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News stories usually originate from all of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | events that are sudden and unpredictable. |
| | B) | events that are unknown to the news media. |
| | C) | events that are scheduled and predictable. |
| | D) | news releases alerting the media to noteworthy events or topics. |
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Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of every reporter? |
| | A) | selecting sources for relevance |
| | B) | checking sources for accuracy |
| | C) | balancing sources for fairness |
| | D) | providing sources to other reporters |
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The more sources you use, the better your reporting will be in terms of: |
| | A) | depth, context and reliability. |
| | B) | context, reliability and validity. |
| | C) | reliability, validity and depth. |
| | D) | validity, depth and context. |
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Which of the following is NOT an Internet search engine that is used frequently by reporters? |
| | A) | www.google.com |
| | B) | www.govinfo.com |
| | C) | www.yahoo.com |
| | D) | www.webcrawler.com |
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Newsgroups are: |
| | A) | Internet logs that dispense opinion. |
| | B) | online bulletin boards organized by topic. |
| | C) | a great way to conduct an online interview. |
| | D) | usually very reliable sources of factual information. |
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During an interview, you should do all of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | ask people to slow down if you are falling behind in your notes. |
| | B) | avoid asking the interviewee dumb questions. |
| | C) | look around and note what you see. |
| | D) | use silence as a tactic. |
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Which of the following is NOT a convention for interviewing? |
| | A) | on the record |
| | B) | off the record |
| | C) | on background |
| | D) | off background |
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Which of the following are commonly used quote styles? |
| | A) | direct quote, paraphrase, partial quote, dialogue |
| | B) | paraphrase, partial quote, dialogue, indirect quote |
| | C) | partial quote, dialogue, indirect quote, direct quote |
| | D) | dialogue, indirect quote, direct quote, paraphrase |
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Which of the following should be used at the beginning and end of direct quotes? |
| | A) | double quotation marks |
| | B) | single quotation marks |
| | C) | parentheses |
| | D) | italics |
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Which of the following should be used for quoted statements inside other quoted statements? |
| | A) | double quotation marks |
| | B) | single quotation marks |
| | C) | parentheses |
| | D) | italics |
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When editing a quote, use __________ to indicate deleted words, phrases or sentences. |
| | A) | a dash |
| | B) | a double hyphen |
| | C) | parentheses |
| | D) | an ellipsis (...) |
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In statistical representations, the ________ is a simple arithmetic average. |
| | A) | mean |
| | B) | median |
| | C) | mode |
| | D) | none of the above |
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In statistical representations, the _________ is the halfway point, the middle number in a series. |
| | A) | mean |
| | B) | median |
| | C) | mode |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Before publishing any poll results, you should consider: |
| | A) | the source, the sample size, and the location. |
| | B) | the location, the question wording, and the sample size. |
| | C) | the sample size, the question wording, and the source. |
| | D) | the question wording, the source, and the location. |
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Reporters frequently use all of the following to present information EXCEPT: |
| | A) | pie charts. |
| | B) | line charts. |
| | C) | bar charts. |
| | D) | matrix charts. |
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Which of the following is NOT a technique used by reporters to avoid plagiarism? |
| | A) | quoting and crediting the source |
| | B) | substituting different synonyms for key words in the original |
| | C) | paraphrasing while crediting the source |
| | D) | reworking and rewording the idea until it's more ours than theirs |
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To evaluate a Web site's reliability, you should consider its: |
| | A) | accuracy, authority, objectivity and sources. |
| | B) | accuracy, objectivity, sources and timeliness. |
| | C) | accuracy, authority, sources and timeliness. |
| | D) | accuracy, authority, objectivity and timeliness. |
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Which of the following is NOT a good tip to follow in Internet research? |
| | A) | Bookmark your favorite search site. |
| | B) | Make keywords as general as possible. |
| | C) | Study the site's search syntax. |
| | D) | Before you link to Web sites, study their addresses. |
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using a tape recorder in an interview? |
| | A) | It's the most accurate way to catch every word during an interview. |
| | B) | It provides proof of what was said. |
| | C) | It allows you to post interview audio on your publication's Web site. |
| | D) | It forces the interview subject to tell the truth. |
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Which of the following is a disadvantage of conducting an interview in person? |
| | A) | Setting up the meeting and the travel and waiting involved may be very time-consuming. |
| | B) | It's the best way to build rapport with the subject. |
| | C) | A subject's physical surroundings often provide useful information. |
| | D) | People take you more seriously when you're right in front of them. |
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