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US Major Journalism Test 7

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University Major — Test 7 (Journalism) University (Undergraduate Majors, USA) USA USA University Majors Curriculum
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Question 1
What is verification?
A) Checking facts
B) Guessing
C) No checks
D) Copying
Question 2
What is AP style?
A) No rules
B) News writing rules
C) Essays only
D) Novels
Question 3
What is community radio?
A) National net
B) No radio
C) Local station
D) Commercial only
Question 4
What is an interview?
A) Lecture
B) Party
C) Exam only
D) Question meeting
Question 5
What best defines a beat?
A) Reporter specialty
B) Drum
C) No specialty
D) Desk only
Question 6
Provide the definition of a caption:
A) Headline
B) Photo text
C) Story
D) Ad
Question 7
What best defines a newsletter?
A) Spam
B) No mail
C) Email update
D) Print only
Question 8
Which term means "Opening summary"?
A) communication
B) mass communication
C) news values
D) a lede
Question 9
Provide the definition of media ownership:
A) Who controls outlets
B) No owners
C) Public all
D) One owner
Question 10
Provide the definition of citizen journalism:
A) Pro only
B) Public reporting
C) No reporting
D) PR only
Question 11
What best defines an embargo?
A) Instant publish
B) No deal
C) Delayed release deal
D) Ban all
Question 12
Which term means "Media topic power"?
A) communication
B) mass communication
C) news values
D) agenda setting
Question 13
Provide the definition of a byline:
A) Author credit
B) Title
C) Caption
D) Ad
Question 14
Provide the definition of slander:
A) Written insult
B) Spoken defamation
C) True report
D) Opinion
Question 15
What best defines a source?
A) Reporter
B) Reader
C) Info provider
D) No source
Question 16
Which term means "Nonprofit media"?
A) communication
B) mass communication
C) news values
D) public broadcasting
Question 17
Provide the definition of communication:
A) Sharing meaning
B) Silence
C) Noise only
D) One-way only
Question 18
Which term means "Work protection"?
A) communication
B) copyright
C) mass communication
D) news values
Question 19
Provide the definition of a correction:
A) No fix
B) Delete story
C) Fixed error note
D) Ignore errors
Question 20
Which term means "Banning before publishing"?
A) communication
B) mass communication
C) news values
D) prior restraint

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