Q.1
Someone who collects and disseminates information about current events, people, trends and issues is called what?
  • A collector
  • A journalist
  • An editor
  • An investigator
Q.2
Which media magnate bought The Sun newspaper from its original publisher?
  • Alan Sugar
  • David Attenborough
  • Richard Branson
  • Rupert Murdoch
Q.3
Which television channel has no advertisements?
  • BBC
  • Channel 5
  • ITV
  • Sky
Q.4
Which of these statements is false?
  • A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign country
  • A reporter is a type of journalist
  • BBC stands for British Broadcasting Corporation
  • All newspapers are politically unbiased
Q.5
What colour paper does the Financial Times use?
  • Green
  • Pink
  • White
  • Yellow
Q.6
What is the largest newspaper format called?
  • Bigsheet
  • Broadsheet
  • Longsheet
  • Tallsheet
Q.7
If an advert always shows housework being carried out by a woman, what is this called?
  • Ageist
  • Racist
  • Sexist
  • Xenophobic
Q.8
How is the BBC principally funded?
  • An annual television licence fee
  • Funds from the three major political parties
  • Payments by the Bank of England
  • Sponsorship from celebrities
Q.9
Newspapers half the size of broadsheets are called what?
  • Midisheets
  • Rags
  • Tablets
  • Tabloids
Q.10
What does the word 'media' mean in the context of daily life?
  • Cameramen who follow celebrities
  • Sky Sports news
  • The important news articles in newspapers
  • The main means of mass communication
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