FBLA JOURNALISM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is a freelance writer?
A) Volunteer writer
B) Someone who writes what they want
C) A writer paid to work on different jobs or projects without being a permanent
employee
D) Someone who writes creative pieces for different papers - Answers - A writer paid
to work on different jobs or projects without being a permanent employee
A news reporter's job is best described as:
A) Gathering sources to check facts on previously gathered information
B) Finding eyewitnesses to tell a unique story
C) Gathering information to further develop a story that is newsworthy for all citizens
D) Posting up to the minute facts about developing stories to Twitter and other social
media - Answers - Gathering information to further develop a story that is news worthy
for all citizens.
The impact of the use of ______ with broadcast journalism.
A) Freelance journalists
B) Social media
C) Ledes
D) Corporate sponsorship - Answers - Social media
Features often:
A) Don't need sources to verify facts
B) Are shorter than other news stories
C) Have a personal slant and are written in an individual style
D) Include a lot of photographs - Answers - Have a personal slant and are written in an
individual style.
According to AP style, which state abbreviation is correct?
A) Haw.
B) Ia.
C) Alas.
D) Ala. - Answers - Ala.
What is not another name for a graphic in a newscast that displays an interviewer's
name and title?
A) Super
,B) Chyron
C) Lower-third
D) Chroma key - Answers - Chroma key
What does FOI stand for?
A) Freedom of Investing
B) Freedom over Information
C) Fight over Information
D) Freedom of Information - Answers - Freedom Of Information
You are asked to cover the mayor drowning at a nearby lake. Your photographer
exclusively gets video of the mayor's body in a body bag. Should you use the video in
your package?
A) No, the mayor's family did not sign a photo release form
B) Yes, publish first and beg for forgiveness second
C) Yes, it was taken during a news event and we were the only station to get the
footage
D) Depends, its best to ask a manager for permission and make sure to blur the bag -
Answers - Depends, its best to ask a manger for permission and make sure to blur the
bag.
Which Supreme Court case in 1988 gave schools the right to refuse to support speech
that was "inconsistent with the shared values of civilized social order?"
A) Hazelwood School District V Kuhlmeier
B) Near V Minnesota
C) Chandler V Florida
D) Nebraska Pres Association V Stuart - Answers - Hazelwood School District V.
Kuhlmeier
If a news script has not previously been read before it makes its way to the airwaves
this is called what?
A) Feed
B) Cold copy
D) Rip and read - Answers - Cold copy
What is the primary purpose of journalism?
A) To give people the information they need to make as much money as possible
B) To give entertaining stories
C) To give people the information they need to make better decisions about their lives
and function in a democratic society
, D) To find and discover truth to expose corrupt politicians and unethical businesses -
Answers - To give people the information they need to make better decisions about
their lives and function in a democratic society.
What is the difference between a direct lede and an indirect lede?
A) Direct Ledes are only for hard news stories while indirect ledes are only for soft
indirect stories.
B) Direct ledes are always succinct and define the theme immediately. Indirect ledes
hold off on telling the reader what a story is about.
C) Direct ledes are biased statements that answer all questions about a news story
while an indirect lede is more common and don't answer all of the questions about a
news story.
D) Direct ledes are written comments by editors while indirect ledes are written
comments by opinion-based writers. - Answers - Direct ledes are always succinct and
define the theme immediately. Indirect ledes hold off on telling the reader what a story is
about.
In 2013, what media company purchased Al Gore's network, current TV?
A) HBO
B) BBC
C) True TV
D) Al Jazeera - Answers - Al Jazeera
What is the term for journalists who are attached to military units?
A) War Affair Journalists
B) Embedded Journalists
C) Public war Journalists
D) Public Affair Journalists - Answers - Embedded journalists
______ journalism is based up sensationalism and crude exaggeration.
A) Coverage
B) Red
D) Yellow - Answers - Yellow
According to the AP Style Guide, which of the following is the appropriate abbreviation
for "weightlifting" when writing on Sports Events? - Answers - WEI
In 2016, the Pew Research Center released a statistic that 62% of U.S. adults obtain
their news via: - Answers - Social media
What is a freelance writer?
