Top 250+ Solved Reporting MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Bias is most likely to appear in a news story when
a. the reporter relies on multiple sources and gives abundant time or space to all sides of a controversy.
b. the reporter’s story is reviewed by a large number of editors and supervisors.
c. the reporter is writing about a topic that she or he already knows a lot about.
d. the reporter relies on one source or gives disproportionate time to space to one side of a controversy.
Q. People often complain about the amount of bad news in newspapers and news broadcasts. Systematic studies have shown that
a. people understate the amount of crime news in the medi
b. people understate the amount of upbeat news in the media.
c. people exaggerate the amount of crime news in the media.
d. people exaggerate the amount of upbeat news in the media.
Q. A news story possesses singularity if it
a. takes the point of view of just one person involved in the events.
b. is reported and written by a single individual.
c. describes events that are completely unique in human history.
d. reports on unusual events that deviate from the commonplace.
Q. In regard to news values, prominence refers to
a. the extent to which the story will affect a number of people.
b. whether the story has one central, or prominent, character.
c. how well known the people involved in the story are.
d. the location of the story on the newspaper page or in the news broadcast.
Q. A cardinal sin for a journalist is to
a. misspell a name.
b. disagree with an editor or news director.
c. publish a story that angers local officials.
d. reveal how decisions are made about what is newsworthy.
Q. ___________________ is finding, reporting and presenting news which other people try to hide.
a. Civic journalism
b. Political journalism
c. Investigative journalism
d. Yellow journalism
Q. Which of the following is not considered as Investigative journalism?
a. Leak journalism
b. Holding the powerful accountable
c. Exposing how laws are violated
d. Watchdog journalism
Q. Which of the following is considered as Investigative journalism?
a. Watchdog journalism
b. Leak journalism
c. Daily reporting
d. Misuse of information
Q. Which of the following is a basic principle of Investigative journalism?
a. Misuse of information
b. Working outside the law
c. News value
d. working for personal interest
Q. Muckraking is also known as___________, adverserial journalism.
a. Entertainment reporting
b. investigative reporting
c. Political journalism
d. Yellow journalism
Q. As a type of reporting, investigative journalism is ___________.
a. Documentary research and use of public and private records
b. Misuse of information
c. Leak journalism
d. sensationalism
Q. The _____________ is considered one of the first and most influential pieces of Indian investigative journalism.
a. Watergate Scandal
b. Coalgate scam
c. Fodder scam
d. Bofors gun scandal
Q. Arun Shourie from the Indian Express exposed ___________in 1981.
a. Cement Scam
b. Bofors gun scandal
c. 2G scam
d. Aadarsh Scam
Q. In 2001, ________ did its first major sting investigation called "Operation West End".
a. The Statesman
b. Times of India
c. The Hindu
d. Tehelka
Q. Investigative journalism can be_____________________
a. time-consuming, expensive and risky
b. easy and cheap
c. easily accessible
d. quickly reported