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Public Affairs Reporting MCQs
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Public Affairs Reporting MCQs
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1. Police officers are often suspicious of reporters. The best way a new reporter can gain the trust of officers is by
2. The work of police reporters varies from community to community in part because,
3. The case of Michael Morton, who was prosecuted in connection with the murder of his wife, illustrates
4. News organizations that compile report cards on local school districts have discovered
5. Which of the following sentences best describes the difference between city and county governments?
6. Which of the following sentences best describes the difference between city and county governments?
7. Which of the following is NOT an example of the mistaken impressions people often derive from highly sensational criminal trials?
8. One difference between a criminal trial and a civil trial is that the jury in a
9. The successful public affairs reporter needs to cultivate the following four habits:
10. Journalists need to keep in mind that local government budgets are
11. The first assignment for many reporters is the police beat. Which of the following is NOT one of the things young reporters learn from working the police beat?
12. In order to get the details they need to write news stories about crimes, reporters need to interview
13. Information exchanged between attorneys during the discovery process in a civil case
14. The purpose of a preliminary hearing in a criminal case is to
15. What is the problem with the following sentence? 'A man was arrested Sunday and charged with aggravated battery.'
16. Which of the following statements is most true about the news coverage of criminal and civil court cases?
17. The case of Michael Morton, who was prosecuted in connection with the murder of his wife, illustrates
18. Of all the information usually included in crime and accident stories, the most important usually is
19. If a criminal trial ends in a verdict of not guilty, the prosecuting attorney can appeal that decision.
20. The central point of a news story about a trial should be
21. The purpose of a preliminary hearing in a criminal case is to
22. If a criminal trial ends in a verdict of not guilty, the prosecuting attorney can appeal that decision.
23. News organizations that compile report cards on local school districts have discovered
24. Which of the following statements is most true about the news coverage of criminal and civil court cases?

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