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In a typical news room, you are likely to hear which of these terminologies? ____
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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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Political reporting is another area of _reporting
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A reporter must not pass judgment means that he should ____
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For Crime reporters, information is sourced from people involved, account of the event and
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Crime reporters are encouraged to work closely with which agency of Government?
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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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One of the following is not a type of interview _____
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Advocates for collective ownership of resources as a cardinal principle in the eastern world
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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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It is the duty of the reporter to interpret the electoral process to the electorate?
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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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To become a specialist reporter, one needs a Ph.D degree in the area of coverage. YES/NO
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The sports council is a good information source for the reporter
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The technical language used in the media industry is called _____
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A bad writing will end up where? ____
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Age, Animal, Sex, Conflict, Money, Children Beauty, Human Interest are examples of -
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---------- is what typically differentiates a broadcast copy from advertising copy and from a public relations copy
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A good reporter must abide by these rules except ____
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There are two types of Beats: Topical Beat and beat
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The major challenge of online reporting is
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Someone who has been exposed to hatred, ridicule and contempt by a publication, can sue for
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Interview in journalism parlance can be defined as _____
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The media in the eastern world are free to express dissenting views. YES/NO?
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In order not to compromise on the reputation and credibility of the media industry, a good reporter must be ______
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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
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In Nigerian law, the is presumed innocent until proved guilty
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A media house can be compelled to publish as well as payment of damages as forms of remedies for defamation
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Developing stories are continuing stories; help to connect parts to the whole.
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If a news medium presents news in a way to arouse a quick and excited reaction, it is said to engage in
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In Nigeria, Proscriptions/Closure of media houses ended with regime?
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To connect the reader back to the original story, the reporter uses
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Watergate scandal led to the resignation of former American president
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Broadcasters should avoid complex sentence; instead they should chhose
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The courts fall under superior courts while the magistrate courts fall under inferior courts.
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Prize was instituted to reward journalists who excel in investigative journalism, etc
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An in-depth, thorough, elaborate, comprehensive and lucid report of a specific field of journalistic coverage is known as _report
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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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Broadcast news stories are written in _voice;
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The lead performs several functions excluding the following _____
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A News story is considered to be of good quality if it has which of the following qualities? ______
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An aspiring reporter is driven by the following to perform excellently, except ____
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Which of these is an accurate definition of news? ____ It must
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Any act of disrespect against the court by the reporter is called of the court
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_____ is not when to use direct quote to add colour and credibility?
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Political parties are a good _of information for the reporter
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The following except one can best describe a lead _____
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Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, are countries from part of the world?
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A good writer must obey the rule of precision. This means _____
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Some elements of good writing include____
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According to Melvin Mencher (2010), a story must satisfy which of these to be accepted? _____
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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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Lull periods are a challenges for the journalist; but an imaginative report can turn to which of these for his story ____
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If an accused agrees to plead for guilty in return for a lesser sentence this is called
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One of these is not a quality of a good reporter? _____
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How does the idiom, ‘dress how you want to be addressed’ relate to the reporter?
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A reporter covering the court if not careful is almost likely to commit of the courts.
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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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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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Journalists enjoy press freedom in the world.
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The reporter must not editorialize. This means ____
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Some political reporters cannot remain neutral in political issues; they are often
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The obnoxious _of 1984 was enacted by General Buhari to curtail press freedom
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Opponents of press freedom are known as the
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WHO as a news element when used in an opening sentence shows which of these? _____
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Online reporting is synonymous with Computer Assisted Reporting; YES/NO?
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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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The first step in a typical court trial process in America is called _statement
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The second_cycle story, the developing story and the update are the variants of
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When should a reporter conduct an interview? _____
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