User:Gryllida/Quiz/ContentGuide

This quiz includes questions about the content guide. Please read everything in the content guide carefully, and test yourself today!

• Copyedit other submissions in the Newsroom and improve their chances of publication.
• Write your articles better with the aim of getting them published easier and earlier.

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1 What is the content guide about? (check all those that apply)

	What can or cannot be in an article.
	What must be in an article.
	How to write an article.

2 Wikinews has two main types of articles. What are they? (check two)

	original reporting
	blog entry
	an encyclopedia article
	opinion column
	a book chapter
	synthesis article
	a travel guide

3 What if something changes?

	Write a new article, and link to the old one for reference.
	Edit the existing article to add the update.

4 Can I edit a published article?

	Only fix old articles that don't follow current style or content guidelines.
	No, this is not allowed.
	Yes, anytime.

5 What is 'news'? What topics are allowed? (check all those that apply)

	News stories focus on a recent single current event or phenomenon.
	News is something I learned of today, no-matter when it occurred.
	News is timely and the story is at most a week old with new information come to light in the last 2–3 days.

6 What is 'news'? What is the scope?

	News is relevant.
	News can be about anything. It does not matter whether it has affected a large group of people or it is advertising.

7 What regions can I report on?

	News is strictly in your local area.
	You are allowed to report on news in any area.

8 What information about a recent event can be presented?

	News is emerging; speculations and open questions must be present.
	News is factual. Any speculations must be attributed to their author.

9 Whose opinion needs to be shown?

	Articles must be written from a neutral point of view.
	Articles must include an opinion of the reporter to make it easier for readers to follow.

10 Do I need to include sources?

	Yes, it is in the standard template at WN:WRITE.
	No, the reviewer will check via a web search.
	Yes, at the talk page.

11 Does it matter which sources I include?

	No, as long as it has the required information.
	Try to track down the first source that makes any particular claim.

12 May I use existing URLs on the web?

	Do not use existing URLs, you must report first-hand via the original reporting process.
	Yes, you may. However, don't copy entire pieces of copyrighted work. (This includes most websites, even if you cannot see a copyright notice, and includes both portions of text and entire articles.)
	Yes, you can copy passages from external sources to expand your story.

13 How many sources are required?

	Zero; the reviewer can check on the web.
	At least one source is required.
	At least two independent sources are required.
	At least five.