MCM311 Quiz 2 Solution and Discussion

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TOPIC
BEAT and Sources of News
Q. Read the news leads below and mention the Beat in which each one falls. Also, mention the sources (any 2) that should be considered by a reporter for each of these news.
b) After talks failure, traders down shutters across country.
c) Quetta girl’s college students receive fencing training.
d) Disgraced Sharjeel Khan allowed to play club cricket again.
e) Fahad Mustafa and Mawra Hocane Walked at Ramp for Zainab Chottani at FPW19.
a) Nawaz Sharif’s sentence suspended for eight weeks in Al-Azizia case.
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Reporting and Sub-Editing MCM311
Department of Mass Communication
Virtual University of Pakistan SEMESTER FALL 2019
ASSIGNMENT NO.1 MARKS:15

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Solution:
a) Court Beat.
b) Trade and Commerce/Business.
c) General Beat.
d) Sports Beat.
e) Entertainment Beat.
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