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Bacj 263:Reporting And Writing Question Paper

Bacj 263:Reporting And Writing 

Course:Communication And Journalism

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013



KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2013 (FT) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM
UNIT CODE : BACJ 263
UNIT TITLE : ADVANCED REPORTING AND WRITING
TIME : 2 HOURS





INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and ANY Other TWO

Questions.

Question One

Read the following news flash and answer the questions below it:

A boat carrying more than 60 people from various parts of Eastern Africa has capsized off the coast of Kismayu. No details are available.

Explain how you would, as a news gatherer, go about turning this brief into a comprehensive story?

(10marks)

Who would be your sources and what questions would you ask them?

(10marks)

If these questions were answered fully, what would your first THREE paragraphs read like?

(10marks)

Question Two
What are the merits and demerits of investigative reporting or investigative journalism? (20marks)

Question Three
Why is a profile important? How would you make a personality profile an interesting, informative and compelling read? (20marks)

Question Four
Journalists like everybody else will be outraged at what ails most of our public institutions but they should not pretend that they can help right or correct matters. In fact they don`t. Do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. (20marks)






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