News concepts, values and sources

The committee that suggested the division of Samachar news agency was headed by:

1. B.G. Verghese
2. Kuldip Nayyar
3. Arun Shourie
4. Sham Lal

Assertion (A): Objectivity in reporting is not achievable, and hence, it should not be attempted. Reason (R): Giving space to all shades of opinion is good journalisam.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true
2. Both (A) and and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true

Assertion (A): Every news organisation has a style manual. Reason (R): The style manual describes the news values of the organisation.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true
2. Both (A) and and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true

News deadlines have become constant because of:

1. news media
2. television
3. radio
4. evening newspapers

Match the List - I (News Agencies) with List - II (Personalities associated with): List - I (News Agencies) List - II (Personalities associated with) (a) Associated Press of India (i) Krishnakanth (b) Press Trust of India (ii) S. Sadanand (c) Free Press of India (iii) Kasturi Srinivasan (d) Samachar Bharathi (iv) K.C. Roy Code: (a) (b) (c) (d)

1. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
2. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
3. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
4. (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

The ideal of independence in reporting is described as:

1. a pressure
2. an influence
3. a firewall
4. a control

The model which helps to locate the attribution and construction of meaning with the receiver:

1. Expressive
2. Ritual
3. Publicity
4. Reception

Find the correct sequence of news agencies that were started:

1. Reuters — IPS — AFP — AP
2. IPS — AP — AFP — Reuters
3. AP — Reuters — AFP — IPS
4. AP — AFP — Reuters — IPS

Assertion (A): Women in print media are largely confined to covering soft news. Reason (R): Women journalists lack the networks, access to positions of authority, and family and social environment to succeed in mainstream journalism.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true.
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Match the List–I (News Agencies ) with List–II (Country of Origin): List–I List–II (News Agencies ) (Country ) (a) Renters (i) India (b) Associated press (ii) USA (c) Agence France press (iii) UK (d) Press trust of India (iv) France Code: (a) (b) (c) (d)

1. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
2. (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
3. (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
4. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)

Assertion (A): The Non-aligned news agencies pool has made commendable progress in recent years. Reason (R): As it was established to arrange for multilateral news flow and information exchange among non-aligned countries.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true.
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation.
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Westerstahl conceptualised scheme to achieve objectivity in reporting. Which is the correct scheme?

1. Truth – relevance – non-partisanship – neutrality.
2. Truth – cognition – balance – neutrality.
3. Truth – relevance – balance – emotion.
4. Truth – cognition – balance – sensation.

Identify the correct chronological order of the news agencies.

1. Havas – Reuters – Associated Press – United Press International.
2. Reuters – United Press International – Havas – Associated Press.
3. Associated Press – Havas – Reuters – United Press International.
4. United Press International – Reuters – Associated Press – Havas.

Match List – I (Organisations) with List – II (their functions) List – I (Organisation) List – II (Their functions) (a) PCI (i) Newspaper circulations (b) RNI (ii) Safeguard press (c) ABC (iii) Newspaper registration (d) PNB (iv) News Agency Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)

1. (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
2. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
3. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
4. (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)

Reuters has invested in the Indian news agency

1. Press Trust of India
2. Asia News International
3. United News of India
4. Indo-Asia News Agency

The news agency that has the largest number of foreign correspondents is

1. United Press International
2. Reuters
3. Associated Press
4. Agencè France Pressè

Assertion (A): Confidentiality of news sources is difficult to maintain these days. Reason (R): Media persons have become part of the system for personal gains as well as politically ambitious in democratic societies.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true.
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Find out the correct chronological sequence of the following news agencies:

1. Havas, Reuters, United Press International, Bloomberg
2. Reuters, Havas, Bloomberg, United Press International
3. Bloomberg, Havas, Reuters, United Press International
4. United Press International, Reuters, Bloomberg, Havas

Galtung and Ruge identified an element of newsworthiness called

1. Threshold
2. Conduct
3. Conviction
4. Ideology

In reporting, verification is understood to have conformity with specified

1. Techniques
2. Ideals
3. Sources
4. Criteria

The organization that has instituted awards for the best stories for the coverage of conflict in Indian print media is

1. PII-ICRC
2. PTI
3. PIB
4. UNI

“Revolution of the empowerment of the media consumer” is argued by

1. Denis Mcquail
2. Julious Reuters
3. Benjamin Benett
4. Richard Rosenberg

Assertion (A): The Western news agencies like Reuters have shifted their focus to specialized areas of news collection. Reason (R): Since the American news agencies are dominant, they are left with very little option. Codes:

