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Chapter 9: Investigative Quiz
Test your knowledge of the investigative chapter material!
1 / 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.
2 / 10
In federal crime investigations, what are the common three levels of individuals looked at by federal officials?
Answer can be found on page 103.
Correct!
3 / 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.
4 / 10
A ________ is when the government makes an arrangement where they agree not to indict a corporation if the company pays penalties, cooperatives, or makes certain changes.
5 / 10
On which organization’s website can you find the EDGAR database?
Answer can be found on page 99.
Correct! In addition to containing the EDGAR database, the main webpage for the SEC contains lots of information on securities, laws, and regulations as well as enforcement cases brought by the agency.
6 / 10
What would a journalist use the software QGIS for?
Answer can be found on page 101.
7 / 10
Which of the following has free resources for journalists that want to learn new software?
8 / 10
Why is the Wayback Machine website useful?
Correct! This can be useful in seeing what information a company or entity used to have on its website – and possibly removed in hopes that nobody would find it.
9 / 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.
10 / 10
Which of the following is a publicly traded company’s annual report?
Answer can be found on page 95.
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