Modern Journalism
Early Journalism
Vocabulary
1st Amendment
Printing Press
100
What is one advantage of having access to technology as a journalist?
With technology you have multiple sources, instant access to reliable information, etc.
100
Was it difficult for an early journalist to get completely accurate information?
Yes, it was extremely difficult for early journalists to get completely accurate information because they only have one source and words can get jumbled up among the community
100
What is the job of someone socially important?
Someone who is socially important has the job of giving us good discussion/debate topics.
100
You cannot search through someone's personal property without a ________ from a police officer.
What is a warrant.
100
Who invented the printing press?
What is Johannes Gutenberg
200
What is one disadvantage of the opinion section in the newspaper?
Not everything is published in the opinion section because defamatory language or threats are not tolerated.
200
During early journalism, was a herald important?
Yes, a herald was very important in this time period to give early journalists important information to write about.
200
What is the job of the town crier?
The job of a town crier is to deliver important messages by yelling them out to the public.
200
What is one thing that is not covered under the First Amendment?
Many things are not covered under the first amendment. For example: material that is obscene to minors, statements proven false or offensive, and fighting words or threats.
200
What is one major advantage to the invention of the printing press?
There are many advantages to the printing press. Some major ones are: the increase of newspaper circulation, faster delivery, consistent grammar and spelling of words, literacy rate went up, and expectations of journalists changed.
300
Describe a modern journalist in three words.
A modern journalist is many things. For example:accurate, entertaining, modern, technology, etc. (accept many answers)
300
Describe an early journalist in three words.
An early journalist is many things. For example: travel, difficult, writers, etc. (accept many answers)
300
Describe what a political watchdog is in detail.
A political watchdog's job is to report back bad news or violence and keep us updated without being bias or defamatory.
300
The First Amendment includes freedom of speech, press, peaceful assembly, and being against the government. What else is there freedom of?
What is religion
300
The printing press led to many other modern inventions that we use today. What were two major ones?
Some major modern inventions the printing press led to are the printer, email, and many other things.
400
True or false? Defamatory language is allowed in the newspaper.
This statement is false. Defamatory language is NOT allowed in the newspaper under any circumstance.
400
True or false? Early journalists have a hard time getting information.
This statement is true. For early journalists, they didn't have many sources or completely reliable information like modern journalists do.
400
True or false: A political watchdog is not allowed to be bias at any time.
This statement is true. A political watchdog is not allowed to be bias at any time.
400
What is one thing the congress is not allowed to do with your First Amendment rights?
Your freedom of speech can be subject to control, but the congress cannot change the First Amendment.
400
How is the printing press different from the printers we have now?
There are many ways that modern printers and the printing press are different. For example, the printing press was used long ago and isn't used anymore. Modern printers however, are used daily and will probably be used for a while.
500
What is a connection you can make to a modern journalist from your life?
A connection I can make to a modern journalist is that I love to write and found out cool stories. I am also taking a journalism class this semester at school.
500
What is one connection you can make from your life to the struggle of early journalists to find information to use in articles?
A connection I can make to early journalists struggle of not finding enough information is when we had to write an author study essay of eleven paragraphs and it was difficult to find enough information to use.
500
What is an experience you have had that is similar to that of a town crier?
A connection I can make to being a town crier is that I have had to talk loudly in front of a large group for service learning in language arts and give information to strangers.
500
How would your life be different if the First Amendment rights were never made?
My life would be different because there would not be an opinion section in the newspaper for my dad to read in the morning, and I would not be able to disagree with Obama publicly.
500
How do you think your life would be different if Johannes Gutenberg didn't invent the printing press?
My life would be very different without the invention of the printing press. Printers might not have been invented, or email. Possibly even sending letters would not be available. This would make it difficult to contact my family and friends from far away.
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