SPJ9: Quarter 1, Week 1 Quiz

Which of these is a term used to describe an interruption to normal broadcasting?

• breaking news

• news flash

Which of these is a term used on programs to indicate something that is just happening?

• breaking news

• news flash

Which of these is this statement more aptly used: "We interrupt this program for a very important..."?

• breaking news

• news flash

Breaking news and news flash are terms that can be used alternately because they have the same meaning.

• True

• False

Which of these contains and explains a journalist's personal opinion about a controversial issue?

• news flash

• breaking news

• commentary

Which of these is NOT a main aim of commentaries?

• complement the reporting about a current issue, discuss and evaluate the issue and show possible consequences

• inform listeners about facts, events, or developments

• confront listeners with a clearly stated opinion about the issue

• make the audience think about how they themselves should feel about the issue

Different commentaries concerning one subject will make the listeners more critical and aware of problematic issues.

• True

• False

A commentary may stand alone.

• True

• False

It is important that the topic of the commentary has already been covered in the program.

• True

• False

The commentary must be clearly separated from the informative parts of the program through an introduction and a back-announcement.

• True

• False