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WorksheetsHistory of Journalism
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The two societies known for their advancements in news reporting are Rome and England
True
False
The printing press was created and named by Johann Gutenberg
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False
The changes in Journalism after World War 1 & 2 include the addition of columns, comic strips and editorial cartoons.
True
False
In the 1950s journalism was revolutionized by technology, including computers, laptops and mobile phones.
True
False
The Gutenberg press uses immovable type blocks and was set by hand
True
False
Yellow Journalism is...
reporters who leave the scene of an event early
real news that has been dulled down to
please the audience
journalists who yell at their audience
sensationalized (embellished or made up stories to hook readers)
What did the invention of the printing press allow for?
Trees to die a terrible death
More farming to be done across the land
More counterfeit money being printed
News to be circulated in Europe and some of the colonies in America
How did the Civil War (1861-1865) change reporting?
First use of large headlines
First use of illustrations and photographs
Made it a crime to read the paper
Made it more fake
What did the Freedom of Information Act in 1966 allow for?
Governments to freely withhold information from citizens
American citizens to tell their secrets
Foreigners to access private and political documents
Citizens and reporters to request copies of government records
Who were the two titans responsible for the creation of yellow journalism?
William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer
Dan Rather and Anderson Cooper
William Blake and Charles Sheldon
Robert Woodward and Hunter Thompson
The ‘penny press’ was considered the paper of whom?
Accountants
Abraham Lincoln
The Common Man
Ronald McDonald
Yellow Journalism is no longer an issue
True
False
During WW2, editors and publishers involuntarily were forced to censor infomation
True
False
In the 1960s, the American people trusted reporters and the media because it was personalized and authentic
True
False
24 hour news is
News as it happened
News as its happening
Future predicted news
News from ancient history
