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#1. (…) is the first sentence of a hard-news story; a succinct summary of the story’s main point.

1) Byline; 2) Caption; 3) Lede; 4) Dateline; 5) Scoop.

#2. (…) tells readers where the information in a news story comes from.

1) Attribute; 2) Beat; 3) Broadcast; 4) Publish; 5) Edit.

#3. (…) are the latest news stories written by news agencies around the world which are fed onto a journalist's computer.

1) Feature articles; 2) News wires; 3) Editorials; 4) Scoops; 5) Datelines.

#4. It was in 1954 that BBC TV (…) its first national news summary.

1) attribute; 2) beat; 3) broadcast; 4) publish; 5) edit.

#5. Some conference representatives may have been influenced by a fiercely polemical front page (…) in yesterday's Daily Mail.

1) byline; 2) caption; 3) lede; 4) editorial; 5) report.

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#1.(…) is the city from which a news story originates, usually placed at the start of the story.

1) Byline; 2) Caption; 3) Lede; 4) Dateline; 5) Deadline.

#2.(…) covers a particular area or topic, such as cops, courts or city council.

1) Attribute; 2) Beat; 3) Broadcast; 4) Publish; 5) Edit.

#3.(…) is an exclusive story that no-one else has reported.

1) Feature article; 2) News wires; 3) Editorial; 4) Scoop; 5) Kicker.

#4.A lot of people switch channels during the (…).

1) editorials; 2) news wires; 3) commercials; 4) scoops; 5) broadcasts.

#5.A crowd of (…) were waiting outside the house all night.

1) editors; 2) reporters; 3) columnists; 4) copyreaders; 5) anchors.

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#1.(…) is the time a journalist must finish producing their report.

1) Byline; 2) Caption; 3) Deadline; 4) Dateline; 5) Lede.

#2.(…) is known as communicating near and far using radio and television.

1) Attribute; 2) Beat; 3) Broadcast; 4) Publish; 5) Edit.

#3.(…) is an article expressing a newspaper or magazine owner’s or editor’s position on an issue.

1) Feature article; 2) News wire; 3) Editorial; 4) Scoop; 5) Kicker.

#4.I buy a (…) as opposed to a tabloid newspaper.

1) feature; 2) broadsheet; 3) supplement; 4) lede; 5) commercial.

#5.The ambitious couple threw large parties inviting celebrities and gossip (…).

1) editors; 2) readers; 3) columnists; 4) copyreaders; 5) anchors.

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Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word:

#1.(…) is a room full of computers where the reports are edited together.

1) Kicker; 2) Caption; 3) Picture feeds; 4) Edit suite; 5) Hall.

#2.(…) is the name of a news story's author, usually put at the start of the article.

1) Byline; 2) Caption; 3) Lede; 4) Dateline; 5) Kicker.

#3.(…) is producing or releasing a written work for the public to see or hear.

1) Printing; 2) Composing; 3) Broadcasting; 4) Publishing; 5) Editing.

#4.(…) is the main article on the front page of a newspaper or the cover story in a magazine.

1) Feature article; 2) News wires; 3) Editorial; 4) Scoop; 5) Lede.

#5.I like the Sunday edition for its colour (…).

1) attribute; 2) broadsheet; 3) supplement; 4) lede; 5) tabloid.

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