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Bacj 470:Radio News Question Paper

Bacj 470:Radio News

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 470
UNIT TITLE : RADIO NEWS
TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer question one and any other two questions

Question One

Radio or broadcast journalism was started by journalists

Who had cut their teeth in print journalism? Give reasons why their approach could not fit in with the new medium?

(10 marks)

Why should a radio journalist use the style used by gossips?

(10 Marks)

Why does radio journalism insist on the use of short sentences and choice of appropriate words and phrases?

(10 marks)

Question Two
What do you mean by the phrase news is not value-free? (5 Marks)

Illustrate your answer from the perspective of:

The owner of media houses

(5 marks)

The journalists

(5 marks)

The audiences

(5 marks)

Question Three

Explain why live commentaries by on-the-scene journalists improve the quality of news coverage and believability?

Question Four
Write a commentary of what happens in a motor accident scene. You may wish to consider the behavior of passer-by, rescuers, policeman and the accident victims. (20 marks)

Question Five
Discuss the value of the interactive segment of radio broadcasting in Kenya radio stations. (20 Marks)

Bacj 470:Radio News Question Paper

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