Infant (1400 - 1799)
The 1400s laid the structural and technological foundations for the birth of _____ _____.
News Media
True or false?: Early 1800s newspapers were expensive
True. They were partisan sheets backed by political parties and aimed at the affluent
True or False?: The early 1900s did not mark a pivotal shift in journalism
False. Journalism transitioned from partisan, sensationalist reporting into a professionalized mass media
Blogs and citizen journalism allow individuals to _____ _____ and _______ _______ _____.
Break news and challenge mainstream media
Ancient Rome where a daily news sheet called the Acta Diurna was hung in public places.
True or False?: Merchants and businessmen in economic hubs did not handwrite newsletters
False. They compiled handwritten newsletters containing political updates, military movements, and economic data
How did the telegraph transform reporting?
It sped up long-distance communication, creating a network of correspondents
When was the golden age of journalism
Roughly from the 1940s to mid 20th century
True or False?: Online investigators and independent bloggers successfully scrutinized traditional media reports
True
How are newspapers made today?
Newspapers are printed today using high-speed web offset printing presses that transfer ink from aluminum plates onto giant, continuous rolls of paper
Local taverns functioned as "_________ _________," where travelers, sailors, and town criers bartered rumors and verified current events
Information Superhighways
The 1830s introduced...
The Penny Press
The first dedicated journalism schools opened in 1908 at the __________ and ____________, laying the groundwork for modern ethical standards
University of Missouri and Columbia University
The launch of this website became a double-edged sword
Wikipedia in 2001
What's the most favored type of journalism?
Broadcasts and sports journalism
What did rulers, religious bodies, and independent printers quickly realize about the press?
Whoever controlled the press could shape the public opinion
Late-century competition birthed sensationalist yellow journalism driven by publishers like ...
William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer
What is true about Yellow Journalism?:
A. It's the use of sensationalized exaggeration and unverified claims
B. They did not boost sales
C. Publishers used sensational headlines and verified claims to boost sales
A.
True or False?: AI tools can fabricate information making them high-risk for fact checked
True
Who's the most well-known journalist of all time?
Walter Cronkite
Replacing slow hand-copying with a process that could print roughly _____ pages per hour
250
What allowed fast national and regional distribution?
The expansion of the railroad network
Which two muckraking investigative reporters wrote exposés in magazines like McClure's to uncover corporate corruption and social ills?
Lincoln Steffens and Ida Tarbell
What's the Tip-Jar Experiment?
The 2000s saw some of the earliest online crowdfunding tip-jars for independent web reporters, laying the groundwork for modern reader-funded journalism models like Substack.
A "______" is a mobile journalist who carries all their tools—like computers, cameras, and recorders—at all times
Mojo