Journalism History
This New York newspaper was founded in 1851 and is still one of the most influential papers today.
What is The New York Times?
What is the name of CCSU's newspaper?
What is The Recorder?
In AP style, this is the proper way to write out the number 7.
What is “seven”?
This American founding father was also a famous printer and publisher.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This NFL team won the 2025 Super Bowl.
Who is the Philadelphia Eagles?
The Associated Press, a major news organization, is often known by these two letters.
What is AP?
The late‑night TV host whose show was suspended by ABC after controversial comments, stirring debate over censorship and free speech.
Who is Jimmy Kimmel?
In AP style, this is how you abbreviate the state of California in a dateline.
What is “Calif.”?
This CNN anchor is known for his silver hair, calm reporting style, and a news show with “360” in its name.
Who is Anderson Cooper?
This player became the first NBA player to play with his son on the same NBA team.
Who is LeBron James?
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg around 1440 revolutionized the distribution of news.
What is the printing press?
This singer/rapper recently announced that they are having a child with NFL wide receiver Stefon Diggs.
Who is Cardi B?
In AP style, this word is preferred over “email.”
What is “e-mail”?
This muckraking journalist exposed corruption in early 20th-century city governments, including Chicago.
Who is Lincoln Steffens?
This MLB player announced today that he is retiring at the end of the season.
Who is Clayton Kershaw?
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of the press.
What is the First Amendment?
This British network recently announced paid subscription plans for U.S. users to access full journalism content, including livestreams and exclusive content.
What is the BBC?
According to AP style, this term should be used instead of “illegal immigrant.”
What is “undocumented immigrant”?
She was one of the first female war correspondents and interviewed Adolf Hitler in 1933.
Who is Dorothy Thompson?
This boxer won blockbuster fight last week on Netflix.
Who is Terence Crawford?
In 1971, The New York Times and The Washington Post risked legal trouble by publishing this classified government report about the Vietnam War.
What are the Pentagon Papers?
This country recently had a supposed drug boat attacked by the US.
What is Venezuela?
According to AP style, this punctuation mark is not used before the word “and” in a simple series.
What is the Oxford comma (or serial comma)?
The first African American woman to co-anchor a national evening newscast, she worked for CBS and CNN.
Who is Connie Chung?
In September 2025, Pablo Torre uncovered a $21 million transfer from the Los Angeles Clippers to a now-defunct sustainable banking company, Aspiration, which allegedly facilitated a "no-show" endorsement deal to this NBA player.
Who is Kawhi Leonard?