Question 1

When investigating a closed institution, you should find which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A guy at the bottom 
B)  The public relations official 
C)  The chief financial officer 
D)  The manager of the company cafeteria 
A)  A guy at the bottom 
B)  The public relations official 
C)  The chief financial officer 
D)  The manager of the company cafeteria A

Question 2

Who are the "exes" in an investigation and how can they be useful sources?

Accepted Answer

People who used to work for the organization. They might know how it operates and who you should talk to.

Question 3

What kind of "exes" might you try to find if were investigating problems with retention of faculty or students at your university?

Accepted Answer

Former faculty and students who have since gone on to other colleges or universities.

Question 4

What can you find using the Wayback Machine?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

How is investigating a secretive individual similar to investigating a secretive corporation?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Which of the following can be a map to a closed institution?

Accepted Answer

A)  A building floorplan 
B)  An organizational chart 
C)  A diagram that shows its geographic location 
D)  A connection matrix 
A)  A building floorplan 
B)  An organizational chart 
C)  A diagram that shows its geographic location 
D)  A connection matrix

Question 7

What is data "sniffing" and why should an investigative reporter be concerned about it?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

A drawback of crowdsouring is that it involves deception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Submersion journalism does not require deception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How can a student newspaper do a running investigation?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Watergate was an example of which of the following techniques?

Accepted Answer

A)  Distributed reporting 
B)  Computer-assisted reporting 
C)  A running investigation 
D)  Crowdsourcing 
A)  Distributed reporting 
B)  Computer-assisted reporting 
C)  A running investigation 
D)  Crowdsourcing

Question 12

What is social networking analysis?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

A strength of the running investigation is that it allows you to produce a lot of copy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What can a GIS map show readers?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

How might you crowdsource an investigation into how your student government allocates club funds?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Crowdsourcing involves what technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  Finding someone who knows about a big organization 
B)  Finding an expert on mass behavior 
C)  Throwing a question or problem out to the public 
D)  Attending a big gathering to find good sources of information 
A)  Finding someone who knows about a big organization 
B)  Finding an expert on mass behavior 
C)  Throwing a question or problem out to the public 
D)  Attending a big gathering to find good sources of information

Question 17

Feminist Gloria Steinem first made a name for herself posing as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Playboy Bunny. 
B)  The San Diego Chicken 
C)  The Eveready Bunny 
D)  A Playboy Centerfold. 
A)  A Playboy Bunny. 
B)  The San Diego Chicken 
C)  The Eveready Bunny 
D)  A Playboy Centerfold.

Question 18

To do data scraping, you need to master basic programming skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Undercover reporting is becoming more popular now that news organizations have skeletal budgets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How can a student newspaper or Web publication do a distributed reporting project?

Accepted Answer

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When investigating a closed institution, you should find which of the following?

Who are the "exes" in an investigation and how can they be useful sources?

What kind of "exes" might you try to find if were investigating problems with retention of faculty or students at your university?

What can you find using the Wayback Machine?

How is investigating a secretive individual similar to investigating a secretive corporation?

Which of the following can be a map to a closed institution?

What is data "sniffing" and why should an investigative reporter be concerned about it?

A drawback of crowdsouring is that it involves deception.

Submersion journalism does not require deception.

How can a student newspaper do a running investigation?

Watergate was an example of which of the following techniques?

What is social networking analysis?

A strength of the running investigation is that it allows you to produce a lot of copy.

What can a GIS map show readers?

How might you crowdsource an investigation into how your student government allocates club funds?

Crowdsourcing involves what technique?

Feminist Gloria Steinem first made a name for herself posing as what?

To do data scraping, you need to master basic programming skills.

Undercover reporting is becoming more popular now that news organizations have skeletal budgets.

How can a student newspaper or Web publication do a distributed reporting project?

What Is Investigative Reporting

Finding the Story

Setting up the Investigation

Finding Human Sources

Documenting the Investigation

Public Records

The Interview Process

Finding and Using Data

Building Your Own Database

Analyzing a Big Story

Writing the Story

Legal and Ethical Considerations

Pitching the Story

Filters

Exam 13: Bulletproofing the Investigation

When investigating a closed institution, you should find which of the following?

Who are the "exes" in an investigation and how can they be useful sources?

What kind of "exes" might you try to find if were investigating problems with retention of faculty or students at your university?

What can you find using the Wayback Machine?

How is investigating a secretive individual similar to investigating a secretive corporation?

Which of the following can be a map to a closed institution?

What is data "sniffing" and why should an investigative reporter be concerned about it?

A drawback of crowdsouring is that it involves deception.

Submersion journalism does not require deception.

How can a student newspaper do a running investigation?

Watergate was an example of which of the following techniques?

What is social networking analysis?

A strength of the running investigation is that it allows you to produce a lot of copy.

What can a GIS map show readers?

How might you crowdsource an investigation into how your student government allocates club funds?

Crowdsourcing involves what technique?

Feminist Gloria Steinem first made a name for herself posing as what?

To do data scraping, you need to master basic programming skills.

Undercover reporting is becoming more popular now that news organizations have skeletal budgets.

How can a student newspaper or Web publication do a distributed reporting project?

What Is Investigative Reporting

Finding the Story

Setting up the Investigation

Finding Human Sources

Documenting the Investigation

Public Records

The Interview Process

Finding and Using Data

Building Your Own Database

Analyzing a Big Story

Writing the Story

Legal and Ethical Considerations

Pitching the Story

Filters