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| 1 | The bulk of news reporting is made up of: |
 | A) | investigative reports |
| B) | soft news |
| C) | hard news |
| D) | sports coverage |
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| 2 | The two main sources of news are staff reports and: |
| A) | press releases |
| B) | wire services |
| C) | beats |
| D) | investigative reports |
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| 3 | In broadcast media, personnel, budgets, and equipment are the responsibility of the: |
| A) | executive producer |
| B) | assignment editor |
| C) | managing editor |
| D) | news director |
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| 4 | In broadcast media, a news program producer: |
| A) | decides which stories are covered, who covers them, and how they are covered |
| B) | decides the order in which stories appear in the newscast |
| C) | determines the amount of time each story is given |
| D) | all of these |
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| 5 | Along with AP, which of the following wire services provide national and international news through their various bureaus? |
| A) | ENG |
| B) | CNN |
| C) | UPI |
| D) | MSNBC |
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| 6 | News consultants are credited with a fundamental shift in the traditional definition of news because they introduced which idea to local stations? |
| A) | audience surveys |
| B) | online news |
| C) | computer-assisted reporting |
| D) | diversity |
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| 7 | An important principle for all types of news reporting is: |
| A) | honesty |
| B) | accuracy |
| C) | objectivity |
| D) | all of these |
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| 8 | The Pew Charitable Trusts Research Center's survey found that the audience believes which medium the most? |
| A) | television |
| B) | newspapers |
| C) | magazines |
| D) | online news sources |
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| 9 | In order to take full advantage of the Internet, journalists must know how to: |
| A) | perform web searches |
| B) | construct e-mail attachments |
| C) | set up listservs |
| D) | all of these |
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| 10 | According to a 2004 survey, the percentage of adults who believe that news sources are often inaccurate is: |
| A) | 43% |
| B) | 48% |
| C) | 24% |
| D) | none of these |
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| 11 | Stories that arouse some emotion in the audience are known as human interest stories. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 12 | Broadcast journalism is superior to print and online versions. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 13 | A benefit of online news sources is that audience members can customize their news. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 14 | The term "backpack journalist" describes the next generation of digital reporters. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 15 | One reason traditional news organizations pay close attention to what they report is that a lack of credibility may cause them to lose large sums of money. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 16 | Most journalists agree that newsworthy events are characterized by timeliness, proximity, prominence, consequence, and human interest. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |