View all newsletters
Sign up for our free email newsletters

Fighting for quality news media in the digital age.

  1. News
December 21, 2012updated 28 Dec 2012 2:45pm

Press Gazette 2012 quiz: ANSWERS

By William Turvill

1 – How did football manager Harry Redknapp reveal he has stopped a News of the World reporter from producing (or reproducing) stories about his alleged tax evasion?

By threatening to "sue the bollocks" off him

2 – What rose on 26 February for the first time?

The Sun on Sunday

3 – On 1 March, who announced they’d be giving up evenings in Northcliffe House for Sundays?

Geordie Greig (below)

4 – How did Paul Lewis reveal, at a Press Gazette event, he had done his bit for the rainforest during the 2011 riots?

By not using a notepad

5 – What kind of sheet did the Ipswich Star use to celebrate the visit of the Duchess of Cambridge?

Broadsheet

6 – Whose article was a significant building block in the Mail Online’s viewer figures in April?

Samantha Brick (below)

7 – Which training centre was in hot water in late April?

No Sweat

8 – Which magazine was being watched carefully in May over an article it published during the trial of two men for the murder trial of Stephen Lawrence?

The Spectator

9 – What catchy headline did The Sun use in late May to turn up the heat on Chancellor George Osborne?

Who Vat all the pies?

10 – Which Northcliffe Media executive got in a flutter over a spoof Twitter page in July? For a bonus point, what was the Twitter name?

Steve Auckland. Bonus: @UnSteveDorkland (below)

11 – Why was The Western Mail not laughing out loud in late August?

Because it published a picture caption saying: "Mid Wales airport manager Bob Jones, 60, who was killed in the crash LOL"

12 – Which two newspapers were left red in the faced after featuring a picture of the Dutch Olympic dressage team instead of a Team GB one?

The Daily Express and the Daily Mirror

13 – A fake story about which weather forecaster slipped through the net of several newspapers in August?

Michael Fish

14 – Which picture did all newspapers but The Sun gingerly avoid in August?

A picture of Prince Harry naked

15 – Twitter went into a frenzy in September when The Sun posted a fake article, dated 1992, with an oddly named reporter predicting the internet would not catch on. What was the byline?

Dot Comme

16 – What did a former FHM editor say The Sun should strip itself of in October?

Page Three girls

17 – Where did former Coventry Telegraph editor Darren Parkin fly to in October?

The Canary Islands

18 – Which star rammed a reporter’s car with his Audi in late October?

Freddie Starr

19 – This badger caption (below) reveraberated around the web – but which newspaper was it published in?

The Northern Echo

20 – Ironically, what organisation's event did Hugh Grant's camera drew get turned away from in November?

The Free Speech Network

21 – Which breed of vermin the the Express HR department attempt to dispose of in November?

Mice

22 – Brand republic created a brand new position in December – what was it?

Brand editor

Email pged@pressgazette.co.uk to point out mistakes, provide story tips or send in a letter for publication on our "Letters Page" blog

Select and enter your email address Weekly insight into the big strategic issues affecting the future of the news industry. Essential reading for media leaders every Thursday. Your morning brew of news about the world of news from Press Gazette and elsewhere in the media. Sent at around 10am UK time. Our weekly dose of strategic insight about the future of news media aimed at US readers. A fortnightly update from the front-line of news and advertising. Aimed at marketers and those involved in the advertising industry.
  • Business owner/co-owner
  • CEO
  • COO
  • CFO
  • CTO
  • Chairperson
  • Non-Exec Director
  • Other C-Suite
  • Managing Director
  • President/Partner
  • Senior Executive/SVP or Corporate VP or equivalent
  • Director or equivalent
  • Group or Senior Manager
  • Head of Department/Function
  • Manager
  • Non-manager
  • Retired
  • Other
Visit our privacy Policy for more information about our services, how Progressive Media Investments may use, process and share your personal data, including information on your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications.
Thank you

Thanks for subscribing.

Websites in our network