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2020 WNYC/Gothamist Style Quiz

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WNYC/Gothamist Style Quiz

Test your knowledge of WNYC/Gothamist style with this engaging quiz designed for journalism enthusiasts and media professionals. Whether you're a writer, editor, or simply interested in how news stories are crafted, this quiz will help you brush up on important style guidelines.

Challenge yourself with questions covering topics like headline formatting, terminology usage, and style preferences. You’ll learn about:

  • Proper formatting for headlines
  • Correct usage of terminology
  • Preferred style for referencing public figures

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by WritingEagle57
If you are writing a story for Gothamist about the upcoming presidential election, and it is the middle of February 2020, which is correct?
The election will take place Nov. 3.
The election will take place November 3rd.
The election will take place Tues., Nov. 3.
The election will take place Nov. 3, 2020.
According to WNYC.org/Gothamist style, we:
Put book titles in quotation marks but movie titles in italics.
Italicize book and movie titles but put names of plays in quotation marks.
Italicize book and movie titles but put website names in quotation marks.
Italicize book, movie, and play titles but put poems and works of art in quotation marks.
Which is the correct way to style a Gothamist headline?
Here are the movies we are most excited for in 2020.
Here are the Movies We're Most Excited for in 2020.
Here Are the Movies We're Most Excited for in 2020.
Here Are The Movies We're Most Excited For In 2020.
Which is incorrect according to WNYC.org/Gothamist style?
Healthcare
Climate crisis
Hurricane Sandy
African American
Which of the following terms do we avoid using?
Communities of color
Sex worker
Traffic crash
Suicide
The correct name of the MTA's largest union is the Transit Workers Union.
True
False
Which is incorrect when referring to a man from Brazil to parents of Brazilian origin?
Hispanic
Latinx
Latino
Brazilian
Which is correct style when referring to these individuals on first reference on air?
Mayor Bill de Blasio
Governor Cuomo
President Donald Trump
Governor Phil Murphy
Subway stations that have elevators may be referred to as:
Accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Accessible to the handicapped
Accessible to people who are handicapped
Which is correct style when referring to these individuals on first reference in a story for Gothamist or WNYC.org
MTA Chairperson Pat Foye
City Council Member Inez Barron
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
Former Mayor Giuliani
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