FBLA Journalism Frequent Questions

According to the AP Style Guide, which of the following is the appropriate abbreviation for "Weightlifting" when writing on Sports events?

WEI

How many sentences are in most lede paragraphs?

One or two

Classified and retail advertising still account for:

80% of newspaper business revenue

Which of the following is considered a wire service?

The Associated Press

Playing video reports on web pages or print journalists recording interviews for broadcast online is an example in journalism of:

Convergence (using multiple kinds of media in one article)

Social media is allowing users to participate in generating news like never before. Pew Research found all of the following to be true EXCEPT:

• 50% shared or reposted news stories, videos, or images

• Less than 10% of online users commented about the news

• 14% posted pictures of news

• 12% posted videos of news

Less than 10% of online users commented about the news

A short audio or video segment produced to advertise an upcoming news bulletin or news items is called a(n):

Teaser

News as a product has two important economic features. One feature is that it is "non-excludable" meaning:

Once the news is reported, anyone else can use it, including competitors reporting their version of your news

A "hard news" story does what?

Lists the bones of the story

Which street name should NOT be abbreviated according to AP Style?

• 35 Cherry St.

• 26 Rose Ave.

• 90 Holmes Blvd.

• 59 Vine Dr.

59 Vine Dr.

Which government agency requires pharmaceutical ads contain disclosures when broadcast on TV:

FDA

A student reporter has been assigned to write a story about a new science teacher at the school. The reporter has created a list of questions to ask the teacher during the interview. Midway through the interview, the teacher mentions an interesting and unusual job she once had as a scientist on an Arctic expedition. The reporter's best response would be to:

Incorporate into the interview several questions aimed at eliciting more information about the teacher's work in the Arctic.

Which is the best example of a student editor of a student-produced newspaper applying the ethical principle of seeking truth & reporting it?

The editor insists that all reporters be able to verify the accuracy of their news stories before they are printed.

What modern event coincided with a huge loss of trust in mass media?

The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001

Congratulations on becoming the movie reviewer! To prepare for your first review, you should:

Make sure you have enough pens and paper to take good notes.

Who is not a historical figure of journalism?

• Joseph Pulitzer

• Frederick Douglass

• Andrew Mulligan

• William Randolph Hearst

Andrew Mulligan

Most public broadcasters get the majority of their funding from all of the following EXCEPT:

• State Governments

• Federal Governments

• Donors

• Advertising

Donors

What does SLR stand for?

Single lens reflex

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is an independent entity that disperses federal money for public broadcasting and is a:

Private non-profit corporation authorized by Congress

You just finished interviewing a source. When you log on to Instagram, you notice that they requested to follow you. You should:

Accept the request and invite them to be a friend of the main media Instagram account too.

In 2016, the Pew Research Center released a statistic that 62% of U.S. adults obtain their news via:

Social media

You are asked to cover the mayor drowning at a nearby lake. Your photographer exclusively gets video of the mayor's body in a body bag. Should you use the video in your package?

Depends, its best to ask a manager for permission and make sure to blur the bag.

Which Supreme Court Case in 1988 gave schools the right to refuse to support speech that was "inconsistent with the shared valued of civilized social order?"

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

If a news script has not previously been read before it makes its way to the airwaves this is called what?

Cold copy

What is the difference between a direct lede and an indirect lede?

Direct ledes are always succinct and define the theme immediately. Indirect ledes hold off on telling the reader what a story is about.

In 2013, what media company purchased Al Gore's network, Current TV?

Al Jazeera

What is the term for journalists who are attached to military units?

embedded journalists

How many daily newspapers are there in the United States as of 2014

1,331

Which of the following is NOT one of the six media conglomerates? a) Disney, b) Time Warner, c) Gannet, d) GE

Gannet (the big 6 are Comcast (GE), Disney, AT&T (Time Warner), Paramount, Sony, Fox)

Which of the following is NOT considered a wire service? a) Reuters, b) Agence France-Presse, c) The Guardian, d) The Associated Press

The Guardian