History of News, Medium, & Message
Authored by Anastasia Wilson
English
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The first US printing press was built by Isaac Doolittle in what year?
1440
1769
1940
1988
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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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
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Woodward and Bernstein exposed a cover up which ultimately led to which president's resignation?
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
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