Newspapers Quiz Part 1

Question 1

Which part of a newspaper is this?

Accepted Answer

By-line

Question 2

Which part of a newspaper is this?

Accepted Answer

Secondary lead

Question 3

What specific point does James Curran NOT make about the Murdoch controlled press?

Accepted Answer

Promotes impartial views

Question 4

What is the news value term that covers “An event that rarely occurs”?

Accepted Answer

Uniqueness

Question 5

Which organisation regulates the newspaper and magazine industry?

Accepted Answer

IPSO

Question 6

What does J. Curran outline as the dangers of the current patterns of press ownership in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Controlled by a small number of rich people

Question 7

What is the political alignment for The Times?

Accepted Answer

Centre-right

Question 8

A tabloid newspaper:

Accepted Answer

Has shorter articles

Question 9

What were the names of the two theorists that coined the term 'News values'?

Accepted Answer

J. Galtung and M. Ruge

Question 10

What is the news value term that covers “An ongoing story”?

Accepted Answer

Continuity

Question 11

Which part of a newspaper is this?

Accepted Answer

Puffs

Question 12

Which of these is not part of 'The Editors’ Code of Practice' ?

Accepted Answer

Gambling

Question 13

The Mirror website is funded by...

Accepted Answer

Competitions, Adverts

Question 14

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a tabloid?

Accepted Answer

Aimed at higher social groupings

Question 15

How much did News Corporation make in 2019?

Accepted Answer

$10 billion

Question 16

What is the term for deciding which stories are important by looking at various factors?

Accepted Answer

News values

Question 17

Which part of a newspaper is this?

Accepted Answer

Tagline/slogan

Question 18

Who owns The Times?

Accepted Answer

News Corp.

Question 19

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a tabloid?

Accepted Answer

Longer articles, more detailed

Question 20

Decisions on the selection and prioritisation of news are made by who?

Accepted Answer

Gatekeepers

Question 21

According to J.Curran, media concentration generally limits

Accepted Answer

Quality, Variety, Creativity

Question 22

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a broadsheet?

Accepted Answer

Red masthead

Question 23

Newsworthiness: News organisations have to consider what when selecting which stories to cover?

Accepted Answer

Audiences, Deadlines, Column space, financial constraints

Question 24

According to J. Curran, what negative impact has the web 2.0 had on the newspaper industry?

Accepted Answer

Established newspaper orgs dominate Google search engines

Question 25

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a tabloid?

Accepted Answer

Focus on politics

Question 26

What is the average circulation for The Times? (Jan 2020)

Accepted Answer

360,000 copies

Question 27

Which part of a newspaper is this?

Accepted Answer

Masthead

Question 28

How much did Reach PLC make in 2019?

Accepted Answer

£700 million

Question 29

The control or dominating influence by one person or political/social group over others is called:

Accepted Answer

Hegemony

Question 30

A set of messages, values and beliefs that may be encoded into media is called:

Accepted Answer

Ideology

Question 31

Reach PLC owns what percentage of the UK newspaper market?

Accepted Answer

70%

Question 32

A broadsheet newspaper is

Accepted Answer

Printed on large sheets of paper

Question 33

Which company does not advertise on The Mirror website?

Accepted Answer

Kuoni (Luxury Holidays)

Question 34

According to J. Curran, what negative impact has the web 2.0 had on the newspaper industry?

Accepted Answer

Quality of traditinal journalism has declined, Promotes click-bait / More Ad-driven, Given news away for free/extend competition online

Question 35

What is the political alignment for The Mirror?

Accepted Answer

Centre-left

Question 36

Which factor is not regarded as impacting physical newspaper sales?

Accepted Answer

Reduction in adult literacy

Question 37

The Times website is hidden behind a...

Accepted Answer

Pay wall

Question 38

Which of these answers goes against what J. Curran believes that the media should fulfil in society?

Accepted Answer

Provide pure escapism

Question 39

Who owns The Mirror?

Accepted Answer

Reach PLC

Question 40

Which of these is not part of 'The Editors’ Code of Practice' ?

Accepted Answer

Political bias

Question 41

A newspaper that is in between a tabloid and broadsheet is referred to as

Accepted Answer

Mid-market

Question 42

How many newspapers and magazines does Reach PLC own in the UK?

Accepted Answer

36

Question 43

What is the news value term that covers “A story covering an important, powerful person.”?

Accepted Answer

Elite persons

Question 44

What is the average circulation for The Mirror? (Jan 2020)

Accepted Answer

440,000 copies

Question 45

Which part of a newspaper is this?

Accepted Answer

Headline

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