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Chapter 9: Investigative Quiz
Test your knowledge of the investigative chapter material!
1 / 10
What might the “related-party transactions” section in SEC filings tell you?
Answer can found on page 95.
Correct! In this section, the company must report any outside business/financial dealings it has had with a company executive or director – i.e. transactions that could represent a conflict of interest.
2 / 10
Which of the following websites would be useful when looking for information that has been buried in SEC filings?
Answer can be found on page 100.
Correct! All of these websites are helpful resources for journalists, but Footnoted specifically tracks SEC filings and highlights buried nuggets of corporate news.
3 / 10
Which of the following is a publicly traded company’s annual report?
Answer can be found on page 95.
Correct!
4 / 10
What are related party transactions?
Answer can be found on page 103.
Correct! These dealings can be a source of conflict-of-interest problems.
5 / 10
True or false: You don’t have to specialize in investigative reporting to come across a great investigative story.
The great thing about investigative business reporting is that any reporter has the capacity to do it. Read more on page 94.
Correct! The great thing about investigative business reporting is that any reporter has the capacity to do it. Some of the best investigative journalism has been done by beat reporters, who in the course of their routine beat work ran across a document or a source that opened a door to an important story.
6 / 10
True or false: The desire to paint things as much as possible in terms of good versus bad, rather than highlighting the moral complexities that often exist, is a mistake in investigative reporting.
Reality rarely comes in just black and white. A reporter should always seek out information that could challenge or modify the story’s basic theme. Read more on page 102.
Correct! Reality rarely comes in just black and white. A reporter should always seek out information that could challenge or modify the story’s basic theme.
7 / 10
Which of the following is a publicly traded company’s quarterly report?
8 / 10
What does PACER stand for?
Answer can be found on page 99.
Correct! The PACER website, provided by the federal judiciary, costs money, but it’s an excellent resource for looking into federal court cases.
9 / 10
When localizing an investigative story, you should:
Answer can be found on page 97.
Correct! Localizing an investigative business story – assuming it isn’t a piece that starts and ends in your backyard – often involves picking some broader national or even international subject and then finding a hook close to home.
10 / 10
In federal crime investigations, what are the common three levels of individuals looked at by federal officials?
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