History of media
Which amendment protects freedom of the press in the USA?
The First Amendment
In which city is The New York Times published?
New York City
What does NPR stand for?
National Public Radio
Which social media site was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004?
Who founded CNN in 1980?
Ted Turner
What became very popular in the 1920s, so families could listen to news and music at home?
Radio
Which city is the home of Hollywood and the film industry?
.Los Angeles
What does PBS stand for?
Public Broadcasting Service
Which video site was founded in 2005 and is now owned by Google?
You tube
Who founded Amazon and bought The Washington Post in 2013?
Jeff Bezos
What technology brought the evening news to millions of people in the 1950s?
Television
In which city is CNN based?
Atlanta
Name three of the “Big Four” TV networks.
ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox
What is the new name of Twitter?
X
Which president talked to Americans on the radio in his “fireside chats”?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
In what year did CNN start showing news 24 hours a day?
1980
In which city is The Washington Post based?
Washington, D.C.
Which award is given for the best American TV programs?
The Emmy Award
What do we call false information that spreads very quickly online?
Fake news
Which two candidates took part in the first televised presidential debate in 1960?
John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon
Which 1970s scandal, reported by The Washington Post, made the president leave his job?
Watergate
In which California city is Google, the owner of YouTube, headquartered?
Mountain view
Which agency regulates radio, TV and cable, and what do its letters stand for?
FCC, Federal Communications Commission
What happens to society when people see only the news they like?
It becomes more divided (echo chamber / filter bubble ham to’g’ri)
Which newspaper publisher’s will created the Pulitzer Prize?
Joseph Pulitzer