The Birth of Journalism (1400–1799)
Journalism in the 1800s (1800–1899)
Journalism in the 1900s (1900–1999)
Journalism in the 2000s (2000–Current)
random facts
100

Around 1440, who created the movable type printing press, opening the door for mass-produced journalism?

  • A) Ottmar Mergenthaler
  • B) Tim Berners-Lee
  • C) Ts'ai Lun
  • D) Johannes Gutenberg

who is johannes gutenberg?

100
This newspaper, founded in 1801, is often considered the first daily newspaper in the United States.
  • A) The Boston Globe
  • B) The Pennsylvania Evening Post
  • C) The New York Times
  • D) The Chicago Tribune




what is the Pennsylvania Evening Post?
100

What is Muckraking?

  1. Investigating Corporate corruption 

  2. Reporting on local opportunities

  3. Political Scandals.

  4. Propaganda cartoons.

Investigating Corporate corruption

100

This social media platform, launched in 2006, has become a major source for breaking news and real-time updates.

  • A) Facebook
  • B) Twitter
  • C) Instagram
  • D) LinkedIn

What is Twitter?

 

100

Where was the First newspaper ever distributed?

  1. Strasbourg, France/HRE

  2. London, England

  3. Rome, Italy 

  4. Amsterdam, Netherlands

Strasbourg, France/HRE

200

These single-sheet stories were made to spread information often about disasters, wars, or important events.

  • A) Pamphlets
  • B) Handbills
  • C) Flyers
  • D) Broadsides

Broadsides

200

This famous journalist and abolitionist published the Liberator, advocating for the end of slavery.

  • A) Frederick Douglass
  • B) William Lloyd Garrison
  • C) Sojourner Truth
  • D) Harriet Beecher Stowe

Who is William Lloyd Garrison?

200

When and where did Journalism become a formal education?

  1. 1903 at the University of Chicago

  2. 1908 at the University of Missouri and University of Colombia

  3. 1909 at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Birmingham

  4. 1904 at the University of Yale

1908 at the University of Missouri and University of Colombia

200

This term describes the practice of reporting news as it happens, often using live updates and social media.

  • A) Investigative journalism
  • B) Live blogging
  • C) Feature writing
  • D) Editorializing

What is live blogging?

200

Were there ever Independent papers in communist nations? 

  1. Yes 

  2. No

yes

300

Created in 1605 in Germany by Johann Carolus, this utilized the printing press.

  • A) Packing paper
  • B) Printer paper
  • C) Construction paper
  • D) Newspaper

Newspaper

300

This term refers to sensationalized news reporting that emerged in the late 1800s, often exaggerating facts to attract readers.

  • A) Investigative journalism
  • B) Yellow journalism
  • C) Tabloid journalism
  • D) Citizen journalism

What is yellow journalism?

300

What major breakthrough for journalism happened in 1930 - 1940?

  1. The TV 

  2. The Printing Press

  3. The Radio Breakthrough

  4. Separation of Public Relations and News

The Radio Breakthrough

300

This major news organization faced significant scrutiny for its reporting on the Iraq War, particularly regarding weapons of mass destruction.

  • A) The Washington Post
  • B) CNN
  • C) The New York Times
  • D) BBC News

What is The New York Times?

300

Where does the word Journalism come from 

1.Latin word of Diurnalis 

2. French word, Jounaliste

3. Italian word, giornalista

Latin word of Diurnalis

400

 In Venice, the citizens would use this coin to pay for the daily handwritten news, bringing about this word to be common for newspapers today.

  • A) Newspaper
  • B) Bulletin
  • C) Journal
  • D) Gazette

Gazette

400

This journalist and editor founded the New York Times in 1851, which became known for its objective reporting.

  • A) Joseph Pulitzer
  • B) Henry Jarvis Raymond
  • C) Adolph Ochs
  • D) William Randolph Hearst

Who is Henry Jarvis Raymond?

400

What was a common trend in the 1980s amongst independent papers?

  1. Combine into large conglomerates

  2. Split off to be more diverse than one another

  3. A move to add ads to the Papers for a Profitable Business model

  4. Support for the Rise of the Retail Chains

Combine into large conglomerates

400

This online platform, launched in 2005, allows users to create and share videos, significantly impacting how news is consumed.

  • A) Vimeo
  • B) Dailymotion
  • C) YouTube
  • D) TikTok

What is YouTube?

400

Who was the first recorded Journalist?

1.Joseph Pulitzer

2.Herodotus

3.Thucydides

4.Nellie Bly

thucydides

500

Made in 1704 by John Campbell, this was the first successful and continuously published newspaper in America.

  • A) The American Weekly Mercury
  • B) The Pennsylvania Gazette
  • C) The New-York Gazette
  • D) The Boston News-Letter

The Boston News-Letter

500

This influential publication, founded in 1865, focused on investigative journalism and was known for its muckraking style.

  • A) Harper's Weekly
  • B) The Atlantic Monthly
  • C) McClure's Magazine
  • D) The Nation

What is McClure's Magazine?

500

 What significant event in journalism occurred in 1960 that changed the way news was reported and consumed?

  • A) The Launch of Cable News Networks
  • B) The First Presidential Debate Televised
  • C) The Introduction of the Internet
  • D) The Establishment of the Associated Press

The First Presidential Debate Televised

500

This Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author is known for his investigative reporting on the Watergate scandal and has continued to influence journalism in the 2000s.

  • A) Carl Bernstein
  • B) Bob Woodward
  • C) Seymour Hersh
  • D) Walter Cronkite

Who is Bob Woodward?

500

What significant event in journalism occurred in 1960 that changed the way news was reported and consumed?

  • A) The Launch of Cable News Networks
  • B) The First Presidential Debate Televised
  • C) The Introduction of the Internet
  • D) The Establishment of the Associated Press

The First Presidential Debate Televised