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PR better questions for test 2
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Undergraduate 3
10/21/2008

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what is often flashy, and required by law for publicly traded companies?
Definition
Annual reports
Term
what gives information about an organization and tries to persuade someone?
Definition
a brochure
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News wires and Web Newsrooms are examples of what?
Definition
Electronic news services
Term
3 ways to distribute media materials
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1)snail mail

 

2)faxes

 

3) email the preferred

Term
what makes the editor's job easier, provides a stylebook and guides grammar etc?
Definition
Associated Press Wire service
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if you want the main points to trickle down to the sub points what is that called?
Definition
the inverted pyramid
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what was created because of the civil war and the important facts needing to be distributed first on the telegraph?
Definition
the inverted pyramid
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a pitch letter, a fact sheet and a media advisory are all?
Definition
PR print tools
Term

short paragraphs,

short sentences

active voice 

and the 5ws and 1 h are alll what

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format of a news release
Term

timeliness

proximity (local)

prominence

consequence 

human interest 

are all what?

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news elements
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you should never do what with a news release
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say anything is off the record
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what is the major drawback to a news release?
Definition
there is no obligation for it to be used.
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why is print still the number one use of media?
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more media releases are used in print

 

and print is still thought of as the most credible

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why use a newspaper release?
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there is so much space  and availability
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what is the most common tactic of PR  and 50% of newspaper stories come from?
Definition
news release
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what has been around since ivy lee and the pennsylvania railroad?
Definition
news release
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what do pr pros use to query memebers of a group and the messages appear in the inbox?
Definition
listservs
Term
really simple syndication is abbreviated
Definition
RSS
Term
who showed us that computer users are well-educated, youthful, and affluent
Definition
Nielson
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what breaks down sounds and pictures into electronic codes?
Definition
Digital Transmissions
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where do we no longer have to worry about gatekeepers?
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the web
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commercial speech doesn't have the protection as
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free speech in the 1st ammendment
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FCC
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federal communications commission
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sec
Definition
securities and exchange commission
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insider trading is an example of
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SEC
Term
what is a word symbol or slogan used singly or in combination that identifies a product's origin
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trademark
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what is dowloading on the internet in violation
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copyright laws
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300 words may be directly quoted but you must use quote marks for this
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fair use
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