Old News
These daily handwritten or carved notices posted in public places around 59 BCE served as Rome’s early newspaper.
What is the Acta Diurna?
The cost of traditional daily newspapers before the 1830s Penny Press era.
The nickname given to early 1900s investigative reporters who exposed corruption and societal problems.
Who were the Muckrakers
The decade when news first moved onto the internet and 24-hour cable news channels expanded.
What are the 1990s?
The "5 Ws + H" that good journalism must answer.
What are Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How?
Medieval street announcers who shouted "Hear ye, hear ye!" to deliver public news to people who often couldn't read.
Who are town criers?
The first newspaper in the American colonies, which was shut down by British authorities after a single issue.
What is Publick Occurrences?
The two rival newspaper publishers who engaged in a sensationalized circulation war in 1890s New York.
Who are Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst?
Two legendary television anchors mentioned as trusted voices in American living rooms during the 1950s and 60s.
Who are Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite?
Two key responsibilities listed for a journalist's job.
What are investigating/asking questions, verifying facts with real sources, staying fair/unbiased, or publishing clearly and on time?
German inventor who built a printing press with movable metal type around the 1440s.
Who is Guttenberg?
Famous founder of Poor Richard's Almanack who started out setting type for his brother's paper, The New-England Courant.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Muckraker whose novel The Jungle exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
The key advantage radio news offered listeners starting in the 1920s–1940s that print could not match.
What is live, breaking news as it happened?
The major digital-age challenge where unverified or fake news spreads rapidly on social platforms.
What is misinformation?
Two key societal benefits brought by the spread of the printing press beyond just sharing news.
What are literacy, new ideas, or the freedom to question power?
To attract mass audiences for a penny, 1830s editors filled their papers with these types of content instead of just politics.
What are crime stories, human-interest pieces, and entertainment?
Investigative journalist who targeted Standard Oil's unfair business practices, helping break up the monopoly.
Who is Ida Tarbell?
Technology starting around 2006 that turned anyone with a phone into a potential reporter.
What is social media?
Guidelines that trained journalists follow to maintain standards and truthfulness.
What is a code of ethics?
The fundamental core mission of journalism according to the slide deck.
What is gathering, checking, and sharing information the public needs to know?
The primary revenue model born during the Penny Press era that funded cheap mass-audience newspapers.
What is advertising?
Photographer and reporter who used images to expose the harsh reality of slum poverty in New York City.
Who is Jacob Riis?
Digital media tool from the 2000s that first allowed everyday people to publish personal news and opinions instantly.
What are blogs?
The primary reason why yellow journalism and modern sensationalized news share the same risk.
What is prioritizing audience size/profit over truth, leading to the spread of misinformation?