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Bacj 133:Feature Writing Question Paper

Bacj 133:Feature Writing

Course:Communication And Journalism

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 2''ND ''TRIMESTER 2012 (EVENING) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM
UNIT CODE : BACJ 133
UNIT TITLE : FEATURE WRITING
TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer question one and any other two.

Question One (30 Marks)

Why do we write non-fiction?

Expound on the distinct characteristics of news features.

What are the elements of a human interest article?

Question Two

Imagine you are the news reporter for the People Daily; write feature leads for the following statement:

Street children in Mombasa yesterday protested against the Attorney General’s decision to reduce a charge from murder to manslaughter. A businessman in Mombasa has killed their colleague.

(4 Marks)

Dickson Mbugua calls off an intended matatu strike.

(4 Marks)

A 27 –year –old mother of two was seriously injured in a grisly road accident. In the same accident a two-year-old child died while an old man escaped unhurt.

(4 Marks)

Mwai Kibaki attended the colorful wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Kijana Wamalwa. He urged couples to be faithful to one another and to exercise patience for marriage is not a bed of roses.

(4 Marks)

There is damage estimated at Ksh.300 million following an explosion at a local factory. Two people died in the incident.

(4 Marks)

Question Three
List 10 types of leads with appropriate examples of each. (20 Marks)

Question Four
Discuss elements that newspaper editors seek to use to draw readers to human interest features. (20 Marks)

Bacj 133:Feature Writing Question Paper

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