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Bacj 264:Public Affairs Reporting Question Paper

Bacj 264:Public Affairs Reporting 

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 264
UNIT TITLE : PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORTING
TIME : 2 HOURS





INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and ANY Other TWO

Questions.

Question One
What issue do you think is of great public concern in Kenya today? How is the government or private sector trying to address it? Explain how you propose to deal with the issue to bring it to rest. (30marks)

Question Two

What is the importance of public affairs reporting in Kenya? (10marks)

Identify and describe FIVE attributes of a public affairs reporter or journalist.

(10marks)

Question Three

Describe and discuss the role of either the media council of Kenya, the Media Owners Association or the Kenya Union of Journalists. Is the organization you have chosen effective in discharging its mandate in public affairs reporting?

(20marks)

Question Four

What do you understand by the term "gate keeper." Are they living up to their expectations?

(10marks)

What are the qualities of a public affairs reporter?

(10marks)

Question Five
Assume that you are a member of the Kenya Union of Journalists. Write a letter to the union’s General Secretary outlining some of the difficulties under which local journalists are working. In your letter suggest what you see as the solution to these difficulties or challenges. (20marks)






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