Search Header Logo
NYC Newspaper Strike

NYC Newspaper Strike

Assessment

Interactive Video

Journalism, Business, Social Studies

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Wayground Content

FREE Resource

The video discusses the New York City newspaper strike that began on June 30th, halting the distribution of major dailies with a combined circulation of 5 million. Despite the strike, New Yorkers' demand for news led to increased sales at newspaper offices. Only a limited number of copies were printed to meet this demand.

Read more

5 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the newspaper strike in New York City begin?

June 30th

June 15th

July 1st

June 1st

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the effect of the strike on the distribution of newspapers?

Distribution was halted

Increased distribution

Distribution increased slightly

Distribution was unaffected

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many copies were the affected newspapers circulating daily before the strike?

1,000,000

3,000,000

5,000,000

7,000,000

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary method of selling newspapers during the strike?

Online sales

Home delivery

Over the counter sales

Subscription service

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the reason for printing only a small number of copies during the strike?

To test new printing methods

To increase demand

To meet over the counter sales

To reduce costs

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?