50
Offensive and provocative dressing by female journalists in court premises is not necessarily an act of contempt of the courts. YES/NO
33 / 50
A good reporter must have nose for news This means that
34 / 50
There are two types of Beats: Topical Beat and beat
35 / 50
A poor writing has the following attributes except _____
36 / 50
The reason Inverted Pyramid format is used in news writing include which of these? ____
37 / 50
is the act of covering and reporting from a particular field or subject for your media organization.
38 / 50
If a competent court of law orders a retraction but a news publication still refuses to do so, the publication is guilty of
39 / 50
Some political reporters cannot remain neutral in political issues; they are often
40 / 50
An essential part of professional practice that deals with matters of right and wrong and is associated with morality is called
41 / 50
In Nigerian law, the is presumed innocent until proved guilty
42 / 50
The technical language used in the media industry is called _____
43 / 50
Usually cannot have all the details as at press time?
44 / 50
When a reporter writes a story that is considered to be a breaking news his source is categorized as____
45 / 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 ___
46 / 50
The word “sacred cow” when used in the news room means, which of these ___
47 / 50
How does the idiom, ‘dress how you want to be addressed’ relate to the reporter?
48 / 50
In the Nigerian judicial system, there are superior and courts
49 / 50
The first step in a typical court trial process in America is called _statement
50 / 50
Opponents of press freedom are known as the
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