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1
When do you abbreviate a month?
If it is four letters or more
You never abbreviate months
If it is 10 letters or more
If it is six letters or more
2
Which of the following is NOT one of the four principles in the Code of Ethics
Minimize Harm
Seek truth and report it.
Act independently
Report quickly
3
What is the difference between a cardinal and an ordinal number?
Cardinal numbers are under 100; ordinal numbers are over 100
Cardinal numbers are under 50; ordinal numbers are over 50
Ordinal denotes quantity; cardinal numbers show the order
Cardinal denotes quantity; ordinal numbers shows the order
4
What year did J. Pulitzer leave $2 million to Columbia to establish the Pulitzer Prize?
1911
1970
2005
1950
5
When did the internet open to commercial users?
1988
1995
200
1950
6
What is a story called that focuses on the
why
behind the
what?
Feature
Investigative
Editorial
Update
7
In what year died Facebook begin collecting friends?
2010
1990
2004
1998
8
News reporting presented to the public electronically or by radio is called what?
Blogging
Print journalism
Broadcast journalism
Online Media
9
When stories cover live events as they happen, they are called what?
Editorials
Updates
Speech and Events stories
Feature stories
10
What is the oldest form of journalism
Online Media
Broadcast journalism
Print Journalism
Alternative journalism
11
What are the three different types of journalism?
Magazine, Newspapers and Television
Blogs, Magazines and Newspapers
Print, Broadcast and Online Media
Television, Blogs and Magazines
12
What is the correct way to write a decade?
1920's
Nineteen-twenties
19-twenties
1920s
13
When is your semester exam in here?
Tuesday, May 30
Friday, May 26
Wednesday, May 31
Thursday, May 25
14
What is the definition of a feature story?
A story focused on the 5 W's
A follow-up on a previous story
An opinion-based story
A story that doesn't focus on the 5 W's
15
Which of the following best describes the
news value USEFULNESS
?
Usefulness refers to how many people are affected by a story
Usefulness refers to the time when a story is reported
Usefulness refers to the utility of the information given
Usefulness refers to the uniqueness of a story
16
What is the best definition for the news value
weight?
Refers to the number of people affected by the story
Refers to the uniqueness of a story or the way it's reported
Refers to when a story a reported
Refers to how severely people are effected by a story
17
In AP style, how should general compass directions be written?
uppercase
lowercase
18
Which is the best definition of the news value
proximity
?
Refers to the importance of the people in a story
Refers to the utility of the information given in a story
Refers to the closeness of a story to the readers
Refers to the number of people affected by a story
19
What year did compatible color television begin to catch on?
1955
1965
1990
1920
20
What is plagiarism?
Researching before you write
Passing someone else's work off as your own
Citing a number of sources
Using direct quotes in quotation marks
21
True or false: Quotation marks always go outside punctuation marks
False
True
22
What is the best definition for the news value
IMPACT?
Refers to how severely people are effected by a story
Refers to the number of people affected by the story
Refers to the uniqueness of a story or the way it's reported
Refers to when a story a reported
23
In what year was America's first newspaper published?
1950
1920
1690
1800
24
True or False: Anytime a number comes at the beginning of a sentence it needs to be spelled out
False
True
25
Which of the following best describes the
news value
NOVELTY
?
The uniqueness of a story or the way a story is reported.
If the story is about famous people
How new a story is
When a story helps the readers with everyday life.
26
In AP style, which numbers should be spelled out?
0-9
1-10
0-20
1-20
27
In what year was Wikipedia created? This was also the year that Apple began selling iPods.
1995
2015
2001
1990
28
Which of the following stories would be considered an
EDITORIAL
?
A report on the Civil War in Aleppo, Syria
A piece on why Obama was the best president in history
Article on the evolution of the Spurs in a post-Duncan era
An article on the rising cost of attending college.
29
What does AP stand for?
American Press
Associated Press
Allied Press
American Public
30
Which of the following best describes the
news value
PROMINENCE
?
Refers to the importance of the people in the story
Refers to the number of people affected by the story
Refers to when a story is reported
When a story helps the readers with everyday life.
31
What year did Rupert Murdoch acquire the San Antonio Express-news?
1973
1923
1960
1955
32
In what year did Ted Turner start the Cable News Network (CNN)?
1980
1950
2000
1965
33
What year did Google start up?
2005
1990
1998
1983
34
When did the Pentagon invent a communication system that later became the internet?
1905
2005
1969
2000
35
What is the best definition of a news story?
A story covering a live event
A story focused on the why behind the what
An opinion piece
A story focused on the 5 W's
36
When was Twitter started?
2000
2006
1998
1995
37
What is the correct way to write a degree?
Bachelor's degree
Bachelors of Arts
Bachelors degree
38
True or false: years are always spelled out
False
True
39
Reporting about, photographing, or editing news stories for newspapers or magazines is called..
Broadcast journalism
Print Journalism
Alternative journalism
Online Media
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What organization is responsible for the Journalism Code of Ethics?
The Society of Professional Journalists
The FCC
The US Government
The Broadcast Association
