News Reporting And Editing Set 1

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (BA Journalism)

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This set of News Reporting and Editing Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on News Reporting And Editing Set 1

Q1 | Who coined the term “fourth estate”?
  • charles marrian
  • james bryce
  • edmund burke
  • thomas jefferson
Answer: edmund burke
Q2 | is the latest time at which a story can be accepted :
  • dateline
  • deadline
  • press time
  • print time
Answer: deadline
Q3 | Some stories that wrap similar events into a single story is called  
  • multiple story
  • round
  • capital story
  • same incident story
Answer: round
Q4 | Small advertisements classified according to subject area and carrying no illustrations are knownas
  • small ads
  • news library
  • back volume stock.
  • classified
Answer: classified
Q5 | Morgue is  
  • photo archive.
  • news library
  • back volume
  • printing machine
Answer: news library
Q6 | Leader writer is one who writes the -------------------------
  • main story
  • middle article
  • editorial
  • edit page article
Answer: editorial
Q7 | is a detailed account of the coming event.
  • future story
  • advancer
  • curtain raiser
  • advance
Answer: curtain raiser
Q8 | Condensing a story is generally referred to as in the newspaper offices.
  • rewriting
  • miniaturizing
  • shortening
  • boiling down.
Answer: boiling down.
Q9 | Title registration of newspaper is done by:
  • rni
  • davp
  • pib
  • iprd
Answer: rni
Q10 | One or two word small headline appearing on the left hand top of the story
  • topline
  • slug
  • small head
  • tophead
Answer: slug
Q11 | ‘XXX’in a news copy denotes:
  • end of the story
  • end of thirty words
  • story written by three people
  • story approved by three editors
Answer: end of the story
Q12 | The main headline on the top of a page covering all columns is known as:
  • blurb
  • lead
  • banner
  • blow-up
Answer: banner
Q13 | Copy editor is a synonym of  
  • sub editor
  • news editor
  • copywriter
  • copyholder
Answer: sub editor
Q14 | is not a principle of page make-up.
  • proportion
  • balance
  • contrast
  • five ws
Answer: five ws
Q15 | Sensation is the main feature of journalism.
  • black
  • yellow
  • red
  • blue
Answer: yellow
Q16 | Removing unwanted area of picture is called  
  • cropping
  • creeping
  • crossing
  • crawling
Answer: cropping
Q17 | is not a factor in editing process
  • checking
  • cutting
  • conflict
  • changing
Answer: conflict
Q18 | One line copy that describes the illustration, drawing or photograph is known as:
  • on-line
  • cutline
  • cut-off
  • cut out
Answer: cutline
Q19 | Obituaries should always be:
  • posthumous
  • premature
  • printed
  • passing through
Answer: posthumous
Q20 | Letters to the editor are included in:
  • sports page
  • last page
  • editorial page
  • local page
Answer: editorial page
Q21 | Slander and libel is associated with:
  • assault
  • defamation
  • nuisance
  • hot news
Answer: defamation
Q22 | Official Secrets Act was passed in:
  • 1923
  • 1922
  • 1924
  • 1925
Answer: 1923
Q23 | Times of India was the first newspaper to appoint
  • editor
  • managing editor
  • executive editor
  • ombudsman
Answer: ombudsman
Q24 | ‘Chief Minister resigned’ is an example of:
  • summary intro
  • common intro
  • bullet intro
  • none of these
Answer: bullet intro
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