Bacj 370:Specialised Reporting Question Paper
Bacj 370:Specialised Reporting
Course:Communication And Journalism
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2012 (DAY) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM
UNIT CODE : BACJ 370/371/372/373
UNIT TITLE : SPECIALIZED REPORTING
TIME : 2 HOURS
Instructions:
Answer question one (compulsory) and any other two questions.
Question One
Explain any ten basic principles for specialized reporting.
(10 marks)
State and explain any five steps a journalist must follow when doing an investigative story.
(10 marks)
What five parts must a complete investigative report have?
(10 marks)
Question Two
Defamation is considered to be the main legal danger to journalists. Explain defenses that a journalist can use if they are sued for defamation. (20 marks)
Question Three
What is a breaking story?
(5 marks)
What steps does a journalist follow in planning for a breaking story?
(15 marks)
Question Four
Specialized reports need to contain a great deal of information. What areas must a journalist cover to do the job well? (20 marks)
Question Five
Explain the reasons why journalists report one of the following:
Court cases.
(20 marks)
Science
(20 marks)
Sports
(20 marks)
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