WorksheetsNewspapers
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 22mins
What invention allowed for the mass production of printed material.
Cotton Ginny
Printing Press
Steam Engine
pencils
When reading a historical newspaper article it is important to keep in mind the ______________________ of the article.
Context
time period
colour
author
In the early 1800's most newspapers were …..
staffed by a small number of people and had few subscribers
staffed by a large number of people and had many subscribers
staffed by a large number of people and had few subscribers
staffed by a small number of people and had many subscribers
The owner of early newspapers would usually also serve as...
reporter
editor
cartoonist
janitor
At this time newspapers were dominated by men but sometimes women worked as
editors
publishers
compositors
writers
Newspapers in this period were often affiliated with these...
train stations
TV shows
Political Parties
hospitals
How did early newspapers often get their editions to their customers
Newspapers boys
In stores
by mail
by pony express
It was not uncommon for newspapers in the early 1800's to be filled with what?
Cartoons
advertisements
sports
obituaries
Printing on early newspapers generally followed the format of what?
The text written in columns and each page had 5 to 8 columns
The text written in block format with stories arranged in chunks.
A story starting on the front page and being continued to the second page
Articles haphazardly stuck anywhere in the paper.
Newspapers stories often dealt with what subject matters?
Politics
Local news
disasters and crime
science and medicine
religion
What clues can you look for to decide if a newspaper is aligned with one political party or another?
A political party name might be included in the name of the paper
The language the paper was written in (English newspapers would have supported the British Party)
Government sponsored adds
Knowing if the publisher was also a high ranking official in a political party. (Etienne Parent)
