Columnists and Print Media Quiz

What does a good columnist bring to their publication?

• Knowledge, wit, and personality

• Financial advice and travel tips

• Gardening tips and beauty advice

• Gossip and social diaries

According to Charles Moore, what is one of the requirements to write a successful column?

• Expressing an opinion with a certain theatricality

• Inflaming prejudices rather than inspiring debate

• Shouting the opinion rather than expressing it

• Being a foreign correspondent rather than a columnist

What type of column equates to lifestyle features and focuses on meeting the reader's needs and desires?

• Service and advice columns

• Gossip columns

• Social diarists

• Investigative journalism columns

Who is known for the 'Spy' column in The Sunday Age?

• Ros Reines

• Lillian Frank

• Lawrence Money

• Derryn Hinch

What do gossip columnists like Ros Reines focus on?

• All of the above

• Who is paying the rent

• Who's up who

• Who has been seen with whom

What type of column trades in who has been seen with whom?

• Social diarists

• Gossip columns

• Service and advice columns

• Public service journalism columns

What is the main focus of social diarists like Lillian Frank?

• Gossip and social diaries

• Financial advice and travel tips

• Health and personal finance

• Gardening tips and beauty advice

Who is known for the catchphrase 'The Great Unwatched' in the 'Spy' column?

• Lawrence Money

• Derryn Hinch

• Lillian Frank

• Ros Reines

What is the main focus of service and advice columns?

• Health and personal finance

• Financial advice and travel tips

• Gossip and social diaries

• Gardening tips and beauty advice

What is the main focus of gossip columnists?

• Gardening tips and beauty advice

• Health and personal finance

• Gossip and social diaries

• Financial advice and travel tips