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Broadcast Journalism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Information people want to know, information they should know, or information they need to know.

a)

reporter track

b)

evergreen

c)

news

d)

soft lead

2.

What type of news story contains information viewers may find interesting, but is not necessarily information they need to know?

a)

Soft News

b)

Angle

c)

Close

d)

Hard News

3.

Type of news story that contains information that viewers need to have immediately; characterized by seriousness and timeliness.

a)

Soft News

b)

Mainstream Media

c)

Non-Mainstream Media

d)

Hard News

4.

Television news programming that is expected to provide a fair and unbiased presentation of facts, without any particular viewpoints.

a)

Evergreen

b)

Hard lead

c)

Mainstream Media

d)

Close

5.

A story that is appropriate to be broadcast at any time, regardless of season or time of day.

a)

Soft News

b)

Attribution

c)

Evergreen

d)

Hard News

6.

Television news programming that is expected to express a particular point of view.

a)

Angle

b)

Soft Lead

c)

Hard Lead

d)

non-mainstream media

7.

News programming presented on a religious-oriented cable station that examines the news from a religious perspective is an example of?

a)

Tabloid Media

b)

Non-Mainstream Media

c)

Mixed Media

d)

Mainstream Media

8.

Sound on tape; footage of a principal player connected to a story, which includes voice/audio that supports the story. Also called sound bite.

a)

Sound Bite

b)

TRT

c)

SOT

d)

VO-SOT

9.

The salutation at the end of a story; opposite of an intro

a)

Beat

b)

TRT

c)

Outro

d)

Patter

10.

Which amendment guarantees freedom of the press?

a)

First Amendment

b)

Second Amendment

c)

Third Amendment

d)

Fourth Amendment

11.

Television news programming that stretches and exaggerates facts by dealing with sensational stories; generally considered more entertainment than news. eg: Comedy News, Gossip

a)

Non-Mainstream Media

b)

Mainstream Media

c)

Tabloid Media

d)

Hard News

12.

Which is Not a type of news?

a)

Mainstream Media

b)

Non-Mainstream Media

c)

Tabloid Media

d)

Broad Media

13.

What is unscripted conversation by two anchors between stories called?

a)

Sound Bite

b)

Patter

c)

Dialogue

d)

Chit Chat

14.

What is a document that presents the organization of stories and sequence of a newscast in

a)

Script

b)

Log

c)

Rundown

d)

Outline

15.

Due to media convergence, what do reporters need to write stories for television and story text for?

a)

The Internet

b)

National Magazines

c)

None of the Above

d)

Local Newspapers

16.

A Specific Area (topics or geographic location) regularly covered by a reporter

a)

Evergreen

b)

Stand-up

c)

Beat

d)

Hard News

17.

Type of news story that contains information viewers may find interesting, but not necessarily information they need to know.

a)

Soft News

b)

Hard News

c)

Evergreen

d)

Stand-Up

18.

Type of news story that contains information viewers need to have immediately; characterized by seriousness and timeliness.

a)

Soft News

b)

Hard News

c)

Evergreen

d)

Beat

19.

A story that is appropriate to be broadcast at any time, regardless of season or time of day.

a)

Soft News

b)

Hard News

c)

Evergreen

d)

Beat

20.

Footage in a package that depicts a reporter standing in front of the camera, speaking directly to the viewers from the location of a story

a)

Stand-up

b)

Beat

c)

Evergreen

d)

Soft News