What is the role of the EXECUTIVE news director?

Responsible for the overall operation

When writing numbers under 12...

Spell out the full number (ie One, Two, Three...)

What is the role of the news director?

Puts the newscast on the air / calls the shots

What is the role of the assignment editor?

Reviews events and assigns stories

What is the role of the news producer?

Designs and assembles the newscast

What is the United Press International (UPI)?

One of the two main wire services

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1
A script read over an edited video sequence
Voice Over
Script Over Video
Package
All of the above
2
Auxilary Sources are considered as a main source of news
True
False
3
When can you used initials / abreviations / acronyms?
Never
With smaller companies
With well-known organizations
Any time
4
What does ENG stand for?
Ecsentric Noise Gatherer
Electronic Noise Gathering
Electric Newspaper Guide
Electronic News Gathering
5
What is the role of the EXECUTIVE news director?
Reviews events and assigns stories
Responsible for the overall operation
Designs and assembles the newscast
Puts the newscast on the air / calls the shots
6
Wikipedia is consiered a main source of news
False
True
7
When writing titles with people's names...
None of the above
Do not include titles
Put the title after the name
Put the title before the name
8
Having better footage from a story may affect news value
True
False
9
Which type of report is an example of hard news?
Foreign Affairs
Entertainment
Human Interest
A story about shelter cats
10
When writing numbers under 12...
Write the number as-is (ie. 1, 2, 3)
Either
I can't count
Spell out the full number (ie One, Two, Three...)
11
An SOT is also known as a...
Sound Bite
Voice Over
Package
SNG
12
What is the role of the news director?
Reviews events and assigns stories
Designs and assembles the newscast
Puts the newscast on the air / calls the shots
Responsible for the overall operation
13
Which type of report is an example of soft news?
Sports
Disasters
Politics
Ecomics
14
What does SNG stand for?
Satellite Newspaper Grip
Safe News Gathering
Super Noise Gained
Satellite News Gathering
15
SOT stands for what?
Sound Over Tape
Sound Over Text
Script Over Tape
Script Over Text
16
Proximity helps determine the value of a news story
False
True
17
What is the role of the assignment editor?
Designs and assembles the newscast
Reviews events and assigns stories
Puts the newscast on the air / calls the shots
Responsible for the overall operation
18
Broadcast news covers more stories than newspapers
False
True
19
What is the role of the news producer?
Designs and assembles the newscast
Puts the newscast on the air / calls the shots
Responsible for the overall operation
Reviews events and assigns stories
20
What is the United Press International (UPI)?
A subdivision of the Associated Press
One of the two main wire services
A UN-run news agency
A news company from NYC
21
What are the 3 most important Ws in reporting?
What, Who, Where
How, Why, When
When, Why, Who
None of the above
22
A select group of people shaping news to reinforce their own views / audience views
Idiots
Greed
Gaslighting
Gatekeeping

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