1. Both (A) and (R) are true.
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Assertion (A): Indian media have started focusing on soft news of social and society events these days. Reason (R): Corporatisation of media and industrialization of Indian culture are the factors influencing the trend. Codes:

1. Both (A) and (R) are true.
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

The first foreign news agency to start its operations in India was

1. Associated press
2. DPA
3. Reuters
4. TASS

Tie-backs in news reports are used to

1. obtain credibility to a story
2. find a correct attribution
3. be truthful and objective
4. refresh readers’ memory

Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following news agencies:

1. Associated press, Havas, Press Trust of India, Agencè France Pressè
2. Agencè France Pressè, Havas, Associated press, Press Trust of India,
3. Havas, Associated press, Agencè France Pressè, Press Trust of India,
4. Press Trust of India, Havas, Agencè France Pressè Associated press

Who developed the method of ‘Reading Ease Score’ as related to news agency copy?

1. Robert Gunning
2. Charles Brown
3. C. D. Mac Dougall
4. Rudolf Flesch

Developmental reporting has the element of:

1. bias
2. modelling
3. advocacy
4. repetition

The news agency of Italy is

1. DPA
2. EFE
3. PANA
4. ANSA

Hard news is usually based on

1. insignificant eventuality
2. psychological proximity
3. leastness
4. justification

Most news sources have built-in

1. Checks and balances
2. Supply channels
3. Frames
4. Security systems

Assertion (A): Soft news does not interest the newspaper readers. Reason (R): Because it focusses much on intangible events. Codes:

1. Both (A) and (R) are true.
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Assertion (A): Media framing is using a central idea for making sense of events. Reason (R): Because media while reporting do not contextualize events to provide coherence. Codes:

1. Both (A) and (R) are true.
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Assertion (A): The global news flow has not been able to affect the news values of the developing countries. Reason (R): The developing countries have a strong cultural background and their own value system. Codes:

1. Both (A) and (R) are true.
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

How is marketing orientation influencing the profession of journalism?

1. Compromising with news sources
2. Not pursuing real news stories
3. Not getting celebrity news
4. Paying fees to attract talent

What was the issue faced by embedded journalists during the 2003 war?

1. Consequences of factual reporting
2. Absence of conflicting loyalties
3. Availability of multiple news sources
4. One - dimensional reports

Embedded reporting is restricted by:

1. The inability to observe the consequences of war
2. Sharing lived experience
3. Impartial reporting
4. Opportunities to observe

Till date embedded reporting of wars has made people witness:

1. Coverage with grisly consequences
2. Safe-zones in conflict areas
3. Suffering of Iraqi people
4. War with one-sided focus

Fabra is a __________ news agency.

1. Spanish
2. Austrian
3. Hungarian
4. Romanian

Assertion (A): The relationship between power and development can be ignored while strategising media role. Reason (R): Power is not uni-dimensional and asymmetrical and as such it works to sub-ordinate identified groups of people for development. Code:

1. Both (A) and (R) are true.
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Assertion (A): Even to this day, newspapers are the only news source to a community. Reason (R): A newspaper’s credibility is more important than that of other media as it has to compare itself with other media. Code:

1. Both (A) and (R) are true.
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Find the correct sequence of news value according to M. Mencher.

1. Proximity, Impact, Timeliness, Prominence
2. Prominence, Proximity, Impact, Timeliness
3. Timeliness, Prominence, Proximity, Impact
4. Impact, Timeliness, Prominence, Proximity

What was the foundation year of the Reuters news agency?

1. 1841
2. 1851
3. 1861
4. 1871

Identity the chronological order of International News Agency. A. Xinhua B. UPI Cc. TASS D. Reuters E. AP Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. 2 C.D: BA
2. DG) BeA. ©
3. D, A,B, C,E
4. E,D,C,B,A

Who recognized as the first woman Photojournalist of India?

1. Aruna Asaf Ali
2. Laxmi Sehgal
3. Sohini Ghosh
4. Homai Vyarawalla

. = Which of the following statements are correct? A. UPI is a news agency based in the United States B. The news agency of China is Xinhua C. ANI is based in Germany D. AP is the news agency based in France E. Reuters is a news agency based in London Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A, C, D Only
2. B, C, E Only
3. C, D, E Only
4. A, B, E Only