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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
A piece of information can be regarded as news when _____
2 / 50
If a competent court of law orders a retraction but a news publication still refuses to do so, the publication is guilty of
3 / 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?’ _____
4 / 50
A News story is considered to be of good quality if it has which of the following qualities? ______
5 / 50
Lull periods are a challenges for the journalist; but an imaginative report can turn to which of these for his story ____
6 / 50
If you were a broadcast editor which of these would you consider when selecting your news stories ____
7 / 50
The second_cycle story, the developing story and the update are the variants of
8 / 50
Is defamation by means of writing or by any other permanent form.
9 / 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 _______
10 / 50
Someone who has been exposed to hatred, ridicule and contempt by a publication, can sue for
11 / 50
For a reporter to win the credibility and confidence of his readers and listeners, he must adhere to which of the following virtues?
12 / 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_____
13 / 50
Prize was instituted to reward journalists who excel in investigative journalism, etc
14 / 50
In a defamation case earlier decided, an accused can plead as a defence.
15 / 50
A reporter must not pass judgment means that he should ____
16 / 50
One of these is not a general rule for news writing and reporting ___
17 / 50
It is the duty of the reporter to interpret the electoral process to the electorate?
18 / 50
A good writer must obey the rule of precision. This means _____
19 / 50
The reporter must not editorialize. This means ____
20 / 50
If a news medium presents news in a way to arouse a quick and excited reaction, it is said to engage in
21 / 50
When many reporters from different media organizations participate in an interview, they are in involved in ____
22 / 50
Some political reporters cannot remain neutral in political issues; they are often
23 / 50
A bad writing will end up where? ____
24 / 50
To give the news a sense of immediacy, the broadcast newsis item should be written in tense, in order to give the news a sense of immediacy and currency.
25 / 50
How does the idiom, ‘dress how you want to be addressed’ relate to the reporter?
26 / 50
is regarded as newspaper without borders?
27 / 50
Political parties are a good _of information for the reporter
28 / 50
According to Melvin Mencher (2010), a story must satisfy which of these to be accepted? _____
29 / 50
You can identify a poor writing by which of the following? ____
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
There are no easy classifications of news; however in broad term, the following except one are the major types _____
32 / 50
reigns in a state where there is no law?
33 / 50
The most outstanding difference between news writing and poetry or novel is which of these? _____
34 / 50
Interview in journalism parlance can be defined as _____
35 / 50
Which of these should a reporter do if he must manage his source to succeed in his reportorial assignment _____
36 / 50
The lead performs several functions excluding the following _____
37 / 50
To connect the reader back to the original story, the reporter uses
38 / 50
The following, according to Sonaike (1987) is not a type of lead ____
39 / 50
An essential part of professional practice that deals with matters of right and wrong and is associated with morality is called
40 / 50
One of the following is not a type of interview _____
41 / 50
When a man/woman suffers defamation through the spoken word or gesture, that is called
42 / 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 ____
43 / 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 ___
44 / 50
When a reporter writes a story that is considered to be a breaking news his source is categorized as____
45 / 50
If an accused agrees to plead for guilty in return for a lesser sentence this is called
46 / 50
A good reporter must abide by these rules except ____
47 / 50
Which of these is an accurate definition of news? ____ It must
48 / 50
The following except one can best describe a lead _____
49 / 50
A media house can be compelled to publish as well as payment of damages as forms of remedies for defamation
50 / 50
Crime reporters are encouraged to work closely with which agency of Government?
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