Final Exam Review in Journalism 2024
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- Q1A portable camera with the video recorder built into it.CamcorderStudio cameraSmartphone cameraDSLR camera30s
- Q2The building blocks for developing interview questions: who, what, where, when, why, and how.Indirect Quotes5 W's and 1 HDirect Quotes5 H's and 1 W30s
- Q3What is the primary purpose of using social media in journalism?c) To disseminate news and engage with the audiencea) To share personal opinionsb) To communicate with friendsd) To promote unrelated products30s
- Q4What is the primary goal of fact-checking in journalism?d) To spread misinformationb) To uncover the truth and verify informationc) To promote sensationalisma) To confirm existing biases30s
- Q5What is the primary focus of feature writing in journalism?b) Analyzing statistical datac) Providing in-depth coverage and storytellinga) Reporting breaking news eventsd) Conducting interviews with politicians30s
- Q6What is the primary purpose of an editorial in journalism?C) To provide analysis and opinion on current issuesA) To report breaking newsB) To entertain readersD) To promote products or services30s
- Q7What is the primary goal of investigative journalism?d) To increase advertising revenueb) To uncover hidden truths and hold power to accountc) To promote biased viewpointsa) To entertain readers30s
- Q8A source that is highly knowledgeable about a topic.AnalystJournalistInterviewerExpert30s
- Q9Exact wording provided by a source and used in print. Quotation marks required.Indirect QuoteDirect QuoteParaphrasingQuote30s
- Q10Information spoken by a source that is paraphrased within a story, not word for word.QuoteParaphrasingIndirect QuoteDirect Quote30s
- Q11Interviewing format where the interview is recorded and transcribed word for word, question by question.TranscriptionInformal interviewFormal interviewQ&A30s
- Q12A question that usually earns a yes or no response.Q&AClose-ended questionSoftball questionOpen-ended question30s
- Q13The act of proving the accuracy of gathered information, through reviewing quotes with sources and checking facts with primary sources.Fact checkingAttributionVerificationSourcing30s
- Q14The identification of a source or researched information in a story.AttributionVerificationFact checkingSourcing30s
- Q15A type of questioning where a source responds to an event or information from related sources.ReactionPerson on the StreetQ&AASMR30s