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Y11 Media - TV News Quiz (WJEC Old Spec)
Y11 Media - TV News Quiz (WJEC Old Spec)
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In preparation for your Media Mock Exam.
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1
Channel 4 was introduced in 1982. What was the main reason that this channel was introduced?
To introduce satellite and cable subscription.
To break the advertising monopoly of ITV.
To make the TV license more expensive.
Government law required more channels.
2
"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are engaged." What type of news is this story?
Soft news
Hard news
3
What is the heart of the BBC's news programming agenda?
To compete with rivals.
To inform, educate and entertain.
To propagandise, misrepresent and create 'spin'.
To be as impartial as possible.
4
What is the name given to a live feed of a reporter at a location of a news story event?
Over-the-shoulder broadsheet
Outside Broadcast
Inside Broadcast
Eyeline match broadcast
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What shot type of an anchor reporting the news would this be known as?
Direct address medium shot
Long deep focus shot
Extreme close up panning shot
Low angle tracking shot
6
What mode of address do most TV news broadcasts use?
Over-the-shoulder shots, past tense, varying formality
Emotive language, hyperbole, present tense, informal
Colloquial language, 3rd person, future tense
Formal, direct address, personal pronouns, present tense
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What is the name given to a soundtrack or voiceover which is not actual sound in the shot?
Diagetic
Almost diagetic
Non-diagetic
Slightly diagetic
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Programmes seek target audiences and will categorise in order to triangulate programming...
...this is an example of Experts.
...this is an example of Voiceovers.
...this is an example of Unique Selling Points.
...this is an example of Demographics.
9
In a news broadcast, what is the name given to an opening shot which reveals the setting?
Establishing shot
Developing shot
Opening shot
Progressing shot
10
What is a 'piece to camera' in a news broadcast?
A news crawl/ticker intertitle to show live stories
Non-diagetic pulsing music to introduce the broadcast
A reporter addressing the audience straight down the camera.
An object which is thrown at the camera
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In what year was ITV established as a commercial broadcasting alternative to PSB BBC?
1955
1952
1954
1953
12
Which one of these is an example of national news?
South East Today
BBC News 24
BBC News
Sky Sports News
13
What is the name given to a single news feature linked to from the TV studio (pre-recorded)?
Crew members
News Package
Studio background
Correspondents
14
Who was the BBC's first Director General (in 1922)?
James Harding
Burt Reynolds
John Reith
Robert Redford
15
Galtung and Ruge (1973) identified 'News Values'. Which one is not a 'news value'? (Use pack).
Propaganda (manipulative representation)
Reference to elite nations (global powers prioritised)
Negativity (bad news is more newsworthy than good news)
Consonance (stories that fit with media's expectations)
16
John Reith had Four Broadcasting Principles. Which of these is not one of them?
Closely regulated - establish high standards of programming.
Community national service characterised by strong monopoly.
Completely impartial, unbiased and equally representative.
Protected from commercial pressures and profit motive.
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What does 'in the public interest' mean in relation to the news?
Stories that make people want to start riots
Stories that benefit popular debate and social interaction
Stories that make no sense
Stories that bore people senselessly
18
What was the Channel 4 remit?
To create high society programming.
To develop a dictatorship through media.
Demonstrate innovation, experimentation and creativity.
To be better than the other channels.
19
What is the name for a montage of soundbites for on-location interviews with the public?
Reverb ops
Mini interviews
Vox pops
Vocal relays
20
Mainstreamers, aspirers, succeeders, explorers, reformers...what are these?
Demographics
Ubergraphics
Psychographics
Ultragraphics
21
What channel was the first satellite, cable and subscription service in the UK?
MTV
BT
BSkyB
Channel 5
22
What writing structure is advised when responding to analysis questions in your exam?
Denotation, Connotation, Effect
Point, Evidence, Explain, Link
23
Which definition best defines 'hard news'?
Sports and entertainment
Scandal and gossip
Human interest stories
Business, economics, politics and international news
24
Which is an example of public serving broadcasting (and not commercial broadcasting)?
Sky News
Channel 5 News
ITN News
Channel 4 News
25
If a news channel has a right-wing ideology, which one of these represents its political bias?
Conservative
Liberal
Socialist
Libertarian
