BMW Final Exam #1 Questions With
Correct Detailed Answers 2025.
What is the meaning of convergence in journalism? - Taking different media forms and
putting it on one platform
What is an example of convergence? - 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 - True
According to class lecture, why is it important for journalists today to know copy-editing
symbols? - Helps for easy editing and also to understand other writer's work
What is a slug, and what is its purpose? - 2-4 word that uniquely describe the story
What is news? - 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. - True
A story about a deadly crash on Interstate 40 is an example of (soft, hard) news - 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 ___________ -
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 ____ -
impact/magnitude
A story taking place in Henderson is more newsworthy because of ____; a
characteristic of news - proximity
A story about this year's Homecoming is more newsworthy that one about homecoming
in 1990 because of _________, a characteristic of news - timeliness
T/F: According to your text, journalists can be completely objective - 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. - 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. - 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. - (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. - 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:
The author, Oliver Brooks, and his wife, Mrs. Oliver (Sunni) Brooks, an attractive
woman who was wearing a green print dress, arrived at the book signing around 3 p.m.
- The author and his wife arrived at the book signing around 3 p.m..
The news media are a (phenomena, phenomenon) of modern technology that have
(altered, altared) the communication landscape - phenomena, altered
The (envelope, envelop) the treasurer misplaced contained about $1000 in contributions
- envelope
She said rather (than, then) trying to convince the board of (trusties, trustees) to vote on
the measure, she would work with the president and his (aids, aides) - than, trustees,
aides
They (hanged, hung) the new banner from a (pole, poll) and invited more than 200
(people, persons) to the cermony - hung, pole, people
A large (bloc, block) of voters (alluded, eluded) to pollsters that the candidate was
(elusive, illusive) when discussing (their, there, they're) views on foreign affairs - bloc,
alluded, illusive, their
Correct Detailed Answers 2025.
What is the meaning of convergence in journalism? - Taking different media forms and
putting it on one platform
What is an example of convergence? - 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 - True
According to class lecture, why is it important for journalists today to know copy-editing
symbols? - Helps for easy editing and also to understand other writer's work
What is a slug, and what is its purpose? - 2-4 word that uniquely describe the story
What is news? - 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. - True
A story about a deadly crash on Interstate 40 is an example of (soft, hard) news - 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 ___________ -
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 ____ -
impact/magnitude
A story taking place in Henderson is more newsworthy because of ____; a
characteristic of news - proximity
A story about this year's Homecoming is more newsworthy that one about homecoming
in 1990 because of _________, a characteristic of news - timeliness
T/F: According to your text, journalists can be completely objective - 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. - 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. - 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. - (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. - 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:
The author, Oliver Brooks, and his wife, Mrs. Oliver (Sunni) Brooks, an attractive
woman who was wearing a green print dress, arrived at the book signing around 3 p.m.
- The author and his wife arrived at the book signing around 3 p.m..
The news media are a (phenomena, phenomenon) of modern technology that have
(altered, altared) the communication landscape - phenomena, altered
The (envelope, envelop) the treasurer misplaced contained about $1000 in contributions
- envelope
She said rather (than, then) trying to convince the board of (trusties, trustees) to vote on
the measure, she would work with the president and his (aids, aides) - than, trustees,
aides
They (hanged, hung) the new banner from a (pole, poll) and invited more than 200
(people, persons) to the cermony - hung, pole, people
A large (bloc, block) of voters (alluded, eluded) to pollsters that the candidate was
(elusive, illusive) when discussing (their, there, they're) views on foreign affairs - bloc,
alluded, illusive, their
