the birth of journalism
What is the name of the machine invented around 1440 by Johannes Gutenberg that allowed for mass-producing news papers
Printing press
This publisher of the New York World used sensational headlines and now has a prestigious journalism prize named after him.
Joseph Pulitzer
This type of sensationalized, poorly researched journalism named after a colorful comic character dominated the early 1900s
Yellow Journalism
This non-profit whistleblowing organization, founded by Julian Assange in 2006, revolutionized digital journalism by publishing millions of leaked, classified government documents.
WikiLeaks
This is the most popular style of punctuation used to close out a paragraph or sentence, but in journalism headlines, it is almost always omitted
period
Ratified in 1791, this constitutional amendment prohibited the U.S. government from restricting the freedom of the press.
First Amendment
This typing format places the most important facts at the very beginning of a news story, a style popularized during the Civil War
Inverted pyramid
In 1917, these prestigious annual awards for achievements in journalism and literature were established by a bequest from a famous publisher.
Pulitzer Prizes
In 2021, journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia were awarded this prestigious international honor for their courageous fight to safeguard freedom of expression
Nobel Peace Prize
These are the "Five Ws" that every basic news story is required to answer in the opening paragraph
Who, What, Where, When, and Why
Launched in 1833 by Benjamin Day, this New York paper changed the industry by costing only this much per issue
a penny
Henry Raymond founded this famous newspaper, which is still widely read today and nicknamed "The Gray Lady."
New York Times
Theodore Roosevelt coined this term for investigative journalists of the early 1900s who exposed corporate and political corruption.
Muckrakers
This massive 2016 cross-border investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) leaked 11.5 million documents exposing offshore tax havens used by world leaders and billionaires.
Panama Papers
This specific stylebook is considered the "journalist's bible" and sets the standard rules for grammar and writing across most newsrooms
(AP) Stylebook
Instead of relying on expensive political party sponsorships, penny papers funded their operations primarily through this revenue source
advertising
This former slave became a powerful journalist and orator, founding the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star in 1847.
Frederick Douglass
This 1970s political scandal was uncovered by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, leading to a president's resignation.
Watergate scandal
In 2002, this specialized investigative unit of The Boston Globe won a Pulitzer Prize for exposing a widespread cover-up of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, a story later turned into an Oscar-winning film
Spotlight Team
This is the nickname given to newspapers that are smaller than standard size and often focus on sensational local news.
What is a tabloid