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Post-meeting interviews are not helpful.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Just because you hadn’t planned for these things, it doesn’t necessarily follow that they don’t matter to your readers.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The purpose of any event story is to find the most important aspects of what happened and report them to people who need to know about them.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Background research does not help you determine what will happen at the event and who is involved.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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News conferences are not helpful for an organization to disseminate a single message to multiple media outlets in a single moment.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Speeches often contain multiple points of view.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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It is not necessary to assess the news value of the event.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Not every meeting, speech, or news conference merits news coverage.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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______ can include some of the background you gathered, any quotes you got from sources prior to the event, and optional lead elements based on the outcome of the event.

Background information

Post-event interviews

Shell information

Secondary sources

Answer

Correct Answer: Shell information

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At which type of event, your job as a reporter is to sit in as a substitute for your readers and distill for them what happened?

Meetings

Speeches

Breaking news

News conferences

Answer

Correct Answer: Meetings

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Breaking news events are among the most ______ stories for reporters to cover.

Simplest

Easy

Difficult

Minimal

Answer

Correct Answer: Difficult

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When it comes to preparing for an event, it can be helpful to do all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Ignore other reporters who have attended these events before

Check out the physical layout of the room

Find out who is involved

Contact the event coordinator

Answer

Correct Answer: Ignore other reporters who have attended these events before

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Reporting on a new product introduction during an organized event for media at a corporate headquarters is an example of covering a ______.

Breaking news event

Speech

Meeting

News conference

Answer

Correct Answer: News conference

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Reporting on a city council meeting is an example of covering a ______.

Breaking news event

Speech

Meeting

News conference

Answer

Correct Answer: Meeting

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Reporting on a commencement address is an example of covering a ______.

Breaking news event

Speech

Meeting

News conference

Answer

Correct Answer: Speech

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Education, courts and religion are examples of _____ beat.

Thermatic

Conceptual

Geographical

None of above

Answer

Correct Answer: Thermatic

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A basic set of information elements associated with a story that can be typed up in advance of an event is _____.

Shell

Beat

Source

News peg

Answer

Correct Answer: Shell

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A set of guidelines used to conduct many meetings. The rules are based on parliamentary procedure and meant to keep order are called _____ rules of order.

Robert

Charles

John

Mark

Answer

Correct Answer: Robert

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A feature story that explores the life of an individual through in-depth reporting and observation is called _____ profile.

Personality

Character

Attitude

Individual differences

Answer

Correct Answer: Personality

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Obituary is a profile story written about a person who has ____.

Famous

Died

Alive

Nostalgic

Answer

Correct Answer: Died

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The aspect of a story that justifies why a reporter is covering the topic now and for this audience is called _____.

News peg

Morgue

Shell

Bridge

Answer

Correct Answer: News peg

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An older newsroom term used to describe a newsroom’s library and archives is called _____.

Morgue

Obituary

Shell

News peg

Answer

Correct Answer: Morgue

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The key point of any news story.

Main assertion

Main story

Live stream

Vlog

Answer

Correct Answer: Main assertion

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Localization is a story format in which a reporter covers a broader issue from a _____ angle.

Local

National

International

Digital

Answer

Correct Answer: Local

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An area of news coverage based on specific _____ of a state or city is called geographic beat.

Regions

Capitals

Empires

Districts

Answer

Correct Answer: Regions

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An area of news coverage based on more _____ concepts is called conceptual beat.

Ethereal

Ephemeral

Corporal

Surreal

Answer

Correct Answer: Ethereal

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Fires,robberies and shootings are examples of _____.

Beats

Breaking news

Twibel

News peg

Answer

Correct Answer: Breaking news

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Beats are areas of specific _____ coverage.

News

Media

Twitter

Facebook

Answer

Correct Answer: News

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