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Newspapers, Fun with

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Today about ____________ daily newspapers reach 130 million readers each day.

a)

1000

b)

1500

c)

2000

d)

5000

2.

Who typically read newspapers?

a)

Older people

b)

College Graduates

c)

Middle aged Americans

d)

Teachers

3.

The earliest form of newspapers were called what? 

a)

Daily Notes

b)

Daily News

c)

Daily Shorts

d)

Daily Acts

4.

What first real test to the First Amendment?

a)

Alien and Sedition Acts

b)

Alien and Speech Acts

c)

Alliance and Sedition Acts

d)

Alien and Space Travel Researchers of America

5.

What is the written form of Defamation of Character?

a)

Libel

b)

Slander

c)

Truth

d)

Commentary

6.

The issuance of a false statement about another person, which causes that person to suffer harm or lower ones image within the community is Defamation of what?

(a)  

7.

How do you defend against a possible Defamation of Character? Select the best answer that DOES NOT Fit.

a)

Truth

b)

Be on public property

c)

Permission

d)

Have a source

8.

When being interviewed by a reporter, what are some things to keep in mind?

a)

You might become a celebrity.

b)

They can print any part of your conversation.

c)

An interview recorded in your home is not allowed to be aired.

d)

It depends on the type of interview. TV, radio or Print.

9.

Intense competition caused many papers to sell for just one cent.  This era was called ______________. 

a)

The Golden Age of Newspapers

b)

Start of Mass Media

c)

The Print Revolution

d)

The Penny Press

10.

This is an area or topic that a reporter covers on a daily basis in order to create better coverage by developing relations.

a)

Beat

b)

Demographic

c)

Community Reporting

d)

Tip Lines

11.

What is the name of the famous Civil War photographer discussed in class?

a)

Tom Brady

b)

Philip Kodak

c)

Mathew Brady

d)

Andrew Fuji

12.

This graph represents what type of reporting style?

(a)  

13.

What is the company that was created to help newspapers cover events from around the world?

a)

CNN

b)

Associated Press

c)

Reuters

d)

Network News

14.

What is the most extreme form of journalism?

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Jazz Journalism

c)

Tabloid Journalism

d)

Sensational Journalism

15.

Identify the "Bad" guy listed below.

a)

Adolph Ochs

b)

William Randolph Hurst

c)

Joseph Pulitzer

d)

Ron Burgundy

16.

Adolph Ochs said he would not "soil the what?"

a)

Family name

b)

Company Name

c)

Breakfast Cloth

d)

An innocent person