JRNL 1220 Week 3 Quiz

JRNL 1220 Week 3 Quiz | Kwantlen Polytechnic University

RNL 1220: Citizen Journalism (A10)

Question 1

The initial cost for filing an Access to Information request to the federal government is...

·         $10

·         $20

·         $5

·         $0

Question 2

If you have a complaint about about how a B.C. government agency handled your Freedom of Information request, you should file a complaint with the...

·         B.C. Provincial Court

·         Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

·         B.C. Freedom of Information Tribunal

·         Federal Court

Question 3

Which of the following agencies is NOT covered by B.C.’s Freedom of Information Act

·         City of Surrey

·         Impark

·         BC Ferries

·         ICBC

Question 4

B.C.'s Freedom of Information Act only applies to "records" like reports and audits. It does not apply to databases and spreadsheets.

·         True

·         False

Question 5

Emails are often worth FOIing because people are more frank and blunt in emails than they would be in a formal report.

·         True

·         False

Question 6

If you want to ask for data from a B.C. government agency, you need to file a Freedom of Information request. If you want data from a federal agency, you file an Access to Information request.

·         True

·         False

Question 7

Public universities and colleges are covered by B.C.'s Freedom of Information Act.

·         True

·         False

Question 8

The "public interest fee waiver" in the B.C. Freedom of Information Act means that search fees for a Freedom of Information request will always be waived if the information requested would be interesting to the public.

·         True

·         False