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X1 Revision 2018
X1 Revision 2018
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A quiz on important themes in the X1 module
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1
What might prevent the press from acting as the Fourth Estate?
Content emanating from PR and other non-journalism sources
Decline in investigative journalism
Being owned by huge companies with interests to protect
Not high enough salaries
2
What time is the exam on December 5
9am
9am
9am
9am
3
In 1787, Edmund Burke wrote of the Three Estates of Parliament. Which were they?
The commons
The press
The Lords Temporal
The Lords Spiritual
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What are the chief functions of the Fourth Estate?
To entertain
To uncover and tell the truth
To hold the powerful accountable
To be a voice for the voiceless
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What factors did Harcup and O'Neill add to the list?
Shareability
Audio-visuals
Something negative
Reference to elite nations and people
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Which of these MUST you include in your answers?
Write in an informal style
Answer the question
Mention several scholars who have written on the subject
Define any terms used to show you understand them
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Who is it that "manufactures consent" according to Herman and Chomsky?
the internet
the Media
Big Business
Government
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What is a post-fact world?
A world in which debate is framed by appeals to emotion
A world in which feelings take precedence over facts
A world which doesn't exist
A world in which truth is of secondary importance
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How long should you assign to each question?
half an hour
one hour
two hours
one and a half hours
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What was Harcup and O'Neill's contribution to the news values debate?
They fundamentally disagreed with Galtung and Ruge
They updated and modernised Galtung and Ruge's theory
They came up with a totally new way of assessing news values
They didn't research or write about news values
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Which of these professions is LEAST trusted?
Journalists
Professional footballers
Estate agents
Politicians
12
What technologies are like to change the future of journalism?
Artificial intelligence
Data Journalism
Citizen journalism
3D printing
13
Which newspaper has the highest circulation in Scotland?
The Daily Record
The Glasgow Herald
The Scottish Sun
The Press and Journal
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How many questions will you be asked to answer in the exam?
2
3
1
4
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What can you add ethically to a news photograph?
Different colour
cloned content
More contrasting colour
small objects
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Which of these form part of Galtung and Ruge's 12 factors of news values?
Meaningfulness
Unambiguity
Truthiness
Threshold
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What is Truthiness
Something that is true
Something that is contradictory
Something which is not supported by logic, evidence or facts
Something that feels right, or seems true
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How do you stage a photograph?
Get a good vantage point to get the best picture
Re-enact the scene for the purpose of a photograph
Tell people in the photo what to say or do
Give or suggest props that will make the image more striking
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What are some of the main challenges to journalism?
Fake news
Changing technologies
Competing sources of information
Migration of advertising online
