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DNAinfo
  • 1. Which two cities did DNAinfo focus on?
A) Los Angeles and Chicago
B) New York City and Boston
C) New York City and Chicago
D) Chicago and Washington D.C.
  • 2. Who was the CEO and owner of DNAinfo?
A) John Ricketts
B) Joe Ricketts
C) Joe Roberts
D) James Ricketts
  • 3. When was DNAinfo closed down?
A) March 2017
B) November 2009
C) November 2017
D) December 2013
  • 4. What led Joe Ricketts to shut down the news organization?
A) Financial bankruptcy
B) Hostile takeover by Gothamist
C) Low readership numbers
D) Writers voted to unionize
  • 5. What was the original name of DNAinfo when it was founded in 2009?
A) Neighborhood Information Network
B) New York City Digital
C) Chicago News Network
D) Digital Network Associates
  • 6. When did DNAinfo launch its coverage for Chicago?
A) December 2013
B) November 2012
C) November 2009
D) March 2017
  • 7. In what year did DNAinfo launch a print version?
A) 2017
B) 2012
C) 2009
D) 2013
  • 8. What New York media company did DNAinfo purchase in March 2017?
A) New York Magazine
B) The Village Voice
C) The New York Times
D) Gothamist
  • 9. Which labor union did the Gothamist writers vote to join?
A) Writers Guild of America, East
B) International Press Association
C) Media Workers Union
D) The News Guild
  • 10. What happened to the website content immediately after the shutdown announcement on November 2, 2017?
A) It remained fully functional
B) It was taken down
C) It was sold to a competitor
D) It was archived permanently
  • 11. How long after the shutdown announcement were the archives restored?
A) One month later
B) The next day
C) One week later
D) They were never restored
  • 12. What is the name of the independent news organization launched by former Chicago editors after the shutdown?
A) Block Club Chicago
B) Windy City Informer
C) Chicago Local News
D) Chicago Neighborhood Press
  • 13. How much money did Block Club Chicago raise on Kickstarter within a few months of launching?
A) More than $183,000
B) More than $100,000
C) More than $500,000
D) Exactly $83,000
  • 14. How many paid subscribers did Block Club Chicago have by the end of 2018?
A) More than 1,000
B) More than 6,000
C) Exactly 5,000
D) More than 10,000
  • 15. How many pageviews did Block Club Chicago report after six months of publishing in 2018?
A) Over 7 million
B) Over 1 million
C) Over 10 million
D) Under 500,000
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