Question 1

Which of these people is most likely to be a beat reporter?

Accepted Answer

A) city hall specialist 
B) copy editor 
C) managing editor 
D) assignment reporter 
E) general specialist 
A) city hall specialist 
B) copy editor 
C) managing editor 
D) assignment reporter 
E) general specialist

Question 2

News media monitor ____________ to see what stories audience members choose to read.

Accepted Answer

A) wire services 
B) specialized news sites 
C) the business model 
D) the clickstream 
E) none of these 
A) wire services 
B) specialized news sites 
C) the business model 
D) the clickstream 
E) none of these

Question 3

The traditional news media discourages citizen journalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Because TV is better at transmitting experience or impressions,it is better suited for in depth analysis and complex interpretations than is print news.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How have blogs affected journalism?

Accepted Answer

A) they represent an alternative source of news 
B) they have an agenda-setting effect 
C) they provide a check on the traditional media 
D) they allow reporters to explain why they covered a story as they did 
E) all of these 
A) they represent an alternative source of news 
B) they have an agenda-setting effect 
C) they provide a check on the traditional media 
D) they allow reporters to explain why they covered a story as they did 
E) all of these

Question 6

The cost of new technology affects the types of stories that are covered by news organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

__________ skills allow reporters to use new communications technologies to uncover information that they otherwise would not have known.

Accepted Answer

A) computer-assisted reporting 
B) database management 
C) CompuServe 
D) CNG 
E) ASNE 
A) computer-assisted reporting 
B) database management 
C) CompuServe 
D) CNG 
E) ASNE

Question 8

Most TV news reporters are considered general assignment reporters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The one thing that all soft news has in common is that it tries to interest the audience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

____________ use non-routine information gathering methods to discover significant information about important matters.

Accepted Answer

A) editorials 
B) investigative reports 
C) freelance reporters 
D) backpack journalists 
E) soft news stories 
A) editorials 
B) investigative reports 
C) freelance reporters 
D) backpack journalists 
E) soft news stories

Question 11

Print media typically report hard news in a(n)____________ form.

Accepted Answer

A) tunnel 
B) pyramid 
C) inverted pyramid 
D) lead-driven 
E) square 
A) tunnel 
B) pyramid 
C) inverted pyramid 
D) lead-driven 
E) square

Question 12

If a scheduled story about a boating accident on Monday gets pulled from Tuesday's paper to make space for something else,that story might not run in Wednesday's paper because of the _______ news value.

Accepted Answer

A) prominence 
B) proximity 
C) economic 
D) sensational 
E) timeliness 
A) prominence 
B) proximity 
C) economic 
D) sensational 
E) timeliness

Question 13

Hard news,which is the dominant type of news covered,usually reflects all of the traditional news values except:

Accepted Answer

A) human interest 
B) prominence 
C) consequence 
D) proximity 
E) timeliness 
A) human interest 
B) prominence 
C) consequence 
D) proximity 
E) timeliness

Question 14

A TV news story about a plane crash in India emphasizing the number of Americans aboard is reflecting the ___________ news value.

Accepted Answer

A) prominence 
B) proximity 
C) economic 
D) sensational 
E) timeliness 
A) prominence 
B) proximity 
C) economic 
D) sensational 
E) timeliness

Question 15

Hard news in the print and broadcast media is traditionally written using the square form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A mobile journalist

Accepted Answer

A) works out of his or her car 
B) is also called a mojo 
C) is a type of next-generation journalist 
D) all of these 
E) none of these 
A) works out of his or her car 
B) is also called a mojo 
C) is a type of next-generation journalist 
D) all of these 
E) none of these

Question 17

In journalism,a news organization's credibility is paramount to its viability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of these people is most likely to be a beat reporter?

News media monitor ____________ to see what stories audience members choose to read.

The traditional news media discourages citizen journalism.

Because TV is better at transmitting experience or impressions,it is better suited for in depth analysis and complex interpretations than is print news.

How have blogs affected journalism?

The cost of new technology affects the types of stories that are covered by news organizations.

__________ skills allow reporters to use new communications technologies to uncover information that they otherwise would not have known.

Most TV news reporters are considered general assignment reporters.

The one thing that all soft news has in common is that it tries to interest the audience.

____________ use non-routine information gathering methods to discover significant information about important matters.

Print media typically report hard news in a(n)____________ form.

If a scheduled story about a boating accident on Monday gets pulled from Tuesday's paper to make space for something else,that story might not run in Wednesday's paper because of the _______ news value.

Hard news,which is the dominant type of news covered,usually reflects all of the traditional news values except:

A TV news story about a plane crash in India emphasizing the number of Americans aboard is reflecting the ___________ news value.

Hard news in the print and broadcast media is traditionally written using the square form.

A mobile journalist

In journalism,a news organization's credibility is paramount to its viability.

Communication: Mass and Other Forms

Perspectives on Mass Communication

Historical and Cultural Context

The Internet and Social Media

Newspapers

Magazines

Books

Radio

Sound Recording

Motion Pictures

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Public Relations

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Exam 13: News Gathering and Reporting

Which of these people is most likely to be a beat reporter?

News media monitor ____________ to see what stories audience members choose to read.

The traditional news media discourages citizen journalism.

Because TV is better at transmitting experience or impressions,it is better suited for in depth analysis and complex interpretations than is print news.

How have blogs affected journalism?

The cost of new technology affects the types of stories that are covered by news organizations.

__________ skills allow reporters to use new communications technologies to uncover information that they otherwise would not have known.

Most TV news reporters are considered general assignment reporters.

The one thing that all soft news has in common is that it tries to interest the audience.

____________ use non-routine information gathering methods to discover significant information about important matters.

Print media typically report hard news in a(n)____________ form.

If a scheduled story about a boating accident on Monday gets pulled from Tuesday's paper to make space for something else,that story might not run in Wednesday's paper because of the _______ news value.

Hard news,which is the dominant type of news covered,usually reflects all of the traditional news values except:

A TV news story about a plane crash in India emphasizing the number of Americans aboard is reflecting the ___________ news value.

Hard news in the print and broadcast media is traditionally written using the square form.

A mobile journalist

In journalism,a news organization's credibility is paramount to its viability.

Communication: Mass and Other Forms

Perspectives on Mass Communication

Historical and Cultural Context

The Internet and Social Media

Newspapers

Magazines

Books

Radio

Sound Recording

Motion Pictures

Broadcast Television

Cable, Satellite and Internet Television

Public Relations

Advertising

Formal Controls: Laws, Rules, Regulations

Ethics and Other Informal Controls

Social Effects of Mass Communicationglossary

Filters