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

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

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

3 What if something changes?

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

4 Can I edit a published article?

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

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

	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.
	News stories focus on a recent single current event or phenomenon.

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

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

7 What regions can I report on?

	You are allowed to report on news in any area.
	News is strictly in your local 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.
	Yes, at the talk page.
	No, the reviewer will check via a web search.

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?

	Yes, you can copy passages from external sources to expand your story.
	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.)
	Do not use existing URLs, you must report first-hand via the original reporting process.

13 How many sources are required?

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