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Bacj 122:Broadcast News Reporting Question Paper

Bacj 122:Broadcast News Reporting

Course:Communication And Journalism

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 2''ND ''TRIMESTER 2013 (EVENING) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM
UNIT CODE : BACJ 122
UNIT TITLE : BROADCAST NEWS REPORTING
TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer question one (compulsory) and any other two questions

Question One

What five guidelines must a journalist follow when writing for broadcast?

(10 Marks)

Explain any ten characteristics of a broadcast script

(20 Marks)

Question Two
Define the following key terms of broadcast news writing (5 Marks each)

Selection of news
Writing for the ear, not the eye
Sound bite
Dramatic unity

Question Three
Highlight the differences between a ’single item lead’ and an ’analogy lead’ and five an example of each. (20 Marks)

Question Four

What is a lead?

(5 Marks)

Write a hard lead for the story below

(15 Marks)

Finally, after weeks of hunger strike inmates at Kamiti Maximum prison who complained of being subjected to delayed justice got a rare chance to air their perceived injustices to Chief Justice Willy Mutunga

The prisoners were protesting delays in determination of their appeals and the CJ on Wednesday promised to do his best to ensure pending cases are finalized within the shortest but reasonable time possible

Dr. Mutunga, who was accompanied by Chief Registrar of Judiciary Gladys Shollei among others, visited Kamiti, not as a guest of the State, but a friend, giving the prisoners an opportunity to pile their demands

In their usual black and white stripped uniform, the convicts braced the scotching sun to air their grievances to Justice Mutunga, the man at the helm of the institution that sent them to the gallows.

Question Five

State and explain the ten steps to take when doing a 30 seconds RDR.

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