Ask this kind of question to get good quotes, or longer answers.

Ask this kind of question to get good quotes, or longer answers.

A.) Open-Ended
B.) Yes or No
C.) Off-the-Record
D.) Closed-Ended

Answer: A

Ask this kind of question to get brief, factual answers

Ask this kind of question to get brief, factual answers

A.) Open-Ended
B.) Free-Choice
C.) Off-the-Record
D.) Closed-Ended

Answer: D

Before you contact your source to make an interview, you should

Before you contact your source to make an interview, you should

A.) Make a list of 10 back-up sources
B.) Try to predict what their answers will be
C.) Plan out your questions
D.) Give up. They'll never answer the phone anyway.

Answer: C

Which of the following papers started the Associated Press?

Which of the following papers started the Associated Press?

A.) The New York Times
B.) The Florida Today
C.) The Washington Post
D.) The New York Sun

Answer: D

What war marked the beginning of the Associated Press?

What war marked the beginning of the Associated Press?

A.) Revolutionary War
B.) Mexican War
C.) Spanish American War
D.) Civil War

Answer: B

The Freedom of Information Act makes what kind of documents public?

The Freedom of Information Act makes what kind of documents public?

A.) Private
B.) State
C.) Federal
D.) School

Answer: C

Some define it as using information with a general attribution

Some define it as using information with a general attribution 

A.) On-the-Record
B.) Off-the-Record
C.) Not for Attribution
D.) Background

Answer: D