MAC214

If an investigative reporter
loses a libel suit, his
reputation is intact,
protected and not affected.
True or false?

Another name for straight
News is _______

Usenet is another name for

Liberal theory of the press
can be found in which stage
of Steven Wards’s six
stages in the development
of journalism ethics
_?

A newspaper meant for the
elderly, should use
__________ font size

The
__or title is an important
part of the entire piece
because it is the first centre
of attraction for the reader.

All reporters are
investigators

Caption for an investigative
story can never be in
question format. True or
False?

The “5Ws & H”
communication model was
propounded by

Newsgroups is also known
as

In investigative reporting,
deadline does not count.
True or

The first centre of attraction
to the readers in an
investigative story is the

The history of Journalism in
Nigeria cannot be complete
without the mention
of______

Technological limitation
means a media house lacks
required _______to carry
out the investigative
reporting,

The letter “N” in news
represents

One of this is not a
limitation of investigative
Reporting

The law of
__is one of the most
common allegations
brought against journalists.

One of these is not among
the importance of
investigative reporting

What is the consequence of
the inaccurate estimates of
the journalist’s audience?

The
__or caption is an important
part of the entire piece
because it is the first centre
of attraction for the reader

Defamation is made up
of______

The level of fault a plaintiff
needs to prove depends on
whether the plaintiff is a
public figure or a
individual.

If journalist underestimates
or overestimates their
audience, there is a
tendency that

Most investigative stories
are presented in feature
format. True OR False?

Categories of limitations to
interpretative journalism
include all except_____?

Conflicts can arise where a
journalist is involved in
politics or personal
relationships or vested
interests.

Captions may be in
question format e.g. Who
killed Dele Giwa? . True OR
False?

When was West Africa Pilot
founded?

Judging whether a
statement is defamatory will
normally involve
__steps.

Judging whether a
statement is defamatory will
normally involves how
many steps?

Which paper was founded
byJames Bright Davies?

For a journalist to be a
watch dog, he must
engaged in ________

Many newspaperswere
shut down during military
regime because they
engaged in_______

Mass media act as the
middle man between the
policy formulators and
_______

Newspapers can “report”
indirectly some stories that
cannot be categorically
reported in texts, by means
of

Anglo-African newspaper
reigned between?
,

The beginning of journalism in Nigeria started with the __newspaper

The ______communication
model was propounded
1948

Should an investigative
reporter pay attention to
deadlines? Yes OR No?

Determinants of
interpretative journalism
includes all but one

Which ethical principle
requires that when there is
an extreme position in a
situation, one seeks a
middle ground ?

If an investigative reporter
who is working for a
newspaper got a story
wrong, he might be sued for

What is the major
difference between
investigative journalism and
hard news reportage?

First person narrator is
allowed in breaking news.
True or false
_?

Who probes falsity when
defamatory statements
involve matter of public
interest, Plaintiff or
Defendant?

In developing an
investigative report item
more than one source is
essential. True OR False?

According to Brady (1977)
interviews are based on two
major aims for the journalist
and these are trust and
_______

Which country did Nigeria
import its press law from
__?

How many stages is the
alternate ‘view of press’
theory proposed by Steven
Ward?

Press laws in many African
countries take their roots
from common law family of
the English or
law family of the French

Proprietorial interference,
which is one of the
limitations to investigative
reporting means_______

In order not to be engulfed
in litigation, the subeditor
must not have a working
knowledge of the law and
ethics of the profession.
True or False
_?

Letter ‘S’ in the acronym,
NEWS stand for

When was The “5Ws & H”
communication model
propounded?

Modern capitalist
dominated societies are
characterised with -

According to Levin
(2000:18) hard news is also
called ______news

Inequalities in capitalist
dominated societies lead to

According to________
(2000) a primary source is
an expert recognized as
aleading authority on a
topic

The book interpretative
Reporting(1963) was
written by:

James Bright Davies
founded
_in 1910 ?

are the life blood of a good
investigative story.

