UNIVERSITY
OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA
DEPARTMENT
OF MASS COMMUNICATION
SECOND
SEMESTER
2012/2013
TIME:
2h30m
MAC212
NEWS WRITING
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer
Question 1 and any other two questions
1. Use
the information in the passage below to write a straight news story:
Argentine
footballer, Lionel Messi, is currently Word Player of the Year. He is
reportedly one of the highest paid athletes in the world and is backed by
various high-profile sponsors, Messi, is being investigated by Spanish
authorities for alleged tax fraud. He plays for FC Barcelona. This information
came from a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office in the Spanish region of
catalonia. The 25years is 10th Forbes’ latest of top earning
athletes. On top of his salary of over 15 million euro a year, he pulls in
about the same amount in endorsements for sponsors including Adidas Pepsi CO
and P$G (HE is suspected of filing fraudulent tax claims from 2006 to 2009,
with a discrepancy totaling over four million Euros
2. Define
10 types of leads with one original example of each
3. Distinguish
between hard news and soft news with examples explain how they differ
4. Discuss
the guidelines for writing news.
5. Explain
the rules for writing summary leads.
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