Which Network News Anchor are You?

By: Joshua Laurent
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Which Network News Anchor are You?
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About This Quiz

They're the guys who read us the bad news of the world after the other people read us the bad news of our local area. It takes a special person to tell us how horrible everything is. Which one would you be?
What medium would you like to be a reporter for?
Television.
Internet.
Radio.
Newspaper.
What kind of local TV reporter would you like to be?
Anchor.
Field Reporter.
Sports Reporter.
Meterologist.
If you were an international reporter, where would you like to be stationed?
Italy.
France.
Japan.
Brazil.

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If you were going to have to be assigned to a dangerous country to report, which would you choose?
Iraq.
Israel.
Iran.
Afghanistan.
If you were covering politics, would you be able to keep your opinions to yourself?
Yes.
No.
I would want to work for a station like Fox where I didn't have to.
I'd want a nighttime show where I could share my opinions.
What's the best cable TV news station?
CNN.
FOX News.
MSNBC.
Al-Jazeera News.

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What's the worst cable TV news station?
Al-Jazeera News.
CNN.
FOX News.
MSNBC.
If you were a sports reporter, which would you most want to cover?
World Series.
Super Bowl.
Olympics.
NCAA Final Four.
If you were a weather reporter, what would be the most exciting weather to do a field report in?
Hurricane.
Blizzard.
Tornado.
Flood.

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Which is the best network news station?
NBC.
ABC.
CBS.
I only watch cable news.
Which is the worst network news station?
ABC.
CBS.
NBC.
I think they all stink.
What do you think of celebrity news TV shows?
People watch, so they can't be all bad.
It's not real news.
More proof of a liberal media agenda.
People who watch them are pathetic.

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Who is your favorite former ABC News personality?
Peter Jennings.
Ted Koppel.
Barbara Walters.
David Brinkley.
Who is your favorite current ABC News personality?
Diane Sawyer.
David Muir.
Robin Roberts.
George Stephanopoulis.
Who is your favorite former CBS News personality?
Dan Rather.
Walter Cronkite.
Connie Chung.
Bob Schiefer.

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Who is your favorite current CBS News personality?
Jim Axelrod.
Rita Braver.
Scott Pelley.
Major Garrett.
Who is your favorite former NBC News personality?
Tom Brokaw.
Bryant Gumbel.
Chris Hansen.
Stone Phillips.
Who is your favorite CNN personality?
Wolf Blitzer.
Chris Cuomo.
Anderson Cooper.
Don Lemon.

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Who is your favorite FOX News personality?
Chris Wallace.
Sean Hannity.
Neil Cavuto.
Megyn Kelly.
Who is you favorite MSNBC personality?
Chris Matthews.
Chuck Todd.
Brian Williams.
Rachel Maddow.
Who is your favorite radio "news" personality?
Rush Limbaugh.
Howie Carr.
Howard Stern.
Sean Hannity.

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How much time do you spend reading a newspaper/news magazine per week?
Less than 1 hour.
1-3 hours.
3-5 hours.
Over 5 hours.
How much time do you spend reading news on the Internet per week?
Less than 1 hour.
1-3 hours.
3-5 hours.
Over 5 hours.
How much time do you watch network or local TV news per week?
Under 1 hour.
1-3 hours.
3-5 hours.
Over 5 hours.

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How much time do you watch cable TV news per week?
Less than an hour.
1-3 hours.
3-5 hours.
Over 5 hours.
Where do you find the documentaries you most enjoy?
Cable TV.
The Internet.
Streaming services.
PBS.
What's most important in a news reporter?
Good voice.
Credible.
Good looking.
Calmness.

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What genre of TV show do you like the most?
Drama.
Comedy.
Game show.
Reality show.
How much do you believe of what you hear on TV news shows?
0-25%.
26-50%.
51-75%.
76-100%.
What is your favorite network news show?
"Meet the Press."
"60 Minutes."
"CBS Sunday Morning."
"20/20."

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