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Electronic News Writing MCQ

Reginald fessenden is credited with making the first ______, on christmas eve in 1906.

Distress call from a sinking ocean liner

Voice broadcast

On-air paid advertisement

Use of Morse code

Wireless telegraph

Answer

Correct Answer: Voice broadcast

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Tosses are used to transition from one anchor/reporter to another.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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A news teaser always includes the most important details of the story.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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He two-column script is used

To display what’s happening visually parallel to what’s happening aurally.

To provide two different versions of the same story.

To provide print-style writing along broadcast-style writing.

Only in radio.

Answer

Correct Answer: To display what’s happening visually parallel to what’s happening aurally.

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The conversational style of writing

Is something no longer used in media writing.

Is more important in print writing.

Is more useful in broadcast writing.

Is most used in online content.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is more useful in broadcast writing.

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Broadcast writing, compared to newspaper writing

Uses more complex language.

Uses simpler language.

Uses the same language.

Uses a lot of slang and jargon.

Answer

Correct Answer: Uses simpler language.

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A donut is

A self-contained story by a reporter.

The intro that is read by the anchor.

The transition in the middle of a package.

The live intro and conclusion to a package delivered by the reporter.

Answer

Correct Answer: The live intro and conclusion to a package delivered by the reporter.

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A reader is

The person who reads the copy.

A story that contains no sound on tape or package, read by the anchor.

The voice over that is part of a package.

A radio story.

Answer

Correct Answer: A story that contains no sound on tape or package, read by the anchor.

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Reporters in the electronic media industry

Have many potential opportunities on the horizon.

Still work largely for broadcast stations.

Don’t exist anymore.

Have migrated to print jobs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have many potential opportunities on the horizon.

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Cable news outlets today

Are more likely to present editorials and a more biased approach than networks.

Have increased their audience while network news has decline

Neither a nor

Both a and

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and

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Broadcast stations differ from cable in that they

Are licensed by the FC

Send a signal through the airwaves rather than by wire.

Must renew a license every eight years.

All of the above.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above.

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Online media associated with TV stations typically

Have their own staff of reporters.

Have one web person to write everything.

Have content written by the same reporter who wrote the story for broadcast.

Don’t have much news content.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have content written by the same reporter who wrote the story for broadcast.

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Jasmine Monroe, as is typical of many TV reporters, will produce ____ package(s) a day.

4 or more

Answer

Correct Answer: 1

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