Advanced Reporting And Writing (Bacj 263) Question Paper
Advanced Reporting And Writing (Bacj 263)
Course:Communication And Journalism
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2011
FACULTY : EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT : COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS Answer Question ONE and any Other THREE Questions
Question 1
Read the article titled “Nigeria urges UN to clear use of force in Ivorian election dispute”
a) If this was the first piece you just read on Cote d’Ivoire, how enlightening or confusing would it be? Please explain with specific examples of information and confusion.
b) What would you advise the writer to include in the article in order to not only have a complete story, but also take it beyond mere reportage?
(This question carries 40 marks and tests the student’s ability to think about bringing the bigger picture to a story).
Question 2
“Watergate changed journalism for all time moving it from sheer reportage to investigation”. Do you agree with this statement? Why? (10marks)
Question 3
City Hall perpetually complains of not having money and therefore unable to deliver the crucial services. If you set out to prove the city fathers right or wrong. What are the areas you would look into and why? (10marks)
Question 4
What are the advantages and pitfalls of investigative journalism? (10marks)
Question 5
You are asked to research and come out with an article that holds government to account by bringing out a clear score card. How would you go about this assignment in order to deliver an in-depth story? (10marks)
Question 6
You are reading your paper and you come across this brief: “About 40 asylum seekers were rescued from a listing boat off the coast of Libya last week. Ten of the sickly and emaciated asylum seekers were Kenyan”. As a writer, from Kenya how would you develop this brief into a big story? (10marks)
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