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Sports Media Literacy Quiz

Five questions on spotting manufactured outrage, anonymous sourcing and access bias in sports coverage.

1 / 5

A headline says "Fans outraged!" and cites three tweets. What is the weakest part of that claim?

The exclamation mark

Three tweets are too small a sample to show a fan reaction at all

Tweets can never be used as sources

2 / 5

A report says "sources say" a coach will be fired and names no source. What should a careful reader do first?

Treat it as confirmed and share it

Ignore it because anonymous sources are always wrong

Look for independent confirmation and ask who benefits from the leak

3 / 5

Which is the strongest sign a segment is built for outrage instead of information?

It stages a shouting match on a question where no new facts have arrived

It cites the source of its numbers

It admits when it was wrong yesterday

4 / 5

A broadcaster who depends on team access praises that team's decision. Which question matters most?

Is the praise loud enough

Could the broadcaster afford to criticize the decision and keep the access

Is the broadcaster famous

5 / 5

After one blowout loss, a show declares a franchise "broken." What is the sound way to test that claim?

Trust whichever panelist is loudest

Look only at the final score

Compare several measures over a larger sample of games

Your score is

The average score is 80%

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