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Media Writing Style and Language Conventions MCQ

A journalist is obliged to report a person’s ethnicity regardless of its relevance.

True

False

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Correct Answer:

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Jargon should be avoided by journalists as often as possible.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Which of the following is in active voice?

The citizens were stunned by the news of their rate hike.

A city council meeting was held last Tuesday to discuss the measure.

Four protesters were arrested by police during the demonstration.

Officers subdued the suspect before any shots were fire

Answer

Correct Answer: Officers subdued the suspect before any shots were fire

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Matthew Winkler of Bloomberg news believes the most important principle in journalism.

Is spee

Is eloquence.

Is opinion.

Is accuracy.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is accuracy.

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Which sentence follows AP style in writing numerals?

Fourteen people were injured in the crash.

21 starters will return from last year’s team.

The family spent 12X as much on groceries last month.

Two thousand seventeen will not be a leap year.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fourteen people were injured in the crash.

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The AP Stylebook suggests using acronyms

Only when they are familiar to most people.

Always to avoid spelling out long names.

Only when they can be made into a word like CARE.

When it will shorten your story.

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Correct Answer: Only when they are familiar to most people.

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Plagiarism to considered to be

Necessary in some cases because it’s hard to determine the origin of work.

Only using another’s exact words without attribution.

Using another’s words or taking another’s ideas and rewriting them.

A minor infraction among journalists because so much information is out there.

Answer

Correct Answer: Using another’s words or taking another’s ideas and rewriting them.

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Plagiarism to considered to be

Necessary in some cases because it’s hard to determine the origin of work.

Only using another’s exact words without attribution.

Using another’s words or taking another’s ideas and rewriting them.

A minor infraction among journalists because so much information is out there.

Answer

Correct Answer: Using another’s words or taking another’s ideas and rewriting them.

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Clarity means the writer should

Talk down to the reader as if he or she were a chil

Write about every intricate detail of a story.

Include complex thoughts in every piece.

Simplify the writing as much as possible.

Answer

Correct Answer: Simplify the writing as much as possible.

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Brevity in media writing means that sentences

Generally should be between twelve and sixteen words.

Should all be short and choppy.

Should have as many compound and complex sentences as possible.

Should be written like headlines.

Answer

Correct Answer: Generally should be between twelve and sixteen words.

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Lack of bias, judgment or prejudice in a news story is referred to as

Balance.

Objectivity.

Accuracy.

Advocacy

Answer

Correct Answer: Objectivity.

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Media writing inherently must be

Erudite so the audience will respect your intelligence.

Aimed at a high school reading level.

As factual and accurate as possible.

Both b and

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Correct Answer: Both b and

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Nathan Crooks advises about writing skills that one should

Dive right in and learn grammar, spelling and punctuation along the way.

Get the basic skills of writing down until they become internalize

Not worry about grammar and spelling because there are editors for that.

Only worry about structure. News instincts don’t matter much these days.

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Correct Answer: Get the basic skills of writing down until they become internalize

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