9.1 & 9.2
Who’s improvement on the printing press changed the face of publishing in 1440?
Johannes Gutenberg
Which modern technology, along with television, caused a major decline in newspaper readership.
The Internet
True or false: Online writers have the freedom to talk about certain topics in full detail.
True
What band, from Liverpool England, combined elements of skiffle, doo-wop, and soul to create a genre of music known as Merseybeat in the 1960s?
The Beatles
What form of paper, notable examples being The Sun & the New York Morning Herald, was printed on smaller paper and sold at a lower price so working class people could afford to buy?
The Penny Paper
What is the form of Journalism that investigates and exposes corruption in government or business, that aims to inform the public.
Watchdog Journalism
Journalist bloggers are also known as?
Beat bloggers.
On their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, which band was lewd and vulgar, prompting host Ed Sullivan to denounce their behavior? (although he privately acknowledge that the band had received the most enthusiastic applause he had ever seen.)
The Rolling Stones
What ancient peoples do scholars commonly credit to publishing the first newspaper, titled daily doings, in 59 BCE?
The Ancient Romans, Acta Diurna
What is the type of journalistic misconduct, alongside plagiarism, that can end a reporters career and can damage a newspaper’s credibility.
Fabrication
According to JJ Silvia, print newspapers are making the transformation to the digital world with greater or less success. What are the three internet news sites that never print papers but have grown in popularity?
The Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, The Drudge Report.
What technique involves playing short fragments of songs rather than the entire track
Sampling
In the late 19th century, what failing newspaper decided to be impartial and not use sensationalist headlines like their competitors at the time.
The New York Times
Who is best known for the building a massive global media empire through his company, News Corporation. He also bought The Wall Street Journal in 2007 for $5 billion.
Rupert Murdoch
What is the system utilized by German Broadcasting called?
Dual System or Fee-financed broadcasting.
What platform allowed for music downloads to be shared across the internet for free, and was the subject of a lawsuit filed by the RIAA
Napster
What kind of publications cater to specific ethnic or cultural groups?
Niche Newspaper
What are the arrangements where two competing newspapers in the same city share business operations but keep separate news and editorial departments?
Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs)
When was the idea of the Fee financed broadcast introduced?
1945
Which band‘s angst-filled lyrics spoke to many members of Generation X and launched alternative rock into the mainstream in the 1990s
Nirvana