Journalism History
In the 1830s, this innovation made newspapers affordable to the masses.
This group holds the primary loyalty of journalists.
What is the public?
Freedom of the press is protected by this.
What is the First Amendment?
This is the opening sentence or paragraph of a news story.
What is a lede?
What is yellow journalism?
This was the first regularly published newspaper in the American colonies.
What was The Boston News-Letter?
This organization provides a widely used code of ethics for journalists.
What is SPJ (Society of Professional Journalists)?
This is the name of the journalist who wrote a news story.
What is a byline?
Monitoring power and holding it accountable best describes this role of journalism.
What is the watchdog role?
In the 1890s–1920s, this term was used for journalists who exposed corruption and social injustices.
What are muckrakers?
This is what early American newspapers were affiliated with.
What are political parties?
This concept involves journalists remaining intellectually separate from political or ideological groups.
What is independence?
This is a story writing structure that begins with the most important information.
What is the inverted pyramid?
The term "the Fourth Estate" refers to this.
The press.
This newspaper first published the Pentagon Papers in 1971.
What is the New York Times?
This discipline is the essence of journalism.
What is verification?
This is what a journalist should do if they make a factual error.
What is correct it promptly and transparently?
This paragraph in a news story provides background and explains the story’s significance.
What is a nut graf?
This term describes the blending of news and entertainment.
What is infotainment?
This journalist is known for her undercover work in mental institutions.
Who is Nellie Bly?
This was the societal need that caused journalism to first emerge.
What is the need for citizens to be informed to govern themselves?
When a journalist reports on a topic they are personally involved in, they have this.
What is a conflict of interest?
Verifying information with multiple credible sources is a key step in this process.
What is fact-checking?
This core ethical principle of journalism is ensured through a method of verification, independence, and accountability.
What is objectivity?