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4141 A Pune newspaper gives a big story to a water cut in Pune but only a small item to a similar water cut in a d… Mass Media/Mass Communication
Understanding news
Medium
4142 "When a dog bites a man, that is not news; but when a man bites a dog, that is news." This saying illustrates… Mass Media/Mass Communication
Understanding news
Medium
4143 An editor must choose one lead story: (i) a new rule changing school board exams for lakhs of students, or (i… Mass Media/Mass Communication
Understanding news
Hard
4144 A reporter notices that many shops in a market are shut on a weekday and investigates the reason, leading to … Mass Media/Mass Communication
Qualities of a good journalist
Easy
4145 Before publishing a politician's claim, a journalist checks it with official records and two independent expe… Mass Media/Mass Communication
Qualities of a good journalist
Easy
4146 While interviewing families after a building collapse, a journalist avoids intrusive questions and allows the… Mass Media/Mass Communication
Qualities of a good journalist
Medium
4147 A reporter refuses an expensive gift offered by a company she is investigating. Which quality does this show … Mass Media/Mass Communication
Qualities of a good journalist
Medium
4148 A journalist strongly supports one side of a land dispute and quotes only that side in her report. Which esse… Mass Media/Mass Communication
Qualities of a good journalist
Hard
4149 In the inverted pyramid style, the most important information appears Mass Media/Mass Communication
Reporting and editing
Easy
4150 The traditional checklist for a complete news lead is Mass Media/Mass Communication
Reporting and editing
Easy
4151 In the lead "Heavy rain flooded parts of Guwahati on Monday after a cloudburst", the phrase "after a cloudbur… Mass Media/Mass Communication
Reporting and editing
Medium
4152 Which headline follows common newspaper headline style best? Mass Media/Mass Communication
Reporting and editing
Medium
4153 Space on a page suddenly shrinks and a sub-editor must shorten a hard news story within seconds. Why does the… Mass Media/Mass Communication
Reporting and editing
Hard
4154 The short text placed below a news photograph that explains it is called a Mass Media/Mass Communication
Photojournalism
Easy
4155 A series of photographs arranged to tell one complete story, such as a day in the life of a fisherman, is cal… Mass Media/Mass Communication
Photojournalism
Easy
4156 Which caption is most suitable for a news photograph of flood relief work? Mass Media/Mass Communication
Photojournalism
Medium
4157 A photographer digitally removes a person from a news photo to make the scene look more dramatic. This is mai… Mass Media/Mass Communication
Photojournalism
Medium
4158 A photojournalist covering a crime involving a minor decides not to show the child's face. The best justifica… Mass Media/Mass Communication
Photojournalism
Hard
4159 Freedom of the press in India is derived from which constitutional provision? Mass Media/Mass Communication
Media laws and ethics
Easy
4160 Copying another writer's article and publishing it under one's own name is called Mass Media/Mass Communication
Media laws and ethics
Easy