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Bacj 113:News Writing And Reporting Question Paper

Bacj 113:News Writing And Reporting 

Course:Communication And Journalism

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012



KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 2''ND ''TRIMESTER 2012 (DAY) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM
UNIT CODE : BACJ 113
UNIT TITLE : NEWSWRITING AND REPORTING
TIME : 2 HOURS




Instructions: Answer Question ONE and any TWO others.

Question One

Define ’News’ and discuss factors which make information newsworthy.
(30 Marks)

Question Two

Give a detailed explanation of the following newswriting styles.

Inverted pyramid

(10 Marks)

Hourglass style.

(10 Marks)

Question Three

Explain each of the following types of news:

Spot news
Developing news
Diary news
Hard news
Soft news

Question Four
Discuss FIVE key rules to be adhered to in writing a good intro. (20 Marks)

Question Five
What are the defining characteristics of newspapers? (20 Marks)






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