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Bacj 498:Specialized Reporting Question Paper

Bacj 498:Specialized Reporting 

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 498
UNIT TITLE : SPECIALIZED REPORTING
TIME : 2 HOURS





INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and ANY Other TWO

Question One

Explain any ten basic principles for specialized reporting.

(10marks)

State and explain any FIVE steps journalists must follow when doing an investigative story.

(10marks)

What FIVE parts must a complete investigative report have? (10marks)

Question Two

Explain defenses that a journalist can use if they are sued for defamation.
(20marks)

Question Three

What is a breaking story?

(5marks)

What steps does a journalist follow in planning for a breaking story?

(15marks)

Question Four
Specialized reports need to contain a great deal of information. What must a journalist include in their story to do the report well? (20marks)

Question Five

Explain the reasons why journalists report one of the following categories.

Court cases

(20marks)
or

Science

(20marks)

or

Sports

(20marks)






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