A) Volunteer writer
B) Someone who writes what they want
C) A writer paid to work on different jobs or projects without being a permanent
employee
D) Someone who writes creative pieces for different papers - Answers - A writer paid
to work on different jobs or projects without being a permanent employee
A news reporter's job is best described as:
A) Gathering sources to check facts on previously gathered information
B) Finding eyewitnesses to tell a unique story
C) Gathering information to further develop a story that is newsworthy for all citizens
D) Posting up to the minute facts about developing stories to Twitter and other social
media - Answers - Gathering information to further develop a story that is news worthy
for all citizens.
The impact of the use of ______ with broadcast journalism.
A) Freelance journalists
B) Social media
C) Ledes
D) Corporate sponsorship - Answers - Social media
Features often:
A) Don't need sources to verify facts
B) Are shorter than other news stories
C) Have a personal slant and are written in an individual style
D) Include a lot of photographs - Answers - Have a personal slant and are written in an
individual style.
According to AP style, which state abbreviation is correct?
A) Haw.
B) Ia.
C) Alas.
D) Ala. - Answers - Ala.
What is not another name for a graphic in a newscast that displays an interviewer's
name and title?
A) Super
,B) Chyron
C) Lower-third
D) Chroma key - Answers - Chroma key
What does FOI stand for?
A) Freedom of Investing
B) Freedom over Information
C) Fight over Information
D) Freedom of Information - Answers - Freedom Of Information
You are asked to cover the mayor drowning at a nearby lake. Your photographer
exclusively gets video of the mayor's body in a body bag. Should you use the video in
your package?
A) No, the mayor's family did not sign a photo release form
B) Yes, publish first and beg for forgiveness second
C) Yes, it was taken during a news event and we were the only station to get the
footage
D) Depends, its best to ask a manager for permission and make sure to blur the bag -
Answers - Depends, its best to ask a manger for permission and make sure to blur the
bag.
Which Supreme Court case in 1988 gave schools the right to refuse to support speech
that was "inconsistent with the shared values of civilized social order?"
A) Hazelwood School District V Kuhlmeier
B) Near V Minnesota
C) Chandler V Florida
D) Nebraska Pres Association V Stuart - Answers - Hazelwood School District V.
Kuhlmeier
If a news script has not previously been read before it makes its way to the airwaves
this is called what?
A) Feed
B) Cold copy
D) Rip and read - Answers - Cold copy
What is the primary purpose of journalism?
A) To give people the information they need to make as much money as possible
B) To give entertaining stories
C) To give people the information they need to make better decisions about their lives
and function in a democratic society
, D) To find and discover truth to expose corrupt politicians and unethical businesses -
Answers - To give people the information they need to make better decisions about
their lives and function in a democratic society.
What is the difference between a direct lede and an indirect lede?
A) Direct Ledes are only for hard news stories while indirect ledes are only for soft
indirect stories.
B) Direct ledes are always succinct and define the theme immediately. Indirect ledes
hold off on telling the reader what a story is about.
C) Direct ledes are biased statements that answer all questions about a news story
while an indirect lede is more common and don't answer all of the questions about a
news story.
D) Direct ledes are written comments by editors while indirect ledes are written
comments by opinion-based writers. - Answers - Direct ledes are always succinct and
define the theme immediately. Indirect ledes hold off on telling the reader what a story is
about.
In 2013, what media company purchased Al Gore's network, current TV?
A) HBO
B) BBC
C) True TV
D) Al Jazeera - Answers - Al Jazeera
What is the term for journalists who are attached to military units?
A) War Affair Journalists
B) Embedded Journalists
C) Public war Journalists
D) Public Affair Journalists - Answers - Embedded journalists
______ journalism is based up sensationalism and crude exaggeration.
A) Coverage
B) Red
D) Yellow - Answers - Yellow
According to the AP Style Guide, which of the following is the appropriate abbreviation
for "weightlifting" when writing on Sports Events? - Answers - WEI
In 2016, the Pew Research Center released a statistic that 62% of U.S. adults obtain
their news via: - Answers - Social media
