1. 1. What are beats? a. Specified areas of coverage for reporters, such as scho

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1. 1. What are beats?

a. Specified areas of coverage for reporters, such as schools, crime, sports and business

b. Scoops, as in beating competitors to get the story first

c. A type of lead that tells the topic of a speech rather than the main point of the speech

d. Sports stories that give readers a glimpse of the players or coaches

2. 1. What do general assignment reporters do?

a. They openly takes sides on an issue.

b. They act as spokespeople, especially during a fire or some other tragedy.

c. They cover a wide variety of stories, from news to features.

d. They write specialized stories from their beats.

3. 1. Which of the following is something a beat reporter should avoid?

a. Doing small favors to cultivate cooperation

b. Promising to spin stories favorably for sources

c. Following the money

d. Calling sources back to verify facts before stories run

4. 1. What are obituaries?

a. Brief announcements providing basic facts about a local person's death

b. Death announcements that often are written by funeral homes and follow a standard format

c. News stories written by reporters that focus on a person's death and life

d. All of the answer choices provided are correct.

5. 1. Why do some editors delete home addresses from obituaries?

a. The address is nobody's business.

b. The deceased no longer lives there he or she is dead so the address is inaccurate.

c. Such specificity is rarely expected in news stories.

d. To protect families from criminals and others who could misuse the information

6. 1. What phrase do many newspapers use rather than print in an obituary that a person committed suicide?

a. Died unexpectedly

b. Died after a long illness

c. Died suddenly

d. Passed away

7. 1. What is meant by a person's claim to fame?

a. The person's name

b. An identification that best summarizes the person

c. The person's personal history

d. The goals the person had to become famous

8. 1. Who are the primary subjects of standard news obituaries?

a. Elderly people

b. Common people

c. Prominent people

d. People who die unnatural deaths

9. 1. Where does information about memorial services and burials run in most obituaries?

a. In the second paragraph

b. In the lead

c. In the body of the story

d. At the end

10. 1. To create an illusion of intimacy, what newswriting protocol often is omitted when writing feature obituaries?

1.

a. Attribution

b. Quotes

c. Details

d. Kickers

11. 1. According to the text, what is a good tactic to use when a family member being interviewed about a deceased loved one begins to cry?

a. Pass a tissue and say nothing.

b. Ask a practical question.

c. Go to the bathroom.

d. None of the answer choices provided is correct.

12. 1. According to the text, when do accidents become newsworthy?

a. When two cars collide

b. When someone suffers serious injury or death

c. When blood is present because when it bleeds, it leads

d. When someone was speeding

13. 1. What does the textbook say is the first thing reporters should do when they arrive on the scene of a disaster?

a. Talk to victims and eyewitnesses.

b. Record details that capture the scene.

c. Question authorities.

d. Check in with your editors.

14. 1. How should reporters treat victims of a tragedy, according to the textbook?

a. By asking intrusive questions

b. By telling the victims you know how they feel

c. By telling them to look on the bright side

d. By treating them with respect

15. 1. What term often is used to describe how fire destroyed the interior of a building?

a. Gutted

b. Razed

c. Holocaust

d. Conflagration

16. 1. What story structure can you use to add dramatic narrative to a fire or crime story?

a. Inverted pyramid

b. Kabob

c. Martini

d. List

17. 1. What details often are withheld from a crime story?

1. What details often are withheld from a crime story?

a. Circumstances of crime

b. Unusual factors about crime

c. A chronology of events

d. Names of victims of degrading crimes

18. 1. What are misdemeanors?

a. Minor offenses punishable by fines and/or short jail terms

b. Serious crimes punishable by payment of fines or imprisonment

c. Lawsuits filed by individuals to resolve a dispute

d. Murder trials

19. 1. What does a defendant do when he or she files an answer?

a. Navigates court records

b. Sues for libel

c. Negotiates issues or discusses plea bargains

d. Admits or denies charges in a lawsuit

20. 1. What is an attorney asking the court to do when he or she files a summary judgment?

a. Limit evidence.

b. Dismiss the case.

c. Issue a restraining order.

d. Change the trial's venue.

21. 1. What should the lead of a speech story contain?

1. What should the lead of a speech story contain?

a. A powerful quote from the speech

b. The where, when and why of the speech

c. A summary of the speech's most newsworthy point

d. The speaker's name, even if it's unfamiliar

22. 1. What is one way to involve people in a meeting story?

a. Write that the meeting occurred.

b. Tell about the topic of debate.

c. Quote officials and experts at the meeting.

d. Write in the second person, "you."

23. 1. How do you keep politicians from lying?

a. Ask tough follow-up questions.

b. Write for the politician.

c. Write about government process.

d. Let politicians set the agenda.

24. 1. In sports, what does a game story do?

a. Alerts fans to upcoming matches

b. Details who won and how the action unfolded

c. Gives readers a glimpse into the star athlete

d. Conveys the opinion of the writer, who acts as a fan

25. 1. When covering sports, what should reporters avoid?

a. Tough, pointed questions (After all, it's only a game.)

b. Research

c. Coaching strategies

d. Cheerleading

Explanation / Answer

1. Answer- A-A specified coverage for reporters, Such as schools,crime, Sports and business.

We know that beat means that a topic of coverage such as sports or politics, But it more specific.

2. Answer- C-They act as spoks people, especially during a fire or some other tragedies

3.Answer- B-Promising spin stories favourable for sources.

4. Answer- C-News stories written by reporters that focus on a person;s death and life.

5. Answer- D-To protect families from criminals and other who could misuse the information.

6. Answer-A- Died unexpectadly

7. Answer- D- The goals the person who had become famous.

8. Answer- C- Prominent people.

9. Answer- D- At the end

10. Answer- A- Attribution

11. Answer- B- Ask a practical questions.

12. Answer-B- When someone suffers serious injury or death.

13. Answer- C- Question authorities

14. Answer-C- By telling them to look on the bright side

15. Answer- A-Gutted.

16. Answer- C-Martini

17. Answer- D- Names of victims of degrading crimes

18. Answer- A- Minor offences punished by fines and/or short jail terms.

19. Answer- B-sues for libel

20. Answer- Limit evidence

21. Answer- C- A summery of the speech's most news worthy points

22. Answer-B- Tell about the topic of debate

23. Answer- A- Ask tough follow up questions

24. Answer- B- Details who won and how the action unfolded

25. Answer-D- Cheerleading

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