Quiz

1. Chandigarh University
BAJMC (SEM-V)
Beat Reporting (JMT-302)(QUIZ)
1. A news story is said to possess timeliness if it
a) stresses events that have occurred in the last month.
b) stresses events that occurred today or yesterday.
c) has been written within the last six hours.
d) has been read or heard within the last six hours.
2. Journalists recognize two types of news stories: hard and soft. In this regard,
a) “hard news” is about complicated topics, like science and economics, and “soft news”
is about things like entertainment and fashion.
b) “hard news” stories have long, complicated sentences, and “soft news” stories have
short, simple sentences.
c) “hard news” is about serious topics and recent events, and “soft news” refers to
human interest stories.
d) “hard news” stories are always 2,000 words or more, and “soft news” stories never
exceed 500 words.
3. ‘Press Note’ can issue:
a) Editor
b) Government official
c) Reporter
d) Sub-editor
4. What is a by line?
a) A railway track
b) Text written on line
c) Reporter's name printed with story
d) None
5. A journalist who is not attached with any newspaper is called:
a) Retained
b) Correspondent
c) Free lancer
d) Stinger
5. A brief introduction of a photograph is called:
a) Embargo
b) Outdoor broadcast
c) Caption

2. d) None
6. Citizen journalism is the practice of
a) preparing stories that will help citizens vote in elections.
b) publishing only those stories that are of interest to politically active citizens.
c) collaborating with nonprofit organizations to prepare news stories.
d) inviting readers and viewers to participate in the creation of news content.
7. Why is self-discipline important for investigative journalists?
a) They need to check and re-check information
b) They need to resist bribes
c) They need to work in a team
d) They need to work long hours
8. Why is self-discipline important for investigative journalists?
a) They need to check and re-check information
b) They need to resist bribes
c) They need to work in a team
d) They need to work long hours
9. Which best describes investigative journalism?
a) It is a long news report
b) It requires detective skills
c) It reveals a someone’s secret
d) The focus is on bad news
10 What is a source?
a) A published news source, such as the Chicago Tribune
b) A person that a reporter interviews for his story
c) A reporter resource that lists all of the rules of writing
d) A published online news source, such as austintalks.org
11. How does a reporter “balance” his story?
a) By writing five paragraphs
b) By quoting several different sources
c) By including pictures with his story
d) By publishing a story and a follow-up story
12. Citizen journalism is the practice of
a) preparing stories that will help citizens vote in elections.
b) publishing only those stories that are of interest to politically active citizens.
c) collaborating with nonprofit organizations to prepare news stories.
d) inviting readers and viewers to participate in the creation of news content