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100
Ironically enough, early American newspapers didn't actually have much of this.
What is news?
100
Sensationalist news, “yellow journalism,” fake news -- it has existed since the beginning of press history, but the government may not shut it down due to this freedom in the Bill of Rights.
What is freedom of the press? (I will also accept "freedom of speech.")
100
Journalists who investigated corruption during the Progressive Era were called this.
What are muckrakers?
100
This amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees many freedoms that are important to newspapers and citizens alike.
What is the First Amendment?
100
This relatively new form of media allows people to share news stories easily via the Internet.
What is social media?
200
In the early 1800s, some newspapers cost only this much.
What is 1 cent / a penny?
200
This style of newswriting exaggerated stories and used eye-catching headlines to draw readers.
What is yellow journalism?
200
Investigative journalism in the Progressive Era broke up Standard Oil’s _____ of the oil industry.
What is a monopoly?
200
This tragic news event put the focus on TV news coverage for the first time in American history.
What is the JFK assassination?
200
This critical invention was the first to cause a dramatic change in the speed of news gathering.
What is the telegraph?
300
Many colonial newspapers supported the American Revolution partly due to which act by the British government?
What is the Stamp Act?
300
These radio personalities are known for purposely saying controversial or offensive things to provoke public reaction.
What are shock jocks?
300
This term refers to a style of newswriting that puts the most important information first, which is still used today.
What is the inverted pyramid?
300
This museum in the heart of Washington, DC, has the “freedom of the press” amendment engraved on the side of the building.
What is the Newseum?
300
News delivered via the Internet has a lot of these, which let you easily access related stories.
What are hyperlinks? (I will also accept "links.")
400
This three-word phrase appeared at the top of colonial newspapers -- it meant the British government approved of its contents.
What is "published by authority"?
400
These two men owned rival newspapers and would often try to outdo each other with exaggerated stories.
Who were (William Randolph) Hearst & (Joseph) Pulitzer?
400
This newspaper was the first “modern” American newspaper: it was politically independent and its reporters covered regular beats.
What is the New York Herald?
400
Early American newspapers had a reputation of being fiercely political: many openly supported one of these two political parties.
What are the Federalist and Republican Parties?
400
This government agency was created in the early 20th century to regulate the emerging news radio industry.
What is the FCC? (Federal Communications Commission)
500
The first multi-page colonial newspaper in America, "Publick Occurrences," was shut down partly because it criticized the treatment of French prisoners by these people.
What are Indians / Native Americans?
500
The sensationalist coverage of the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine was one cause for the US going to war with this country.
What is Spain?
500
This US president critiqued investigative journalists who didn't know "when to stop," but his nickname for them stuck anyway.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
500
In 1735, this newspaper publisher was arrested and tried because he was critical of the colonial governor -- he was later found not guilty.
Who is (John Peter) Zenger?
500
In this year, KDKA was the first radio station to broadcast presidential election results.
What is 1920?
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