True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false. Indicate your answer by placing a ‘T’ or ‘F’ on
the line provided.
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If a graphic designer for a
news publication can make a photographed subject look better with manipulation, he/she
should.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Feature stories are often
written with a(n) ________ angle
a. | summary | c. | impact | b. | human interest | d. | policy |
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PSA stands for
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a. | public station
address | c. | press style
announcement | b. | personal station archive | d. | public service annoouncement |
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The information at the end of a
news story that follows the inverted pyramid format should be ...
a. | the least
important | c. | the most
important | b. | a quotation | d. | a statistic |
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A byline in a news story is
...
a. | the name of the place where the
story was written | b. | the author’s name | c. | the last paragraph of the
story | d. | the first paragraph of the story |
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To identify who they are and
what organization they represent, broadcasters sometimes ______ at the beginning of a news
story.
a. | insert a
quote | c. | sign
on | b. | lead
in | d. | attribute |
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Choose the correctly
capitalized and punctuated name,accouding to AP style.
a. | Tyson Foods
Inc. | c. | Tyson
Foods,INC | b. | Tyson Foods,Inc. | d. | Tyson Foods Incorporated |
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The duty of print and broadcast
journalists is to ...
a. | tell teh
story | b. | seek the truth and provide a fair and comprehensive account of events and
issues. | c. | set up staged news events if it will help inform the
public. | d. | get the story as quickly as
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The type of graphic you should
use when comparing percentages is a ...
a. | line
chart | c. | horizontal bar
chart | b. | pie chart | d. | scattergram |
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The rule of thirds is most
commonly associated with ...
a. | print
journalism | c. | broadcast news
writing | b. | web design | d. | photography |
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At the bottom of a press
release some communicators include a(n) ______ which contains background information about the
company or organization for which the press release is being written.
a. | contact
line | c. | boilerplate | b. | date line | d. | slug line |
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Web designers use design
software like Dreamweaver to generate code,which can be read and displayed on-screen by web browsers
in the form of Web pages. The language used for this code is ...
a. | hypertext markup
language | b. | hyperlink language | c. | standard generalized markup
language | d. | C ++ |
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In news reporting,the
journalist’s opinion ...
a. | should be clearly
stated | b. | should never be stated | c. | should be stated at the end of the
story | d. | should be stated at the beginning of the
story |
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Broadcast news stories should
...
a. | be
simple | b. | use complex sentences to help explain complex
topics | c. | be longr than print stories | d. | be informative and presented in great detail like a
documentary |
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In broadcast news
scripts,spellings included for words and names that are difficult to pronounce are called
...
a. | sound
bytes | c. | phoenetic
spellings | b. | direct quotes | d. | “sound-likes” |
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In AP style,headlines should be
spelled with ...
a. | all upper
case | b. | all lower case except for the first word and proper
nouns | c. | all initial capitals | d. | all capitalized except for articles
(a,an,the) |
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When reporters report both
sides of an issue,the journalistic characteristic that describe their coverage is
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a. | balanced | c. | even | b. | public relations | d. | encompassing |
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To attract attention,some
designers will design a page that is heavier on one side than it is on the other. This design
decision relates to the design principle of ...
a. | sequence | c. | contrast | b. | simplicity | d. | balance |
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Which is most important in news
reporting?
a. | accuracy | c. | complexity | b. | timeliness | d. | image-building |
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Which end sign(s) is (are)
appropriate for use at the conclusion f a news release?
a. | THE END | c. | -stop- | b. | -30- | d. | -stop- and -30- |
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Which is the best way to make a
news release more newsworthy?
a. | use it to sell a
product | c. | add a local
angle | b. | send it out three weeks early | d. | create a catchy headline |
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In which person should news be
written?
a. | first | c. | second | b. | third | d. | second and third |
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Which are characteristics that
make stories newsworthy?
a. | uniqueness and
prominence | c. | length and
photos | b. | humor and length | d. | uniqueness and opinion |
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Yes/No
Indicate whether you agree with
the statement. Indicate your answer by placing a ‘Y’ or ‘N’ on the line
provided.
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If a newspaper editor receives
a news release and it is timely and written according to Associated Press style exactly, is the
editor bound by ethics to print the story?
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If a newspaper,TV or radio
journalist is covering the American Farm Bureau National Convention, it is acceptable for the
journalist’s travel to be paid for by Farm Bureau?
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