Broadcast Journalism REVIEW (thus far)

Chance, Ava, and Joel are part of a school project where they have to enact a 'Newsroom'. If Joel is the main news presenter, what role is he playing?

• director

• producer

• reporter

• anchor

Imagine Chance, Emory, and Joel are conducting interviews for a school project. Which of the following scenarios would be an example of a less effective interview?

• Chance's interview, where he informs the audience about the subject

• Emory's interview, where he asks follow-up questions

• Joel's interview, where the interviewee gives only yes/no answers

Joel, Ava, and Chance are participating in a school debate. They are discussing about the types of questions that would yield more conversational responses. Can you guide them?

• Open-ended questions

• Closed-ended questions

Hey Chance, Jada, and George, can you help Emory and Ava understand what the Five W’s and the H are in journalism?

• Whitehouse, weather, what, worth, who, and hindsight

• Who, what, weather, why, wow, and how

• Who, what, when, where, why, and how.

• Who, whet, woop, when, whatha, and huh

Imagine you're a teacher and you're taking attendance for Jada, Ava, and George. What is the first question you should ask?

• Are you present, Jada?

• Do you know my name, Ava?

• What can you tell me about your favorite subject, George?

• What is your name and how do you spell it, Jada?

Hey Emory, can you guess which of these is a closed question? 

• What were you and George doing last Wednesday? 

• What is Jada's name? 

• Where does Ava live? 

• Can Michael tie his shoes? 

Imagine you're in a school debate competition and Chance, George, and Emory are the participants. Who among them would be asking the questions if they were playing the role of the moderator?

• Chance

• George

• Emory

• All of them

Imagine you're in a classroom discussion led by Michael. He asks Jada a question that can only be answered with a 'yes' or 'no'. What type of question is that, George and Ava?

• open-ended

• closed-ended

• read back

• rephrase

Jada, Chance, and Joel are engaged in a heated debate about climate change. They want to explore the topic further. What type of question should they ask next to expand on the initial question?

• follow-up

• open-ended

• closed-ended

• read back

Hey George, can you guess which of these is a closed question? 

• What were you and Emory doing last Wednesday, Ava? 

• Hey Jada, what is your name? 

• Chance, where do you live? 

• George, can you tie your shoes?