Intro to Broadcast

Which is the OLDEST 

broadcasting network? 

• CBS

• ABC

• NBC

• PBS

The first Breaking News TV announcement was the announcement of?

• War World 2

• Pearl Harbor Attack

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

Which Network was the first to broadcast two daily newscasts?

• CBS

• NBC

• ABC

• PBS

Q. 

A journalists job is to is to inform the public using facts, reliable sources and relevant, quoted opinions from both sides

• True

• False

What skills are needed to be a successful journalist? 

Everything that happens is worth journalists writing about?

• True

• False

A freelance journalist is:

• An ordinary person without special training who records or writes about news stories

• A journalist who is not employed by one organization but is paid for each piece of work they do

A citizen journalist is:

• A journalist who is not employed by one organization but is paid for each piece of work they do. 

• An ordinary person without special training who records or writes about news stories, for example on the internet.

A broadcast news story is on average about...

• 10 seconds to 2 minute

• 30 seconds to 2 minutes

• 15 minutes without commercial breaks

• 30 minutes with commercial breaks

It is very important for the reporter to include their opinion in the story.

• True

• False