Deck 10: Investigative Journalism, Ethics, and Types of News

Question 1

Which of the following should be avoided by a reporter while covering a natural disaster?

A)Eyewitness account
B)Sensationalised Coverage
C)Information from official sources
D)Focus on accuracy

Answer 1

Sensationalised Coverage

Question 2

Adarsh scam was exposed through which of the following tool?

A)RTI
B)Spy camera
C)Interview
D)Social media

Answer 2

RTI

Question 3

Recently 'The Hindu' newspaper published a series investigative reports related to __________, which was termed by the Supreme Court of India as the legitimate one.

A)Rafale deal
B)Satyam scam
C)Commonwealth scam
D)Cement scam

Answer 3

Rafale deal

Question 4

By identifying the key points and ranking them in importance an reporter tries to place the facts in order this is called as

A)Ordering
B)Sequencing
C)Building
D)Observing

Question 5

In writing a report one tries to also 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

Question 6

Ending the story with a suspense is called a ______

A)Quote kicker
B)Circle kicker
C)Factual kicker
D)Cliff hanger

Question 7

The golden rule in writing KISS describes

A)Keep it strong and simple
B)Keep it short and simple
C)Keep it short and sweet
D)Keep it simple and sweet

Question 8

The ending of a story is also called a ____

A)Pacer
B)Runner
C)Kicker
D)Diver

Question 9

Which of the following is most perishable?

A)A book
B)A newspaper
C)A magazine
D)Advertising

Question 10

Daniel Pearl the journalist who was beheaded by terrorists, worked for the publication

A)Wall Street Journal
B)Chicago Tribune
C)Washington Post
D)New York Times

Question 11

A newspapers news desk can receive news from it own reporters, correspondents and

A)Competition
B)News Agencies
C)The masses
D)Previous issue of the newspaper

Question 12

Who is the owner of ZEE News?

A)Anurag Tomar
B)Shekar Kapur
C)Ramoji Rao
D)Subhash Chandra Goenka

Question 13

A journalist took pictures for his article and cited his source at the end. Is he being ethical?

A)No because writing citations is not ethical to do
B)No because it's not needed
C)Yes because writing a citation is the right and respectful thing to do in this situation
D)Yes because you can take anything that you want as a journalist

Question 14

Fabrication is

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 15

A major disadvantage to email interviews is that

A)The reporter can't see the source's facial expression and body language or hear his vocal inflections.
B)The source can respond with long, thoughtful answers.
C)Many sources are less accessible through email than over the phone.
D)The reporter has an exact record of what the source said.

Question 16

Maharshtra Irrigation Scam is between

A)Politician-Bureaucrat
B)Politician-Journalist
C)Politician-Contractor
D)Politician-Bureaucrat-Contractor

Question 17

In which year was Maharshtra Irrigation Scam unearthed?

A)2010
B)2009
C)2012
D)2011

Question 18

A news report should ideally contain answers to….

A)3Ws 2H
B)5Ws 1H
C)5Hs 1W
D)2Ws

Question 19

Importance of a news for printing is judged by what?

A)News price
B)New description
C)News weight
D)News Values

Question 20

A news report begins with name of the city and date or day. What is it called?

A)Dateline
B)Creditline
C)Cityline
D)Printline

Question 21

There are two main types of news; one is soft news, what is the other type?

A)Tough news
B)Hard news
C)Intense news
D)Complex news

Question 22

News definition '….man biting a dog is a news' is related to what type of news?

A)Anxity
B)Enthusiasam
C)Consequance
D)Novelty

Question 23

A reporter has to file a news story before …....

A)Dateline
B)Printline
C)Deadline
D)Print time

Question 24

A news feature story falls into which category of news?

A)Hard News
B)Soft News
C)Instant News
D)Delayed News

Question 25

The first paragrapph of the news is known as

A)First para
B)Beginning para
C)Intro
D)Top para