Edward Teach
Who was Edward Teach?
A pirate
Where is the home of the newseum?
Washington DC
What did Journalist used to ride?
Horses
What app is mainly used in this generation for posting news?
Where was the American civil war fought?
The United States of America (U.S.A)
Edward Teach was believed to have been innocent
True or False
False
What is the First Continuously Published newspaper in North America?
The Boston News Letter
How were newspapers distributed?
On horseback
What inventions led to news being able to be broadcast live?
The radio and television
During the civil war News could be sent at the same time as battles were being fought.
True or False
True
What was Edward Teach's nickname?
The blackbeard
How many different newspapers are in the newseum?
over eighty thousand (80,000)
How many sheets of paper was a newspaper back then?
A single sheet of paper
Did the telegraph revolutionize news reporting?
True or False
True
during the war reports were usually censored by who?
The Government/Army
In one edition the Boston letter reports on the ________________ of Edward Teach
Sensational killing
The newseum covers how many years of news?
Over 500 years
It was Easy to send News over long distances.
True or False
False
What age allowed for news to be communicated to a mass audience?
The age of mass media
Why were civil war reports not accurate?
Journalist represented their own side
When was Edward Teach Killed?
1718
How many floors/levels are in the newseum?
Seven (7)
What Tool was used to Publish Newspapers?
The printing press
When was the first telegraph line built?
1844
What year did the civil war start?
1861