WorksheetsPublic Relations Writing Quiz 3 (Chapters 5 and 6)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
For a story to have news value, it must have at least one of the following except
proximity
interest
consequence
timeliness
pre-eminence
A story with news value based on its proximity will be occurring in a country somewhere outside the country where the public relations writer is located.
True
False
Consequence is not a factor of news value.
True
False
An example of a soft news story would be one about a nontraditional student earning a degree at age 80.
True
False
Most of the time, a hard news story will still be relevant a week from now.
True
False
A soft news story has a limited "shelf life;" in other words, it's perishable.
True
False
A media sharepoint site is one of the main ways to get public relations messages placed in the media.
True
False
Which of the following is not a typical feature of a media kit?
Printed brochures
News release
Internal memo sent to personnel about company policies
An editorial written by the VP, reflecting the opinion of the company
A solid social media PR strategy involves messages written to every available social media platform.
True
False
People who read on the web read 25% faster than those who read print materials.
True
False
Knowing your target audience is not important in writing for the web.
True
False
Since web writing includes writing for social media, attention to grammar and spelling is not important.
True
False
Since web readers read more quickly than print readers, online media messages can be longer.
True
False
"Hypersyndicating" occurs when your visitors pass on your posts virally to multiple publics.
True
False
PR blogs represent the thoughts of the PR writer.
True
False
Which of the following is not typically a step in good writing
Outlining
Creating a mind map
Editing
Reading another similar piece first
Microblogging involves communicating messages of no more than 140 characters.
True
False
Advertising all of your social media accounts in a PR newsletter is not a good idea since it would satiate the market.
True
False
Good blogs are conversational in tone.
True
False
Which of the following is not an example of a blog type?
Feeder
Explainer
How-To
News Article
