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WorksheetsHistory of American Media
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
The USS Maine battleship blew up in the Havana harbor in Cuba and helped begin the Spanish-American war because journalists exaggerated the story and did not really know what had happened yet. This exaggerated and gossipy story is because:
Journalists were using Muckracking
Journalists wanted to see what would happen if they lied
Journalists were using Yellow Journalism
Yellow Journalism was a
Time when nobody paid attention to the news
When reporters wrote about social injustices and helped do good things
Bad time for journalists when they faked stories and altered photos
Many original newspapers had the stamp "by authority" and were monitored by the German government.
True
False
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) controls and regulates:
What ratings (G, PG, PG-13, R) of shows can be played or shown on different television stations
Radio and tv stations and what can/can't be said like cuss words
Can fine people and stations if they show or say something (cuss) they shouldn't
all of the above
America's first newspapers were:
bright and colorful
one sheet long with letters and essays
full of advertisements
just like today's papers
It is believed we are a LESS informed society because of the access of digital media and that we have information at any time. Why is this true?
Most people don't pay attention to what is really important in the news.
Social media tends to be gossipy news and not hard news topics
People have stopped watching the news because it is so negative
All of the above answers are correct.
Many historians believe there would not have been a revolution without the support of the:
lawyers
press
teachers
There are more AM radio stations than FM stations on the radio.
True
False
We have TOTAL freedom of speech and can say whatever we want to say anytime, without getting in trouble or having consequences.
True
False
We are guaranteed our __________ in the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Freedom of speech
Right to a speedy trial
Right to bear arms
The invention of the _____________ brought about inverted-pyramid writing during the Civil War so that if messages were cut off, the most important thing would be shared first.
Social Media
Internet
Telegraph
The key invention that helped the radio broadcast was the:
Electricity
Vacuum tube
Wifi
The Penny Press was sold on the street corner for only one penny.
True
False
There are less people reading the newspaper today than ever before. More people are getting their news on television, their phones or the internet.
True
False
Now, major cities have about 15-20 competing newspapers so we get more than one point of view easily.
True
False
Muckrakers wrote about social injustices (like mental health, racism, child labor laws and animal cruelty) to help bring up issues and create change in people's minds.
True
False
At the time this newspaper was published, it was considered to be one of the best in the country because it was fair and accurate.
The Houston Chronicle
The New York Times
The Boston Globe
We are guaranteed our ________ in the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Right to healthcare
Right to fair wages in work
Freedom of the press
The Associated Press is a news gathering service that:
is a group of middle school journalists who are undercover reporters
keeps everything to themselves and do not sell stories
sells pictures and stories to news stations and magazines and internet sources
We are all journalists because we all spread/share news in some way (talking, writing, social media, posts, etc).
True
False
BONUS: The _____ court case established truth as a defense in a court of law. He was arrested for sedition or lying about the government but was found not guilty.
Alexander Hamilton
OJ Simpson
John Peter Zenger
