Journalism quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What question is added to journalism's Five Ws?

   Answer: How

   Why: Rhetoricians trace this information-gathering checklist all the way back to classical rhetoric formulated by Aristotle and Cicero.

2. 2 Medium

   Which US newspaper has the highest print circulation?

   Answer: The Wall Street Journal

   Why: The Wall Street Journal maintains the highest paid print circulation in the United States ahead of USA Today.

3. 3 Hard

   What setup has a few reporters share event coverage with peers?

   Answer: Press pool

   Why: Pools are standard when security or space limitations prevent entire press corps from entering a venue together.

4. 4 Easy

   What device first let 19th-century reporters send news instantly?

   Answer: Telegraph

   Why: In 1846 five New York dailies agreed to share the cost of transmitting Mexican War news, and that pact grew into the Associated Press.

5. 5 Medium

   What does journalism's Chatham House Rule forbid reporters from revealing?

   Answer: Identity and affiliation

   Why: The rule began at Chatham House in London in 1927 and its wording was refined in 1992 and again in 2002.

6. 6 Hard

   Which company did reporter Ida Tarbell expose in 1902?

   Answer: Standard Oil

   Why: Her series ran in McClure's Magazine, and on May 15, 1911 the Supreme Court ordered Standard Oil broken up under the Sherman Act.