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WorksheetsThe History of Journalism
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
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
Why couldn't newspapers keep up with TV broadcasts?
They were more expensive
They weren't as fast
People didn't know how to read
Because most sports were on TV
Who is this man (known for See It Now TV program in the 1950s)?
Nellie Bly
John F. Kennedy
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Edward R. Murrow
Select two examples of investigative journalism from the 1960s and 1970s:
Watergate
The Pentagon Papers
Common Sense
The Printing Press
What 1995 court case was largely affected by too much media coverage?
Tinker v Des Moines
O.J. Simpson
John Peter Zenger
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Which social media platform, founded in 2004, sparked a movement of immersion into social media?
TikTok
Which of the following are current problems in the media. Check all that apply.
Accuracy
Credibility
Objectivity (Opinion)
Relevance
