The Birth of Journalism
Journalism in the 1800s
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This 1440 invented by johannes Gutenberg made it possible to reproduce written material quickly and helped newspaper become widely available.

The printing press

100

This 1844 invetion allowed news to be sent instantly over wires.

The Telegraph

100

This 1920s broadcast journalist became famous for his radio reports during World War 1 

Edward R. Murrow

100

This social media platform founded in 2006 lets journalists break news in 280 characters.

Twitter, now called X

100

This is the journalism structure that puts teh most important facts at the top of the story

The inverted pyramid

200

This short-lived 1690 Boston publication was the first newspaper in the American colonies.

Publick Occurrences

200

In 1833, this new york newspaper started the penny press era by selling papers for one cent

The new york sun

200

This 1972-1974 political scandal uncovered by Washington Post reporters Woodward and Bernstein

Watergate

200

This term for ordinary people capturing and sharing news on their phones

Citizen journalism

200

Ap style says you should abbreviate theese months when used with a specific date: Jan, Feb, Aug... etc

what are months

300

This 1735 trial where a publisher was found not guilty of libel because his stories were true helped establish freedm of the press

The John Peter Zenger trial

300

These two new york publishers fought a circulation war in the 1890s using sensational, exagerated stories.

Joseph Pulitzer and william Randolph Hearst

300
The first televised presidential debate in 1960 was between these two candidates.

Richard Nixon and John F kennedy

300

The term for false stories made to look like real news spread widely during the 2016 election

Fake news

300

This organization's of code of ethics says journalists should seek truth and report it, minimize harm, and act independently

The society of proffesional journalists

400

The first ten amendments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791, guarantee freedom of the press. 

What is the Bill of Rights

400

This news agency founded in 1846 is now the oldest and largest in the US know for AP style

The associated press

400

This 1971 Supreme Court Case allowed the New York Times to publish the Pentagon Papers.

New york time co. v US

400

This 2013 whistleblower leaked NSA documents to journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura poitras

Edward Snowden 

400

This 1964 Supreme court case set the standard that public figures must prove actual malice to win a libel case

New york times Co. v. Sullivan