The Birth of Journalism (1400–1799)
What invention increased the rate of printed materials in the mid 1400s?
The Printing Press
What new invention in the 1830s allowed news to be passed swiftly between different cities?
The Telegraph
What new invention made communication easier?
The radio
Where do most people get their news from nowadays?
Online Articles or social media
What did the printing press help with?
Helped people learn how to read
Made books cheaper
It spread information easier
All of the above
D: All of the above
Before the printing press, how did wealthy merchants and elites in German and Italian cities compile chronicles of military, political, and economic events to send to each other?
They wrote them by hand :)
What made news affordable for ordinary citizens instead of only wealthy elites?
Penny Papers. They were sold for only one cent.
What is a muckraker? Hint, they are like a reformist
A journalist who goes undercover to expose something bad happening that could possibly affect the reader. (think of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. He wrote about the dangerous conditions of a sausage factory)
What large technological advancements do we have now that expand journalism to a wider audience?
Computers, internet, social media etc
What is yellow journalism?
Journalism that uses catchy pictures and headlines to attract readers to read the article.
Where did the first modern printed newspaper start in 1605?
Germany
Five major publishers formed the __________ in 1846 to share news transmission costs and reporting via telegraph.
The Associated Press
Who was the main audience the newspapers in the early 1900s centered on? Hint, they weren’t rich
Immigrants
Unverified claims, hyper-partisan sites, and algorithmic bias that frequently compete with or overshadow verified reporting are all examples of what?
Misinformation
What event stopped the newspaper circulation for two weeks in 1899?
The Newsboys’ Strike
The ___________ was launched in London in 1702 by Elizabeth Mallet, making it the world’s first successful daily newspaper.
Daily Courant
Who was a major figure in the Journalism world at this time? Hint: The antagonist in Newsies.
Joseph Pulitzer
What were the differences between magazines and newspapers in the 1900s?
Magazines were more expensive and focused on richer, more extravagant lifestyles while newspapers were cheaper and focused on more hard news
What effect did online journalism have on smaller news organizations?
It caused them to downsize, merge, go digital-only, or shut down entirely.
The word "journalism" comes from the Latin word diurnalis, meaning _______.
Daily
The ____ ______ was the earliest daily news sheet in Ancient Rome.
Acta Diurna (400)