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