All of the following are ways scholars analyze journalism’s history except:
In terms of technological progress
As a pastime
As a form of literature
As the power struggle between Authority and the People (free speech)
pastime
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All of the following were considered key changes for journalism in the nineteenth century except:
The penny press
Innovations in printing
The rise of the modern newsroom
The invention of television.
the invention of television
100
After how many issues was the first American newspaper shut down?
1
100
What is a characteristic of “yellow journalism”?
Rigorous fact checking
Dull, “safe,” stories
Rumors disguised as news
Objective reporting
Rumors disguised as news
100
How many pages was America's first newspaper?
four (3 with news and one blank page)
200
What was the name of America's first newspaper?
Publick Occurences
200
In 1734, John Zenger was arrested after he printed accusations of official corruption in what paper?
New York Weekly Journal
200
Who printed the first American newspaper after being jailed for subversive writing in London?
Benjamin Harris
200
Zenger’s attorney had Zenger acquitted on the grounds that what Zenger printed in the paper wasn’t technically libel. Who was his attorney?
Andrew Hamilton
200
From where did the name “penny press” originate?
It cost a penny.
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T/F: With the rise of the modern newsroom, reporters were hired and trained to cover news in a more professional way.
True
300
T/F: The pressure that Hearst and Pulitzer’s stories put on politicians contributed to the First World War being declared.
False (It was the Spanish-American War.)
300
T/F: Joseph Pulitzer worked for The World.
True
300
T/F: Pulitzer spent millions of dollars to hire staffers away from Hearst.
False
300
T/F: John Peter Zenger lost his trial and went to prison for years because of it.
False
400
How did the name "Yellow journalism" come about?
The name came from "the yellow kid," the first color comic.
400
Who were the two main editors that rose above the rest in the struggle for influence in the yellow journalism era?
Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
400
All of the following are in the style of "modern" newswriting except:
concise wording
biased reporting
dramatic delivery
short sentences
biased reporting
400
In what decade did the internet begin to pose a threat to other means of journalism?
1990s
400
What is the name of the program we use to create the yearbook?