097/2021 - HSST Journalism - KHSE

Question 1

The primary role of an independent press in a free and democratic society is

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provide news that is fair, balanced and accessible to all people

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maintain social order by publishing stories that promote democratic values

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manage the way in which information is disseminated and presented to the public

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entertain audiences while supplying them with timely information on their communities

Question 2

Bias is most likely to appear in a news story when

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the reporter relies on one source or gives disproportionate time to space to one side of a controversy

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the reporter relies on multiple sources and gives abundant time or space to all sides of a controversy

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the reporter’s story is reviewed by a large number of editors and supervisors

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the reporter is writing about people she or he has known for some time

Question 3

If a Jewelry shop owner ran an advertisement that used the name or likeness of a movie star without the star’s permission, this would be the basis for which type of invasion of privacy suit ?

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Misappropriation

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Intrusion

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Publicity to private facts

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False light

Question 4

The method of electronically documenting an interview with a source without the source’s knowledge is

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devious and unfair

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sneaky but expected of reporters

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easier than asking permission

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essential for accurate reporting

Question 5

Photojournalists see the use of computer software to alter images as comparable to

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a reporter’s making up facts for a news story

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cropping photos or increasing the contrast in the image

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the artistic license novelists take with facts

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a mild form of exaggeration

Question 6

In weighing the value of publishing a story, journalists should consider harms and benefits and publish the story if it

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benefits more people than it harms

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harms more people than it benefits

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would attract an audience no matter how many benefit

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would attract an audience no matter how many are harmed

Question 7

One of the most powerful ways reporters use computers in news gathering is to

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analyze electronic databases

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conduct Google searches

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email sources

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follow news stories in other publications on the web

Question 8

Feature story writers should avoid ending their stories with

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a summary

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an anecdote

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a quotation

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some detail that evokes the lead

Question 9

The prewriting of graphic technique, the provision of process representation and the manipulation of the order of steps is known as

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flowcharting

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story boarding

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outlining

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procedure

Question 10

“Communication is a process” means

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both (A) and (B)

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we must adapt to inevitable change when we communicate with others

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no relationship stands still, frozen in time

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we can understand messages from other individuals by carefully examining a single word, phrase or sentence

Question 11

All of the following are barriers to effective communication except

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Eliminate noise

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Communication overloads

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Improper timing

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Distortion of information

Question 12

Based on empirical results on gender differences in the pattern of communication, all of the following are considered to be significant differences in gender communication except

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All of the above are correct difference based on research findings

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Women are more likely to use a gentle expletive, while men tend to be harsher

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Men are more interested than women in calling attention to their accomplishment or hogging recognition

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Women want empathy, not solution

Question 13

According to daniel Bell, the main driving force in the shift to “postindustrial” society is

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Scientific knowledge

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Media literacy

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Satellite communication

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Computer literacy

Question 14

Opinion leaders and opinion formers are an integral part of which model of communication ?

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Influencer

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Relational

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Linear

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Interactional

Question 15

What are the two particular influences on the communication process ?

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media and people

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culture and technology

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systems and people

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media and technology

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097/2021 - HSST Journalism - KHSE