The Birth of Journalism
What is the name of the machine invented around 1440 by Johannes Gutenberg that allowed for mass-producing news papers
What is the Printing Press?
This publisher of the New York World used sensational headlines and now has a prestigious journalism prize named after him.
Who was Joseph Pulitzer?
This type of sensationalized, poorly researched journalism named after a colorful comic character dominated the early 1900s
What is Yellow Journalism?
This non-profit whistleblowing organization, founded by Julian Assange in 2006, revolutionized digital journalism by publishing millions of leaked, classified government documents.
What is WikiLeaks?
This is the most popular style of punctuation used to close out a paragraph or sentence, but in journalism headlines, it is almost always omitted
What is a period?
Ratified in 1791, this constitutional amendment prohibited the U.S. government from restricting the freedom of the press.
What is the First Amendment?
This typing format places the most important facts at the very beginning of a news story, a style popularized during the Civil War
What is the Inverted Pyramid?
In 1917, these prestigious annual awards for achievements in journalism and literature were established by a bequest from a famous publisher.
What are the Pulitzer Prizes?
In 2021, journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia were awarded this prestigious international honor for their courageous fight to safeguard freedom of expression
What is the Nobel Peace Prize
These are the "Five Ws" that every basic news story is required to answer in the opening paragraph
What are Who, What, Where, When, and Why?
Launched in 1833 by Benjamin Day, this New York paper changed the industry by costing only this much per issue
What is a Penny?
Henry Raymond founded this famous newspaper, which is still widely read today and nicknamed "The Gray Lady."
What is The New York Times?
Theodore Roosevelt coined this term for investigative journalists of the early 1900s who exposed corporate and political corruption.
What are Muckrakers?
This massive 2016 cross-border investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) leaked 11.5 million documents exposing offshore tax havens used by world leaders and billionaires.
What are the Panama Papers?
This specific stylebook is considered the "journalist's bible" and sets the standard rules for grammar and writing across most newsrooms
What is the Associated Press (AP) Stylebook?
Instead of relying on expensive political party sponsorships, penny papers funded their operations primarily through this revenue source
What is Advertising?
This former slave became a powerful journalist and orator, founding the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star in 1847.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
This 1970s political scandal was uncovered by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, leading to a president's resignation.
What is the Watergate Scandal?
In 2002, this specialized investigative unit of The Boston Globe won a Pulitzer Prize for exposing a widespread cover-up of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, a story later turned into an Oscar-winning film
What is The Spotlight Team?
This is the nickname given to newspapers that are smaller than standard size and often focus on sensational local news.
What is a Tabloid?