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The Journalist’s Resource reader quiz: Aug. 19, 2025

by Carmen Nobel, The Journalist's Resource
August 19, 2025

<h1>The Journalist’s Resource reader quiz: Aug. 19, 2025</h1> <p class="byline">by Carmen Nobel, The Journalist's Resource <br />August 19, 2025</p> <p>Welcome back to The Journalist's Resource reader quiz! We're hoping to make this a regular feature because several studies show that online news quizzes are an effective way to engage audiences. As researchers noted in a 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>This week's quiz focuses on tip sheets and explainers published by The Journalist's Resource from Aug. 6 to Aug. 14. You'll find links to those pieces at the bottom of this page. Feel free to consult them as you take the quiz. We won't tell!</p> <p>To learn more about the topics featured in this week's quiz, check out the following pieces:</p> <p><a href="https://journalistsresource.org/home/the-us-preventive-services-task-force-what-to-know-about-this-influential-panel-of-health-care-experts/">The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: What to know about this influential panel of health care experts.</a></p> <p><a href="https://journalistsresource.org/economics/how-and-why-the-bureau-of-labor-statistics-revises-u-s-job-numbers/">How and why the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises its job numbers. </a></p> <p><a href="https://journalistsresource.org/home/tribal-colleges-tcu-news-reporting/">6 tips for covering tribal colleges and universities. </a></p> <p><a href="https://journalistsresource.org/criminal-justice/heat-in-prisons-webinar-marshall-project/">Covering staffing or extreme heat in prisons? Here are 4 things to know. </a></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://journalistsresource.org/media/the-journalists-resource-reader-quiz-aug-19-2025/&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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Welcome back to The Journalist’s Resource reader quiz! We’re hoping to make this a regular feature because several studies show that online news quizzes are an effective way to engage audiences. As researchers noted in a 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.”

This week’s quiz focuses on tip sheets and explainers published by The Journalist’s Resource from Aug. 6 to Aug. 14. You’ll find links to those pieces at the bottom of this page. Feel free to consult them as you take the quiz. We won’t tell!

To learn more about the topics featured in this week’s quiz, check out the following pieces:

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: What to know about this influential panel of health care experts.

How and why the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises its job numbers.

6 tips for covering tribal colleges and universities.

Covering staffing or extreme heat in prisons? Here are 4 things to know.