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News Agencies and Theories of Press

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sources of news for print media are?

a)

citizen journalist and and wire services

b)

Wire services and users

c)

staff reports and wire services.

d)

citizen journalist and staff reports

2.

Following are the term used for news agencies except ....?

a)

news service

b)

press agency

c)

press association

d)

Link service

3.

2 types of reporter are general assignment

reporters and ...?

a)

Beat reporters

b)

Boat reporters

c)

Bill reporters

d)

Base reporters

4.

The news director is responsible for ...

a)

collecting information

b)

overall news

operation

c)

reporting the new

d)

editing news

5.

Who is the founder of Reuters

a)

Paul Jack Reuter

b)

Paul Julius Reuter

c)

Paul James Reuter

d)

Paul John Reuter

6.

UPI stands for?

a)

Unity Press Institution

b)

United Publication Incorporate

c)

United Press International

d)

Unity Publication Incorporated

7.

three new challenges for news agencies during digital era are?

a)

speed, sources and image.

b)

integrity, mass and video.

c)

speed, mass and image.

d)

speed, mass and video.

8.

Associated Press (AP) formed in ....

a)

1844

b)

1846

c)

1847

d)

1845

9.

.... is the Winner of 52 Pulitzer Prizes.

a)

Reuters

b)

Associated Press (AP)

c)

United Press International

d)

Agence France Presse.

10.

the world’s first international news agency is ....

a)

Reuters

b)

Bernama

c)

Agence France Presse

d)

Associated Press

11.

All media are owned by government.

a)

Soviet Theory

b)

Authoritarian Theory

c)

Libertarian Theory

d)

Developmental Theory

12.

Ownership is mainly private.

a)

Soviet Theory

b)

Libertarian Theory

c)

Developmental Theory

d)

Social Responsibility Theory

13.

Media must always be responsible to society.

a)

Libertarian Theory

b)

Social Responsibility Theory

c)

Soviet Theory

d)

Soviet Theory

14.

Private ownership, usually government ownership.

a)

Authoritarian Theory

b)

Soviet Theory

c)

Developmental Theory

d)

Libertarian Theory

15.

Private/ public media ownership

a)

Soviet Theory

b)

Social Responsibility Theory

c)

Developmental Theory

d)

Authoritarian Theory