Deck 9: Journalism and Reporting: Ownership, Ethics, and Techniques

Question 1

If a news story reports on a controversy in which one person has made accusations against another, the reporter should

A)include the response of the accused party in the same story
B)write a separate story for the same day's paper on the accused person's response
C)write a separate story for the next day on the accused person's response
D)identify the accused person in only the most general terms to avoid a libel suit

Answer 1

include the response of the accused party in the same story

Question 2

_________ is the ability to be unbiased and unprejudiced

A)Objectivity
B)Accuracy
C)Logical
D)Bold

Answer 2

Objectivity

Question 3

In writing a report one, a reporter tries to associate the story with someone who can genuinely describe the events. This is called as adding

A)Facts
B)Observations
C)Quotes / Attributes
D)Sequence / Continuity

Answer 3

Quotes / Attributes

Question 4

NDTV is owned by

A)Shekar Kapur
B)James Murdoch
C)Prannoy Roy
D)Subhash Chandra Goenka

Question 5

Fabrication in Journalism referes to

A)to make a top notch writing effort
B)to protect someone\s image
C)to make up the details in your writing
D)to reveal your source

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the things young reporters learn from working the Crime beat?

A)The community, both geographically and sociologically.
B)How to trick sources into telling reporters things the sources should keep confidential.
C)News values and the need for accuracy.
D)How to develop sources that will serve them for years.

Question 7

The primary advantage of the inverted-pyramid style of writing news is that it

A)is a natural way of telling any story
B)rarely contains any surprises for the reader
C)allows the reader to stop after reading only one or two paragraphs and still get the most important information
D)locks reporters into a formula and discourages innovation

Question 8

Increasing awareness about issues related to Global warming has increased the significance of this beat

A)Education
B)Environment
C)Law
D)Crime

Question 9

In case of a water pipeline burst or poor city roads who will be sent to report on it?

A)Civic reporter
B)Crime reporter
C)Environment reporter
D)Business reporter

Question 10

A Health reporter relies on various official sources to get numbers of Covid affected patients in a city. Which of the following source, he may not depend upon?

A)Covid facilities in the City
B)Hospitals under State Government
C)Ministry of Health Statistics
D)Individual families afflicted by the disease

Question 11

A lifestyle reporter does not cover which one of the following?

A)Food
B)Travel
C)Politics
D)Exhibitions

Question 12

Nidhi Razdan, a journalist who was in news for quitting the field of journalism and starting her career as an academcian, belonged to which channel?

A)CNN
B)NDTV
C)Aaj Tak
D)BBC

Question 13

Osama Bin Laden's death raid was tweeted by a local guy before it was announced to the world. This could be categorised as an example of?

A)Citizen Journalism
B)Yellow Journalism
C)Investigative Journalism
D)Local Journalism

Question 14

The practice of sending a journalist to report a story, about which he/she has little experience is called as

A)Parachute Journalism
B)Rocket Journalism
C)Flight Journalism
D)Emergency Journalism

Question 15

The 26/11 attack on Mumbai was masterminded by this terrorist organisation

A)Al-Qaeda
B)Lashkar-e-Taiba
C)Hijbul Mujahideen
D)Indian Mujahideen

Question 16

Which of the following should be avoided while reporting a terror attack?

A)Reporting with accurate details
B)Stating the reasons for not disseminating certain information
C)Giving details of hostages
D)Coordinating with authorities

Question 17

The Press Council of India (PCI), issued guidelines on on reporting Suicides in 2019. The PCI regulates the

A)Broadcast Media
B)Print Media
C)Social Media
D)Radio

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT among the generally accepted ways of getting an interview subject to answer a difficult or embarrassing question?

A)Sugar-coat the question by asking it in a less direct fashion.
B)Ask interviewees what their supporters or critics might say about them.
C)Threaten to turn your information over to police or prosecuting attorneys.
D)Attribute the point of view implied in the question to a third party.

Question 19

Which of the following is the basis of Investigative journalism

A)Misuse of information
B)Working outside the law
C)News value
D)working for personal interest

Question 20

India Against Corruption movement sought a common bill to be passed known as

A)Jan Lokpal Bill
B)Jan Andholan Bill
C)Jan Aushadhi Bill
D)Jan Lok Bill

Question 21

Which of the following is not a principle of news reporting

A)Truth
B)Partiality
C)Timeliness
D)Accuracy

Question 22

When two politicians level charges against each other who should be interviewed?

A)Only the one who is a part of the government
B)Only the one closer to the opposition parties
C)Both should be asked to explain
D)Ignore the News Story

Question 23

The 26/7 deluge, which was a result of unplanned city planning around city rivers, took place in this city

A)Mumbai
B)Delhi
C)Bengaluru
D)Chennai

Question 24

Environmental activists reporting the issue of Aarey forest through social media is an example of

A)Beat Reporting
B)Yellow Journalism
C)Citizen Journalism
D)Black Journalism