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Journalism Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2024 The "Fourth Estate" refers to: - Answers journalism, or the news profession. Which of the following is NOT a fictional character? - Answers Bob Woodward Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick was: - Answers America's first ...

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Journalism Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2024

The "Fourth Estate" refers to: - Answers journalism, or the news profession.

Which of the following is NOT a fictional character? - Answers Bob Woodward

Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick was: - Answers America's first newspaper.

One of the earlier court cases involving freedom of the press in America was: - Answers the Zenger case.

The first newspaper cartoon in America was published by: - Answers Ben Franklin in his Pennsylvania
Gazette in 1754.

The Penny Press refers to: - Answers early American newspapers that sold for a penny a copy.

Yellow journalism refers to: - Answers a style of newspaper using loud headlines, sensational stories,
and lavish pictures, often faked.

How have newspapers changed in the past few years to compete with Internet news sources? - Answers
They are more tightly written.

They are better formatted.

They are better designed.

Which of the following writers started out as a newspaper reporter? - Answers Mark Twain

Hunter S. Thompson

Ernest Hemingway

All the President's Men is: - Answers a book by two reporters about their exposé of the Watergate
scandal in TheWashington Post.

The news business has always been an important part of American history.(True or False) - Answers True

Mark Twain developed his writing style as a newspaper reporter.(True or False) - Answers True

Some of the earliest newsletters were published more than 2,000 years ago.(True or False) - Answers
True

Female reporters are gutsy, idealistic, beautiful and single; male reporters are surly, cynical loners who
lie, cheat and ruin peoples' lives to get a juicy scoop. (True or False) - Answers False

Ben Franklin published the first newspaper in America.(True or False) - Answers False

The inverted pyramid style of newspaper writing made stories tighter and newsier.(True or False) -
Answers True

, Yellow journalism refers to the color of paper used for a newspaper.(True or False) - Answers False

The first photo printed in a newspaper appeared as recently as 1880.(True or False) - Answers True

The Missouri Gazette was the first newspaper published west of the Mississippi.(True or False) - Answers
True

In his newspaper, The World, publisher Joseph Pulitzer launched courageous crusades against
corruption in government and business in the early 1900s.(True or False) - Answers True

Which of the following is NOT on your author's list of seven elements that make a story interesting to
readers and qualify as "news"? - Answers preference

Seven elements: Novelty, Prominence, Emotion, Impact, Conflict, Immediacy, Proximity

Publishers hire market research consultants to study readers and determine what might sell more
newspapers. Which of the following research methods do they NOT use? - Answers personal interviews

Which of the following is NOT a common trait of newspaper readers? - Answers Readers prefer lengthier
articles

Which of the following are normally NOT in the newsroom of a major newspaper? - Answers circulation
managers

The __________ runs the newsroom and has the final say in story selection and news philosophy. -
Answers editor

The __________ assigns and edits most of the paper's local "hard news" stories. - Answers city editor

The __________ oversees the day-to-day operation of the newsroom, and resolves staffing issues. -
Answers managing editor

The __________ assigns and edits all the stories running in the paper's features section. - Answers
features editor

The __________ is the paper's ultimate boss, presiding over all departments to ensure profitability. -
Answers publisher

Which of the following is NOT part of a news story? - Answers Nameline

The __________ is the opening of a story. - Answers Lead

The __________ is a phrase that tells readers the source of a quote or of information used in a news
story. - Answers Attribution

A(n) __________ gives the location of the continuation of a story from the front page. - Answers Jump
line

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