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Introducing The Journalist’s Resource reader quiz

by Carmen Nobel, The Journalist's Resource
July 9, 2025

<h1>Introducing The Journalist’s Resource reader quiz</h1> <p class="byline">by Carmen Nobel, The Journalist's Resource <br />July 9, 2025</p> <p>Several studies show that online news quizzes are an effective way to engage audiences. As researchers noted in a 2013 report from the Center for Media Engagement at The University of Texas, “<a href="https://mediaengagement.org/research/online-polls-and-quizzes/">They’re enjoyable, they help people to learn, and they yield more time on a webpage</a>.”</p> <p>We’re a little late to the party, but at long last we've launched the inaugural JR reader quiz, featuring five multiple-choice questions about the topics we’ve covered in recent weeks. </p> <p>How did you do? </p> <p>You can learn more about the topics in this quiz in the following pieces on The Journalist's Resource website:</p> <p>1. <a href="https://journalistsresource.org/economics/public-debt/">The national debt: How and why the U.S. borrows money</a></p> <p>2. <a href="https://journalistsresource.org/economics/fluoride-research-roundup/">Fluoride in water: A research roundup and reporting tip sheet.</a></p> <p>3. <a href="https://journalistsresource.org/media/standard-deviation-data-journalists/">What's standard deviation? 4 things journalists need to know.</a></p> <p>4. <a href="https://journalistsresource.org/politics-and-government/snap-cuts-2025/">As Congress considers cuts to SNAP, we address 8 questions about this US federal nutrition program.</a></p> <p>5. <a href="https://journalistsresource.org/education/hispanic-serving-institutions-hsis-research-for-journalists/">Hispanic-serving institutions: A primer with story ideas and guiding questions for journalists</a>.</p> </p></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://journalistsresource.org/home/introducing-the-journalists-resource-reader-quiz/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://journalistsresource.org&quot;&gt;The Journalist&#039;s Resource&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://journalistsresource.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-jr-favicon-150x150.png&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p>

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Several studies show that online news quizzes are an effective way to engage audiences. As researchers noted in a 2013 report from the Center for Media Engagement at The University of Texas, “They’re enjoyable, they help people to learn, and they yield more time on a webpage.”

We’re a little late to the party, but at long last we’ve launched the inaugural JR reader quiz, featuring five multiple-choice questions about the topics we’ve covered in recent weeks. 

How did you do?

You can learn more about the topics in this quiz in the following pieces on The Journalist’s Resource website:

1. The national debt: How and why the U.S. borrows money

2. Fluoride in water: A research roundup and reporting tip sheet.

3. What’s standard deviation? 4 things journalists need to know.

4. As Congress considers cuts to SNAP, we address 8 questions about this US federal nutrition program.

5. Hispanic-serving institutions: A primer with story ideas and guiding questions for journalists.