The Birth of Journalism (1400–1799)
What did the invention of the printing press create?
Made the mass production of text affordable and possible.
What was a really popular invention during this time frame?
The electric telegraph
What are the four C's in journalism?
Correctness, clarity, conciseness, and color
The 20th Century was marked by the rise of?
Mass media
What is one main type of journalism?
Political
Who is the "father" of Journalism?
Joseph Pulitzer
Who created the electric telegraph?
Samuel Morse
What does -30- (dash thirty dash) mean?
The end of a story or press release
What was introduced, that allowed breaking news to reach households instantly?
The radio
During this era what did it shift in to?
A decentralized, digital-first, and social media-driven landscape.
Before the printing press was invented, what was the primary source of news?
Word of mouth
What invention lead to the cheap, steam-powered printing presses allowing newspapers to sell for one cent instead of six?
The Penny Press
The "inverted pyramid" was born out of what?
Technical constraint
What was Muckraking?
A powerful counter-movement emerged as investigative journalists exposed corporate corruption, political scandals, and social injustices.
The early 2000's saw what the challenged mainstream narratives during major global events?
Independent bloggers
The earliest recorded precursor to journalism is what?
The Acta Diurna ("daily events")
What was yellow journalism?
It was a style of newspaper reporting emphasized sensationalism, exaggeration, and scandal over factual news to boost circulation.
Where was the first independent school of journalism founded?
Missouri
Journalists like Edward R. Murrow brought the reality of what directly into living rooms?
The reality of war
Advertising revenue moved heavily toward what?
Tech giants like Google
What did the Australian historian Keith Windschuttle once say about the origins of journalism?
"The origins of journalism lie in exactly the same place as the origins of history.”
Who was a reporter that went undercover to capture the public's imagination?
Nelly Bly
Why during the Civil War did reporters flock to battlefields and use telegraph lines to transmit their dispatches back to newspaper editors?
Telegraph lines were highly unreliable and frequently cut by enemy soldiers
What was this era famously known for?
Jazz journalism
Over the last two decades, roughly how much percent of U.S. newspapers have disappeared?
40%