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WorksheetsHistory of Journalism Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Prior to the mass availability of printed text, where/how would the masses (non-clergy or nobility) have gotten their news?
Invented in the 1400s the (a) was revolutionary due to its moveable type that increased printing speed and efficiency.
Which of the following WAS an effect of the Gutenberg Press? Check all that apply.
Increased printing speed
Increased literacy
Increased spread of ideas
Increased costs of books
What is the difference between LIBEL and SLANDER?
What did the John Peter Zenger Trial establish?
All men are created equal
The truth as a defense against libel
No taxation without representation
Established by the Zenger Trail, what does "the truth as a defense against libel" mean?
Why did England impose taxes on the colonies?
Because they felt the need to punish the colonies for starting the French and Indian War
Because they needed the money to fight the Spanish Armada
Because they were in debt after two recent wars
What was the name of the act that taxed all printed and official documents?
The Townshend Acts
The Intolerable Acts
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
What is a partisan press? How did it play a role in the Revolutionary War?
Published in over 20 colonial papers, the (a) signed by all 13 colonies was the first step in breaking away from England and becoming the United States.
What document contains the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
What are the 5 freedoms guaranteed under the first amendment?
How did the telegraph affect communication and news?
What is the Inverted Pyramid writing style and what are its defining characteristics?
The first sentence of a news story is called what?
Main Sentence
Lead Sentence
Topic Sentence
Founded in 1833 by Benjamin Day, what was the first American paper to print modern news?
The New York Sun
The New York Times
The New York World
The New York Journal
What was the difference between colonial newspapers and modern newspapers? What stories did each print?
What is yellow journalism?
What is muckraking?
In what ways do we see the use of yellow journalism and muckraking in today's news?
