Bacj 122:Broadcast News Reporting Question Paper
Bacj 122:Broadcast News Reporting
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 122
UNIT TITLE : BROADCAST NEWS REPORTING
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question one (compulsory) and any other two questions
Question One
What five guidelines must a journalist follow when writing for broadcast?
(10 Marks)
Explain any ten characteristics of a broadcast script
(20 Marks)
Question Two
Define the following key terms of broadcast news writing (5 Marks each)
Selection of news
Writing for the ear, not the eye
Sound bite
Dramatic unity
Question Three
Highlight the differences between a ’single item lead’ and an ’analogy lead’ and five an example of each. (20 Marks)
Question Four
What is a lead?
(5 Marks)
Write a hard lead for the story below
(15 Marks)
Finally, after weeks of hunger strike inmates at Kamiti Maximum prison who complained of being subjected to delayed justice got a rare chance to air their perceived injustices to Chief Justice Willy Mutunga
The prisoners were protesting delays in determination of their appeals and the CJ on Wednesday promised to do his best to ensure pending cases are finalized within the shortest but reasonable time possible
Dr. Mutunga, who was accompanied by Chief Registrar of Judiciary Gladys Shollei among others, visited Kamiti, not as a guest of the State, but a friend, giving the prisoners an opportunity to pile their demands
In their usual black and white stripped uniform, the convicts braced the scotching sun to air their grievances to Justice Mutunga, the man at the helm of the institution that sent them to the gallows.
Question Five
State and explain the ten steps to take when doing a 30 seconds RDR.
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