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Bacj 276:Online Journalism Question Paper

Bacj 276:Online Journalism 

Course:Communication And Journalism

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013



KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2013 (PT) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM
UNIT CODE : BACJ 276
UNIT TITLE : ONLINE JOURNALISM
TIME : 2 HOURS





INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and ANY Other TWO

Questions.

Question One
You have been asked to write a proposal to the managing director of a media house that owns a daily newspaper with a view of convincing the CEO about the importance of setting up an online division. Discuss some of the positive attributes of online journalism you will highlight to strengthen your proposal. (30marks)

Question Two
Editors working for online publications are confronted with ethical issues. Explain some of these ethical issues with good illustrations. (20marks)

Question Three

An online journalist must know how the web works. Explain how it works including its architecture, major protocols and data transmission details.
(20marks)

Question Four

Write brief notes on:

Crowd sourcing.

(10marks)

Types of online media.

(10marks)

Question Five

Twitter in the ’King’ microblogging.

What is microblogging?

(5marks)

Why has Twitter become a popular online media to many news

organizations? (10marks)

Does Twitter pose any challenges to traditional journalism? (5marks)






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