The birth of Journalism
Invented around 1440, this device by Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized the mass production of text and paved the way for modern newspapers.
what is the printing press
This former slave became a legendary journalist and orator, founding the influential anti-slavery newspaper The North Star in 1847.
who is frederick Douglas
This "dirty" one-word term describes early 20th-century journalists who crusaded for social justice and exposed corporate or government corruption.
what is "Muckraking"
his crowd-sourced digital encyclopedia went online in January 2001, drastically changing how reporters and the public perform background research and fact-checking
what is wikipedia
Founded in 1904, the first school of journalism in the world was established at this Midwestern university.
The university of missiouri
Credited with publishing La Gazette in the 17th century, this Frenchman is often regarded by historians as a pioneer/father of regular newspaper publishing.
who is Jean Loret
Henry Raymond co-founded this legendary newspaper in 1851, which would later earn the long-standing nickname "The Gray Lady".
The New York Times
This famous muckraker used his 1906 novel The Jungle to expose harsh conditions and unsanitary practices in the Chicago meatpacking industry.
who is Upton Sinclair
This veteran CBS Evening News anchor stepped down in March 2005 after 24 years at the desk, following a controversial broadcast regarding President George W. Bush’s National Guard service.
who is Dan Rather
The first of these prestigious U.S. awards for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, and literature was handed out in 1917.
The pulitzer prize
Founded in 1704, this publication is recognized as the first continuously published newspaper in the American colonies
The Boston Newsletter
Named after a colorful comic strip character, this sensationalist, ultra-competitive style of reporting dominated the late 1890s rivalry between Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst.
Yellow Journalism
Known as a pioneering muckraker of the early 1900s, she wrote the explosive 1904 exposé The Shame of the Cities targeting municipal corruption.
who is Lincoln steffens
This former USA Today reporter was exposed in 2003 for fabricating stories and plagiarizing details in dozens of articles.
Jayson Blair
Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein investigated the Watergate scandal for this major U.S. newspaper.
The washington Post.
This 1735 trial of a New York printer established a foundational truth-based defense for libel and helped set the stage for a free press in America.
John Peter Zenger
Launched in 1833 by Benjamin Day, this New York paper changed the industry by costing only a single cent.
The penny press.
This groundbreaking investigative journalist went undercover in a New York mental asylum in 1887 and wrote thrilling stunt-reporting pieces into the early 20th century.
who is Nellie Bly
Airing from 2002 to 2008 on Comedy Central, this faux-news program anchored by Jon Stewart heavily influenced how a generation consumed real political journalism.
The daily Show
Written untrue print statements that can ruin a person’s reputation are known by this term.
What is Libel
Prompted by Parliament's restrictive Licensing Order of 1643, what famous 1644 prose speech by John Milton fiercely defended the unauthorized printing of books and freedom of expression?
Aeropagitica
This critical technological invention in the 1840s allowed news to be transmitted instantly over long distances, completely transforming reporting speeds.
The Telegraph
his pioneering African-American journalist and anti-lynching crusader created the newspaper column "The Other Side of the Story".
who is Ida B. Wells
In 2004, CBS News anchor Dan Rather reported on controversial memos regarding George W. Bush's Texas Air National Guard service, leading to a scandal known by this shorthand name.
what is Rathergate or Memogate
Known as the "most trusted man in America," this CBS news anchor helped turn popular opinion against the Vietnam War.
Walter Cronkite