BMW Final Exam #1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(2024 LATEST UPDATE)Verified 100%
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What is the meaning of convergence in journalism? - ANSWER Taking different media forms and putting it on one platform
What is an example of convergence? - ANSWER Newspapers and magazines are now available on your iPad or tablet
T/F: Convergence also applies to the idea that various technolog...
BMW Final Exam #1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(2024 LATEST UPDATE)Verified
100%
What is the meaning of convergence in journalism? - ANSWER Taking different media forms and putting
it on one platform
What is an example of convergence? - ANSWER Newspapers and magazines are now available on your
iPad or tablet
T/F: Convergence also applies to the idea that various technologies work together to cover news -
ANSWER True
According to class lecture, why is it important for journalists today to know copy-editing symbols? -
ANSWER Helps for easy editing and also to understand other writer's work
What is a slug, and what is its purpose? - ANSWER 2-4 word that uniquely describe the story
What is news? - ANSWER Facts that are presented so that people can make their own opinions
T/F: News is any story that has an impact on other people or is unusal. - ANSWER True
A story about a deadly crash on Interstate 40 is an example of (soft, hard) news - ANSWER hard
The characteristic of news that tells you that a story about your State Senator would be more
newsworthy than one about your neighborhood watch group is ___________ - ANSWER prominence
The characteristic of news that says a story about the increase in local property taxes is more
newsworthy than one about a new licensing fee for hair stylists is ____ - ANSWER impact/magnitude
, The teacher was (discrete, discreet) when he (complemented, complimented) the group composed of six
students for their paper (entitled, titled) News and Social Media in the Modern World - ANSWER
discreet, complimented, titled
F: According to your text, journalists can be completely objective - ANSWER False
Rewrite the following sentence eliminating male noun and pronouns:
The policeman told the insurance man that the accident occurred when the car swerved to avoid an old
lady who stepped off the curb. - ANSWER The police officer told the insurance agent that the accident
occurred when the car swerved to avoid an elderly person who stepped off the curb.
Rewrite the following sentence eliminating male noun and pronouns:
Congressman Janice Byron, a petite 38-year-old mother of two children who has a sunny disposition,
voted in favor of the education bill. - ANSWER Congressperson Janice Byron voted in favor of the
education bill.
Rewrite the following sentence eliminating male noun and pronouns:
The girl and their male friends were expecting the concert tickets to arrive an hour before the show
started. - ANSWER (ASK HER) A group of friends were expecting the concerts tickets to arrive an hour
before the show started.
Rewrite the following sentence eliminating male noun and pronouns:
The telephone man told the college girls that they would not be able to call their female friends until the
line was repaired. - ANSWER The telephone worker told the college students that they would not be able
to call their friends until the line was repaired.
Rewrite the following sentence eliminating male noun and pronouns:
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