History of News, Medium, & Message

The first US printing press was built by Isaac Doolittle in what year?

• 1440

• 1769

• 1940

• 1988

The first news program to be aired on television in 1947 was __.

• NBC's Meet the Press

• National Public Radio Politics Podcast

• CBS Evening News

• PBS NewsHour

The birth of public internet really changed the way we disseminate news. Internet became open to the public in what year?

• 1440

• 1769

• 1940

• 1988

Which of the following demonstrates the impact technological advancements have had on news? (Check all that apply)

• Because of social media, it's harder now than ever before for citizens to know if the information they are receiving his credible and true.

• The smartphone is a modern journalist's greatest tool so they can stay connected through multiple platforms.

• The modern reporter always follows this process: go to the scene, take notes, write story at the office, get edits, then release the story the next day.

• Journalists are listening to fire calls, police calls, and news tips through phones calls and social media, to try to know about newsworthy events immediately.

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's reporting during the Watergate Scandal really impacted the relationship between government and journalists. Journalists became more bold in using their positions to hold people in power more accountable. What type of journalism became more popular based on this event?

• Travel Journalism

• Entertainment Journalism

• Investigative Journalism

• Feature Journalism

Woodward and Bernstein exposed a cover up which ultimately led to which president's resignation?

• Richard Nixon

• Bill Clinton

• Gerald Ford

• Ronald Reagan

Where did the Watergate Scandal get it's name?

• President Nixon was using illegal war tactics, such as waterboarding.

• The Nixon administration was famously nicknamed the Watergates because of their transparency - they flooded the media with top secret information.

• The hotel/office complex where the Democratic National Committee was burglarized was called the Watergate.

• The committee of people Nixon hired to help with his re-election campaign was nicknamed the Watergate.

Which category of news is written objectively, focused only on facts.

• Hard News

• Soft News

Editorials and op-eds, where journalists express their opinion on a topic, falls under which category of journalism?

• Hard News

• Soft News

Which category of news focuses uses for storytelling techniques and focuses on the "human aspect" of a story?

• Hard News

• Soft News