Chapter 8 Newspapers

​ (a)   The decline in daily newspaper readership began after the invention of

• Radio
• TV
• Internet
• Smartphones
• Social media
• Email

An article on the moon landing explains the technological developments that enabled this achievement and analyzes what was occurring culturally and socially in the United States at the time that made this event possible. What type of journalism does this article BEST represent?​ ​ ​ (a)  

• Interpretive Journalism
• Yellow Journalism
• Investigative Journalism

Answer explanation

Why was the sensationalist era of journalism in the late nineteenth century called “yellow journalism”?

• The phrase suggested the cowardice of the leading editors.

• Sensational crime stories were printed on yellowish paper every Friday afternoon as a special late edition.

• The phrase referred to a popular, contested cartoon strip.

• The phrase was a reference to a highly prized journalism award.

The earliest written news was developed by Peter Zenger

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Peter Zenger provided the foundation for......

• Yellow Press

• Partisan Press

• Commercial Press

• • steam-powered press