Ch.8 _ Newspapers

Poll

When you access news via social media, do you read just the headlines, or do you follow the story back to the source?

• I usually look at the headlines only.

• I usually follow the story back to the source.

• I don’t access news on social media.

Poll

Have you ever read a print newspaper?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

Guess what supercharged our ability to zap messages across the globe?

• 
  The development of the internet

• Using ancient smoke signals

• 
  The creation of the printing press

• • The invention of the telephone

Multiple Choice

Who kicked off the trend of having dedicated sleuths to sniff out crime stories?

• Penny papers

• The Associated Press

• Political press

• Modern newspapers

Multiple Choice

Ready to time travel? Guess what the 1960s underground papers were buzzing about!

• Radical opinions and alternative perspectives

• 
  

  Celebrity gossip and entertainment

• Scientific discoveries

• Mainstream political endorsements

Multiple Choice

Can you guess what major shift caused newspapers to lose their charm in the past?

• The explosion of digital books

• The great paper quality downturn

• Skyrocketing television prices

• The irresistible rise of radio waves