FSOT Exam (Latest 2025/2026 Update) Questions with Verified Answers |100% Correct| Graded A.

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What is the Freedom of Information Act?
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to public documents
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What is the Offending effrontery in relation to journalists?
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has to do with obscenity
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The journalist may print what he wishes about others, but if that
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information is wrong and harmful to others' reputation, the writer
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must suffer the consequences. Such protection for subjects of
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stories comes under the auspices of which of the following acts?
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A. Freedom of Information
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B. Property Protection
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C. Offending Effrontery
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D. Defamation
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,In some instances, journalists may find that there is a conflict
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between the 1st Amendment and the 6th amendment, the latter
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having to do with i,- i,- i,-




A. the right to keep and bear arms
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B. the right to a speedy public trial
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C. privacy
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D. copyright
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the 6th Amendment and when journalists try to cover trials, there
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can sometimes be a conflict between freedom of the press and a
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The largest circulated daily newspaper in the U.S. is
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A. USA Today
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B. The Wall Street Journal
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C. The New York Times
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D. The Washington Post
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A joint operating agreement provides for
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,A. competing newspapers to combine their circulation and
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B. Advertising in newspapers working with competitors in setting
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rates
C. legislation that allows for multiple owner, large newspaper
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chains
D. an agreement that all newspapers in a chain may be printed
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from the same pressi,- A. A is the definition of a joint operating
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Tabloid newspapers are those that: i,- i,- i,- i,-




A. are always sensational, with a de-emphasis on current news
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events
B. have a printing format that uses pages that are about half the
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size of a traditional newspapers page
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C. are sold only on newsstands, not by subscription
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D. are published in English, but not generally found in the United
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States B. Answer B connotes the origin of the word tabloid,
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although many tabloid newspapers have come to be associated
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with sensationalism and include many photographs.
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Of all the types of magazines, the one with the most rapid growth
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(1989-2000) is i,-

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B. women's magazines
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C. environment and ecology
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D. comics
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The top U.S. circulated magazine is:
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A. Modern Maturity
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B. Reader's Digest
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C. TV Guide
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D. Time
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In advertising, CPM is
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A. creative, promotion and marketing
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B. circulation, production and marketing
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C. cost per thousand
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D. chief promotion manager
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measurement of advertising efficiency; m-1000. i,- i,- i,- i,-