The liberal press is a
misnomer

Nigeria’s press laws are
based on British and
traditions?

The two major types of
interview according to Itule
and Anderson are Funnel
and

James Bright Davies
founded ______ in 1910?

An investigative story
always starts with

According to Burns (2002),
news provided by a
journalist performs
_____major functions in a
society.

Mass media act as the
middle man between the
policy formulators and
_______

“People should behave only
as they wish everyone else
to behave” This statement
is emphasised in which of
the ethical principles ?

Nigeria imported its press
laws from the
common law tradition?

Which of these is not
among the characteristics
of news

Which of these is not
among the elements of
investigative reporting?

Lorenz and Vivian
identified_____ steps
process to a reasonable
ethical decision

A good
_draws the readers’
attention into the body of
the story

Itule and Anderson
propounded the Funnel and
interviews

A lead, as it refers to the
writing of news reports,
simply is an
to a news story

If a media house lacks
required media gadget to
carry out the investigative
reporting, such media
house is limited _______

The beginning of journalism
in Nigeria could be traced
to _______

Interpretative journalism is
a SINE QUA NON for every
journalist

Introduction to an
investigative news story is
also known as the

Straight news or hard news
is a_______ report of news
that is current and
important

News is not an isolated
incident but one inevitable
linked to a chain of
important events.

If Nigerian government
seized the license of a
media house for engaging
in investigative reporting,
this limitation is under

The Iwe Irohin was Written
by

Which ethical principle
requires you to judge what
is right by asking what will
give the greatest good to
the greatest number of
people
?

Newspapers can “report”
indirectly some stories that
cannot be categorically
reported in texts, by means
of

The purpose of in-depth
investigative stories is
generally to
something. True or False?

Investigative Journalists
should always engage in
undercover reporting.

If a media house is
influenced by the publisher
to carry out investigative
reporting, such media
house is limited by

Which of these is not a
limitation to investigative
reporting?

The letter “S” in news
represents

__is two or more
paragraphs building up to a
paragraph that tells readers
the major points of the story
?

Which of these statements
is appropriate?

The mass media always
have strained relationships
with the government during
the military regime because
they engaged in _________

What does the
governments use most
often, to justify illegal,
dangerous or unethical acts
and to restrict or discourage
journalists from reporting on
a real problem?

Media owners influence is a
type of _______ limitations
to investigative reporting

Who sold Lagos Daily
News to Herbert Macaulay

Investigative journalism
involves getting the news
behind the

Reporters who work on
investigative reports do not
have the same deadline
pressure as do those who
cover breaking news items.
True OR False?

Many newspapers were
shut down during military
regime because they
engaged in_____

_is defamation by spoken
words or gesture?

Who formulated Categorical
Imperative
__?

“Threat to life” is a
to investigative journalism

The letter “E” in news
represents

Which type of news is less
current, entertains and
informs while appealing to
reader’s emotion

The elements of defamation
includes all, except:

Search engines are also
called
__spiders or robots

occurs when a journalist
does not identify
himself/herself as a reporter
in obtaining information
from a source.

If Nigerian government
seized the license of a
media house for engaging
in investigative reporting,
this limitation is under
_________

______Is a factual report of
news that is current and
important

Media gatekeepers exist to
ensure that standards and
expectations are met. True
OR False
__?

Who consumes the
message sent out by the
journalist

Investigative reporting also
involves uncovering social,
economic or cultural
developments

The purpose of in-depth
investigative stories is
generally to
something.

James Bright Davies
founded ______ in 1910

When was West African
Pilot founded
__?

The purpose of in-depth
investigative stories is
generally to reveal or
expose
in the society.

To know your audience
properly you must embark
on
to find out more about them

Anglo-African newspaper
reigned between – and - ?

Is defamation a civil or
criminal offence ?