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How News Gets Made
The craft, structure and rules behind a published story.
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The "five Ws" of reporting are who, what, when, where and what else?
Journalism & Media
How news gets made, checked and published.
Journalism is consumed constantly and understood dimly, which makes it hard to judge what is trustworthy. This category covers how a story is actually built: the questions reporters work through, the structure of a news piece, the difference between reporting and comment, and the checks that are supposed to happen before publication. It also covers the legal and ethical framework, including source protection and defamation. The explanations describe standard practice rather than arguing about any particular outlet, which is a separate conversation from how the craft works.
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How News Gets Made
The craft, structure and rules behind a published story.
2 medium
1 hard
7–8 min each
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Journalism & Media
Scoops That Changed Things
Ten investigations that ended careers, rewrote laws or forced institutions to open their files.
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Which newspaper's reporting on the Watergate break-in led to President Nixon's resignation?
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The Rules Reporters Work By
Embargoes, attribution, corrections and the difference between on the record and on background.
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If a source speaks "on background", what has usually been agreed?
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How many Journalism & Media quizzes are there?
3 published quizzes in this subject, 30 questions in total. Every one is researched, written and checked by hand.
How hard are they?
The mix here is 2 medium and 1 hard. Difficulty is about how obscure the answers are, not how fast you have to be — there is no timer on any quiz.
How long does one take?
About 7 minutes on average, ranging from 7 to 8. Playing every journalism & media quiz would take roughly 22 minutes.
Which one should I start with?
"How News Gets Made" is the gentlest way in — 10 questions, about 7 minutes, rated medium.
Do I need an account?
No. Every quiz is free and playable straight away. An optional free account only saves your scores across devices.
Do you explain the answers?
Yes — every question has a short explanation of why the right answer is right, shown the moment you answer, whether you got it or not.