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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 1ST TRIMESTER 2013 (DAY) 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.

Question One

Identify and give features of any five online media.

(15 marks)

Online journalism is changing the current journalism model in both print and broadcast media. Discuss the validity of this statement with examples.

(15 marks)

Question Two

An online journalist must know how the internet and the web work, their advantages and disadvantages. In view of this:

Explain the architecture of the internet.

(5 marks)

Explain how data is transmitted over the internet.

(5 marks)

Explain five challenges of using the web to an online journalist.

(10 marks)

Question Three
Crowd sourcing is a concept being embraced by a good number of organizations in the world today. Discuss the features, pros and coms of crowd sourcing. (20 marks)

Question Four
New media and web journalism have led to evolvement of citizen journalism. Discuss as you highlight the features, challenges, types and usefulness of citizen journalism. (20 marks)

Question Five
Discuss regulatory measures that have been used at one level or another to check on unethical use of the internet. Highlight internet neutrality and copyright issues in your discussion. (20 marks)




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