The History of Journalism

What new technology in 1450 allowed for easier production of books and eventually newspapers?

• The printing press

• The penny press

• The library

• The Internet

How do History and Journalism relate to each other?

• They are both school subjects

• History invented journalism

• Presidential Elections

• Without journalism we couldn't keep record of history

Did John Peter Zenger win his court case? Was he found guilty of libel for calling the Governor of New York a bad word?

• No

• Yes

How were newspapers used toward the fight of revolution against America and England?

• They were used to calm everyone down

• They were used to sell ads and make money

• They were used to gain support for the revolution

• They weren't around then.

The inverted pyramid created a journalist's style of writing that can be described as

• Only 2-3 sentences.

• The most important information at the top of the story

• The most important information at the end of the story

• a Novel

What is the name of the famous Photographer from the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Paul McCartney

• Mathew Brady

• Edward R. Murrow

What we call "Fake News" now was once called

• Tabloids

• Gossip

• Red journalism

• Yellow Journalism

What war was caused by Yellow Journalism

• The Revolutionary War

• The Civil War

• The Spanish-American War

• The Persian Gulf War

What is Muckraking?

• Investigative, socially conscious reporting

• Manual labor

• Political stereotypes

• Bias in the news

Why were TV broadcasts delayed until the 1950s?

• World War II happened in the 1940s

• The TV wasn't invented until then

• People liked reading the newspaper more

• The government wouldn't allow it