Principles and Practice of News Writing (CADA2204)
BA. Communication and Development Studies - CDS
Semester: Second Semester
Level: 200
Year: 2017
UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
FACULTY OF ARTS
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2016/2017
Department: cads
course lecturer: Henry Muluh, PhD
Date: July, 31 2017, 3.00pm
course code: cads 204
Year: 2016/2017
course title: Principles and practice of news writing.
Time allowed: 3hrs
credit value: 6
Venue: PBA 05
a. write short notes on the following
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attribution
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anonymity in news reporting
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editor-in-chief
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newsroom conference
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difference between dateline and deadline in news reporting (20marks)
b. Using a diagram explain the inverted pyramid convention of news
writing. lOmks
QUESTION TWO
Instruction answers all questions. Marks will he awarded for good English
and orderly presentation of material.
QUESTION ONE
a. facts of the news are divided into 5Ws and an H. Explain (14mks)
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b. What arc the three major areas of news production? 6mks
QUESTIONS THREE
imagine that yon have just arrived in a regional capital of your country as your
newspaper’s regional reporter. In that capacity you cover general assignments.
Identify and explain four places where a reporter can find professional
journalism sources of news and six places to find other sources. 20mks
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