modern journalists
early journalists
defamatory
first amendment
printing press
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Instead of the printing press what do modern journalists use?
They use computers.
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What is a herald?
This person delivers a message by voice
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What is defamatory?
Using bad language.
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What five things do the first amendment cover?
Freedom of... Religion Speech Press Peaceful Assembly Petitioning the Government
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Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
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What makes the computer better than the printing press?
You are able to surf the web and you can save things under files and be more organized.
200
How does the message get passed on after the herald tells the message?
It is like a game of telephone after the message gets passed and can sometimes get mixed up.
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What are specific things that fall under the category defamatory?
You cannot say bad things in a public place if they are not happening like FIRE!
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What does the first amendment not cover?
The first amendment does not cover libelous material, fighting words, and false statements that can ruin reputations.
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When Gutenberg invented the press what were some unique characteristics?
The press could print quicker and could reprint.
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Are there any characteristics that the printing press has that the computer doesn't or that the printing press has better than the computer?
No, the computer over powers the press by a long shot because the technology has advanced a lot.
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What is the job of a town crier and why might it be more efficient to have a town crier come to town instead of a herald?
The message from a herald can get mixed and jumbled up while the town crier gathers the town so they can all get the same message.
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If you were to use defamatory language in an article you wrote and it got passed the editor who would get in bigger trouble you or the editor?
The editor would probably be the one to blame because the writers talk about the news and there can be tough situations to talk about and its the editors job to make sure it is clean enough for the community to read the article.
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When the first amendment says the freedom of press does it really mean you can print what you want?
You have specific guidelines to follow that are not offensive to others.
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How did the press change journalists?
They were able to print many copies in little time and did not need to hand write multiple copies of the article.
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What do journalists have to look out for when they are typing an article?
They need to watch that the information is fair and you need to hear from both sides of the story.
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What are some characteristics that heralds have that town criers don't?
Heralds pass the message like a game of telephone and only tell a couple people instead of telling everyone and gathering people around.
400
Could there be defamatory in the opinion section?
Even though it is your opinion the editor would catch the mistake and would not put that in the section of the paper.
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When the first amendment says freedom of speech does it really mean you can say what you want and why can't you speak freely?
No you can't say what you want because you can't say bad things in a public place like "FIRE" because it would scare people and there wouldn't really be a fire.
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Why was the printing press arguably one of the best inventions in history?
It is arguably one of the best inventions because printers are close relatives to the printing press and printers have progressed with colored ink and detailed pictures.
500
If the information is NOT fair then would the writer or the editor get in trouble? If they both are in trouble who would get in more trouble?
I think they would both get in trouble because the editor let it fly and the writer had the bad idea in writing it. I think the editor would get in deeper trouble because the writer is going to write about things that need to be discussed but are hard to put it in a clean way to the people in the community.
500
Compare and contrast the two town crier and the herald and which job is easier and which job is more efficient?
The herald's job is easier because you need to tell only a couple people and the town crier tells the entire town and gathers everyone. The town criers job is more efficient because everyone gets the exact information when the herald's message can get jumbled and can change over time and sometimes tell the wrong thing.
500
Defamatory language is used in real life but why can't it be used in the paper?
You can't use that language in the paper because it may be offensive to people who actually read the paper and it is against the law.
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Why does the first amendment says it covers things when it can't?
It can cover most things in freedom of press and speech but some things are just rude or is not right and it is common sense to not do some of the things that the first amendment does not cover.
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Would the printing press or the computer be considered a better invention?
The printing press would be better because it opened all the opportunities to invent the computer and to invent the printer so ultimately the printing press is better because the computer and the printer are modern copies of the printing press.
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