Telling the Truth
What does the First Amendment prohibit?
It prohibits the government from suppressing and/or censoring freedom of speech/press.
What event did The Boston Gazette famously report?
The Boston Tea Party
What is the name of the invention Johannes Gutenberg created that gave birth to mass media and changed the world?
The Printing Press
In 1833, newspapers were starting to be sold for super cheap, leading to sensational articles and a massive production boom. The nickname for this era of papers was called...
The Penny Press
What major event was the first to show television's strength as a news medium? This event made television news come of age, as it is now considered a serious platform for reporting
The Assassination of JFK Jr.
What is the name of the British essays published under a pseudonym that criticized the British government? These were a precursor for understanding the First Amendment.
Cato's Letters
What is the name of England's longest running paper that was started to avoid the Great Plague?
The Oxford Gazette
What is the name of the invention that made paper relatively inexpensive and widely available?
The (water-powered) paper mill.
The Yellow Kid is a cartoon that inspired this term which implies poorly-sourced material, misleading headlines, faked interviews, scare tactics and questionable science.
Yellow Journalism
What is the name of the crime that criminalizes making a false spoken statement that damages a person's reputation?
Slander
What is the name of the non-profit agency of New York newspapers that pooled resources in order to gather distant news? It still exists today for the purpose of factual reporting.
The Associated Press
What is the name of the notices that were posted daily by the Roman government? They provided public notices, legal proceedings, births, deaths, etc.
Acta Diurna
The Telegraph
In 1920, the first broadcast of this kind could offer greater timeliness than newspapers, especially to people living outside of large cities.
First radio broadcast
What kind of journalism can provide videos, photos, and eye-witness accounts from newsworthy events, but also swamp a newsroom with pictures of dogs in cute costumes?
User-generated journalism
What two events had its central figures accused of violating the Espionage Act?
The Pentagon Papers being leaked & Debs vs. United States
What is the name of the first American newspaper that British colonial officials ordered to be "suppressed and called in..." ?
Publick Occurrences Both Forreign & Domestick
What is the name of the invention that shortened the time between an event and when it was published? It made the world a lot smaller because it increased the speed of reporting.
The Telephone
In 1939, NBC and CBS began broadcasting in Grand Central Station and subsequently pioneered this innovation as a mass media.
Television
What is the name of the crime that colonist John Peter Zenger was accused of when he wrote ill of the British government?
Libel
What two court cases were fought over the concept of symbolic speech? Name the court cases AND the symbolic gestures in question.
1. Tinker vs. Des Moine (black armbands to protest the Vietnam War)
2. Texas vs. Johnson (flag-burning)
What is the name of the periodical that is the oldest of its kind? It publishes long-form journalism and literary works, is heavily illustrated, and explores contemporary issues in-depth.
Harper's Magazine
What invention helped audiences witness distant events? This medium is still a part of journalism today.
The addition of (engraved) photographs in newspapers
1. In 1996, the NY Times joined other print publications by doing what?
2. What did the NY Times do in 2011 to offset the loss of print advertising?
1. Joining the web (www.nytimes.com)
2. Implemented subscriptions for their content
What is the name of the longest running television show in existence that first aired in 1947? It features interviews by journalists on issues of politics and economics, and set the precedent for television news.
Meet the Press