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WorksheetsJournalism - Unit 1, Lesson 2
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 4mins
Yellow Journalism refers to the sensationalistic or biased stories that newspapers present as objective truth.
True
False
What time period saw a rise in Yellow Journalism?
Late 1800s
1920s-1940s
1950s-1970s
1990s-2000s
Joseph Pulitzer was important because...
He was one of the early adopters of Yellow Journalism
He fought against the rise of Yellow Journalism
He helped to pass laws to hinder the misinformation that Yellow Journalism created.
A muckraker is...
an investigative, reformist journalist who sought to expose corruption and wrongdoing
a type of journalist who sought to create detailed, accurate journalistic accounts
journalists who relentlessly persued the truth of the corruptions in government and big buisness
journalists hired by the government to help cover up wrong doing and corruption
Why is Upton Sinclair's The Jungle such an important piece of journalistic work?
It exposed horrible working conditions, unfair wages, bad business practices, and the lack of sanitation in factories.
It helped to promote the popularity of factory work and the benefits for factory workers
It led to a positive change in public opinion about factory work and workers in general
Why did the public love first-person accounts?
It helped to make the news more personal.
The line between journalism and entertainment became more blurred
The public loved the emotionally charged accounts that reporters provided
The inclusion of first-person reporting led to a decline in readership.
