Bacj 264:Public Affairs Reporting Question Paper
Bacj 264:Public Affairs Reporting
Course:Communication And Journalism
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2012
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2012 (DAY) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM
UNIT CODE : BACJ 264
UNIT TITLE : PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORTING
TIME : 2 HOURS
Instructions:
Answer question one and three others.
Question One
Read the story supplied and the comments by readers and write a reaction story based on those comments. Assume the story will be published in a local newspaper. (40 marks)
Question Two
Bill Korach and Tom Rosenstiel (2007, 2001) in their book. "The Elements of Journalism. What news people should know and the public should expect." State that journalism "must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant." How is this related to the Public Affairs Reporting? (15 marks)
Question Three
Describe the importance of health reporting in public affairs reporting and how a journalist could prepare himself or herself to become an expert in health reporting. (15 marks)
Question Four
Giving examples, describe four ways of "humanizing" a story. (15 marks)
Question Five
Describe the most effective ways of using quotes in a story. (15 marks)
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