US Major Journalism Test 1

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Question 1

What is a beat?

A) Reporter specialty

B) Drum

C) No specialty

D) Desk only

Question 2

What is media ownership?

A) No owners

B) Who controls outlets

C) Public all

D) One owner

Question 3

What is a byline?

A) Title

B) Caption

C) Author credit

D) Ad

Question 4

What is communication?

A) Silence

B) Noise only

C) One-way only

D) Sharing meaning

Question 5

What is shield law?

A) Reporter protection

B) No protection

C) Gag order

D) Censorship

Question 6

Which term means "Written defamation"?

A) communication

B) libel

C) mass communication

D) news values

Question 7

Which of the following best defines objectivity?

A) Bias

B) Opinion

C) Neutral reporting

D) Ads

Question 8

Which of the following best defines an op-ed?

A) News report

B) Ad

C) Review

D) Opinion piece

Question 9

Which of the following best defines a lede?

A) Opening summary

B) Ending

C) Headline

D) Caption

Question 10

Which of the following best defines framing?

A) No angle

B) Presentation angle

C) Facts only

D) Ads only

Question 11

Which of the following best defines mass communication?

A) Chatting

B) Letters

C) Wide audience media

D) No audience

Question 12

Which of the following best defines a retraction?

A) Correction

B) No action

C) Update

D) Withdrawn story

Question 13

Which of the following best defines agenda setting?

A) Media topic power

B) No power

C) Audience decides

D) Ads only

Question 14

Which of the following best defines consolidation?

A) Splitting all

B) Merging outlets

C) No mergers

D) New outlets

Question 15

Which of the following best defines news values?

A) Boring old

B) No values

C) Timeliness impact conflict

D) Ads only

Question 16

Which of the following best defines fair use?

A) Stealing

B) No reuse

C) Full copy

D) Limited reuse right

Question 17

Which of the following best defines public broadcasting?

A) Nonprofit media

B) Commercial only

C) No media

D) State-run only

Question 18

What best defines the digital divide?

A) No gap

B) Access gap

C) Skill gap

D) Age gap

Question 19

What best defines copyright?

A) No protection

B) Free all

C) Work protection

D) Short term

Question 20

What best defines a press release?

A) Ad

B) Review

C) Secret memo

D) News announcement

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