Vocabulary
What is churnalism?
The now shuttered publication owned by Rupert Murdoch at the center of a journalistic phone-hacking scandal in England.
What was the News of the World?
This is another name for Web 2.0.
What is social media?
A function that blocks access to media content until a user pays.
What is a paywall?
The person who revealed the NSA's vast, secret surveillance of U.S. citizens in 2013.
Who is Edward Snowden?
This type of journalism calls for collaboration between journalists and their audience.
What is open journalism?
The release of troves of previously classified information by Julian Assange in 2010.
What is WikiLeaks?
This term if known for it's abbreviation, SEO.
What is search engine optimization?
What is Craigslist?
The primary consideration for news organizations when preparing to publish sensitive or classified information.
What is the "public interest"?
A term used to describe the way internet algorithms dictate the type of content we see based on our online habits and preferences.
What is a filter bubble?
This organization infamously stalled the publication of a story revealing illegal spying and wiretapping by U.S. president George W. Bush in 2004.
What is the New York Times?
A type of content the Telegraph produced that was written by news staff but dictated by the commercial side of the paper to give favorable coverage to business partners.
What are advertorials?
This outlet was one of the few print publications that didn't lose revenue in the shift to online.
What is Auto Trader?
The ethos of this type of journalism is providing valuable information without making a profit.
What is public service journalism?
A type of journalism defined by taking time to develop a story and grapple with its longterm implications and/or consequences.
What is slow journalism?
This philospher uses the lighthouse metaphor to describe journalism.
Who is Ronald Dworkin?
This publication surpassed The New York Times as the largest English-language newspaper website in 2014.
What is The Guardian?
What is the "news as product" model?
This journalist was key is helping Edward Snowden make his revelations about the NSA.
Who is Glenn Greenwald?
An online environment where a user's access is limited or controlled.
What is a "walled garden"?
These two scholars had a years-long debate about the role and responsibilities of the news media in democracy.
Who are John Dewey and Walter Lippman?
A term that describes the behavioral trends that occur when lawmakers know that someone is always watching.
What is the "Trib Effect"
The economic model for journalism that was favored by Clay Shirky and The Guardian.
What is the membership model?
Terms used to describe the effective life of a newspaper.
What are long-tail and short-tail?