Bacj 263:Reporting And Writing Question Paper
Bacj 263:Reporting And Writing
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 263
UNIT TITLE : ADVANCED REPORTING AND WRITING
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question One and any other two other questions
Question One
Read the following news flash and answer the questions below it
Fifty people died early yesterday morning when the vehicles they were travelling in were involved in an accident in Northern Kenya, a short distance away from the refugee town of Kakuma
List the number of questions you would put to your reporting team before sending it out to the scene of the accident.
Suppose you are not sending out a reporting team but are keen to carry a comprehensive story. What would be your course of action?
From your answer to a and b above write down the most likely THREE paragraphs of your papers story.
Question Two
Why is investigative reporting also referred to as journalism of outrage?
Question Three
Do you agree with the view that the coverage of the Watergate scandal by the Washington Post changed American journalism forever? Explain your answer.
Question Four
City Hall is always broke. If you were to investigate and prove it wrong or right what are the steps you would take and with what objective?
Question Five
Interviewing is part and parcel of in depth reporting. How would you prepare for an interview to make it add value to your inquiry?
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