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INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM AND LANGUAGE

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

Journalism involves the creation and dissemination of reports covering events, facts, ideas, and individuals that are considered the ............ and that provide society with a degree of accuracy.

a)

Information of the day

b)

news of the day

c)

condition of the day

d)

life of the day

2.

The first English newspaper, the Weekly Newes, was published in.........

a)

1622

b)

1623

c)

1624

d)

1625

3.

Journalism is an important source of communication through which we transfer news items, information, and knowledge to the large group of.................

a)

communities

b)

societies

c)

people

d)

person

4.

In the book Pengantar Jurnalistik: Panduan Awal Penulis dan Jurnalis, it is mentioned that the language used by artists in soap operas or quiz shows on television is not considered part of............

a)

Journalistic Function

b)

Journalistic Behaviour

c)

Journalistic Language

d)

Journalistic Ethics

5.

Here are some reasons why language is so important in journalism, except......

a)

Effective Communication

b)

Understanding the society

c)

Certainty and Accuracy

d)

Objective

6.

Ethics is closely linked to language usage in journalism. Journalists must exercise caution in their word choice to prevent harm to one's reputation or needless..........

a)

Problems

b)

Images

c)

Dilemmas

d)

Conflicts

7.

Basically, journalism aims to seek the truth, which is based on factual events and ..............., without subjective evaluations unless explicitly marked

a)

Opinions

b)

Facts

c)

Truths

d)

Norms

8.

The purpose of news writing is to objectively report the ........... of an event that has occurred, is occurring or will occur.

a)

Facts

b)

Opinions

c)

Events

d)

Phenomena

9.

Remember that journalism is a dynamic field, and these basics can vary slightly depending on the type of media. These following answers are type of media, except.....

a)

Audio

b)

Print

c)

Online

d)

Broadcast

10.

In Indonesian soap operas, conversations mostly use the Betawi dialect in.......

a)

Manado

b)

Jakarta

c)

Medan

d)

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