TRUE  or FALSE. On the space provided before each item, write TRUE when the statement is factual and  FALSE when it is erroneous.


_____________1. Anything  can become newsworthy as long as it is based on facts. Hence, what may be news to one is news to all.

_____________2. Weighing newsworthiness depends solely on the importance of the topic, interest of readers and length of news article.

____________3. Proximity is an element of good news. It refers to geographical nearness and impact of the news to the readers.

___________4. Ensuring that all names are correctly spelt in a news paper is a reflection of accuracy and conflict in the news.

___________5. Numbers that are higher than the normal situation bear the sole authority to create good element in news.

___________6. Although all news articles are grounded on facts, they have various categories.

___________7. Foreign news is a type of news item. It is about a happening outside one’s country, thus unimportant to read.

___________8. A coverage news and spot news are similar news stories that are good avenues for secondhand information.

__________9. A straight news exposes the facts according to their importance while speech story arranges the facts in chronological order.

_________10. News briefs, action stories and news flashes are samples of short and simple types of news.

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