Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Pulitzer
True or False:
Joseph Pulitzer fought as a Confederate soldier during the Civil War.
False.
Joseph Pulitzer fought as a Union soldier during the Civil War.
Ida B. Wells founded the:
A. AARP
B. NAACP
C. NRA
B. NAACP
Who invented the movable printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
What advance in technology during the Civil War Era changed journalism forever?
A. radio
B. newspapers
C. television
d. photography
d. photography
What is one of the technological advances that contributed to American journalism in the 20th century?
A. Television
B. Social Media
C. Printing Press
A. Television
Which of the following is one of the papers that was owned by Pulitzer?
A. The New York Times
B. The Washington Post
C. The New York World
C. The New York World
What was the brutal, racist practice that Ida B. Wells documented and exposed?
Lynching
The first newspaper in the American colonies was:
A. The New England Post
B. Publick Occurrences, Both Foreign and Domestick
C. The New York World
B. Publick Occurrences, Both Foreign and Domestick
Who founded The New York Sun?
A. Benjamin Day
B. Joseph Pulitzer
C. Thomas Jefferson
A. Benjamin Day
True or False:
Newspapers began to decline toward the latter end of the 20th century.
True
Which newspaper did Benjamin Franklin own?
A. The Quaker Daily News
B. The Pennsylvania Gazette
C. The New England Review
B. The Pennsylvania Gazette
Which Newspaper did Margaret Fuller edit and translate?
A. The New York Tribune
B. The New York Post
C. The New York World
A. The New York Tribune
Which journalist's trial established the precedent of freedom of the press in America?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Peter Zenger
C. Peter Zenger
Fill in the blank.
The ______ Press provided affordable news to everyday citizens.
Penny
True or False:
The 20th Century did not affect the times of day in which the news was available.
False.
Radio and television ensured that the news could be accessed all throughout the day.
Benjamin Franklin grew up in the city of ________
Boston
What experience did Margaret Fuller journal in her book, Summer on the Lakes, in 1843.
Her travels to the Great Lakes region.
Why was is a movable printing press?
A printing press that allows you to move the numbers and letters on it.
The New York Sun was founded in:
A. 1915
B. 1850
C. 1833
C. 1833
What are some pros of social media being used in modern journalism?
Possible answers: faster spread, instant access, regular citizens are journalists now, etc.
Name two of Benjamin Franklin's inventions.
Possible answer: lightening rod and bifocals
Name one of Ida B. Wells' famous written works.
Possible answers: The Red Record or Lynch Law
Why is freedom of the press essential to liberty?
Possible answer: An informed public can monitor and change the government policies that affect them
How did photography affect the way that people interacted with the news?
Possible answer: The visual aid helped people connect more deeply with the events that they were reading about.
What are some cons of social media being used in modern journalism?
Possible answers: lack of accountability, false news can be spread quickly, etc.