FOURAH BAY COLLEGE
(F.B.C)
UNIVERSITY OF SIERRA LEONE
FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION MEDIA, AND INFORMATION STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM, AND MEDIA STUDUES
INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM
DMAC 114
Complied by
Joseph Joe. Sesay
INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM
past questions
1. Explain six (6) out of the nine elements of news according to your notes.
2. Write a five paragraph news item on the topic of your group work, using not less than
three appropriate sources.
3. Basic Elements of news story can be found by asking and trying to answer to six (6) basic
question. popularly known as the five "Ws" and one "H"
4. In three paragraphs, recall the discussion we had on around the phrase" ............ and so
what"?.
5. Discuss the essentials of good reporting under the topic principle of reporting.
6. Clearly show the structure of a straight news in two paragraphs define a house style
with example.
7. News value help the reporters determine their news analysis .Discuss in not more than
four paragraphs.
8. Write three different types of leads using the headline [car crash claims 10 lives].
9. Write a short five paragraph news item for a newspaper publication, using any topic
issue in S/L.
10. Explain the characteristics of a good newspaper headline.
11. Explain objectivity.
12. with the aid of a simple diagram analysis the structure of a typical news item using the
appropriate registers of a print media.
13. List and explain all of the types of journalism we have discussed in class and give reasons
why you believe one of the most popular in sierra Leone.
14. The reporter must report the news accurately and fairly without prejudice and personal
opinion. Discuss with examples.
15. List all the nine (9) news elements in your lecture notes and explain five (5).
16. you are a reporter applying for a job in one of the dailies in Sierra Leone. At the panel of
three people interviewing you for the job, one of them asks you to show (10) ten ways
you hope to serve them as a responsible journalists. What would your reference points
be?
17. Write (3) headlines and their appropriate intros and explain the relationship between
them.
18. Among the types of journalism, explain the one that interests you most and why.
19. In (5) short paragraphs tell me all you know about lead/led.
20. On your understanding of the types and characteristics, write all you know about
journalism in (5) paragraph.