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WorksheetsIntro to Broadcast & American Journalism History
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is Journalism?
Collecting and presenting information to the public
News reporting presented electronically or by radio.
Collecting news to present to the public.
All the above
Examples of Broadcast are:
Internet, Radio, Podcast
Television, social media, and Internet
Social media and Podcast
Podcast, Internet, social media, Television, and Radio
True or False: Broadcast Journalism is different from Print Journalism because it is less informal than printed news.
True
False
True or False: Broadcast Journalism is different from Print Journalism because it is with internet and social media.
True
False
The radio was invented in:
1750
1800s
1950
1900s
Who was sent to Germany to report the ongoing events and news in 1937?
Edward R. Murrow
Reginald Fessenden
Nikola Tesla
None of the above
True or False: News articles are often sensationalized to entice people to "click".
True
False
True or False: News reporters have moral and unethical responsibility to produce unreliable, subjective, and accurate reports of events.
True
False
True or False: As news consumers who are at least now aware of how quickly misinformation can spread, it is our responsibility to share only accurate information.
True
False
True or False: Following the war, people continued to tune into the radio and eventually the radio to listen to the news.
True
False
What was used sensationalism as a way to increase readership and resulted in loud headlines on questionable behavior?
Red Journalism
Broadcast Journalism
Yellow Journalism
All the above
What was the date of the first TV Commercial?
January 17th, 2001
April 8th, 1927
April 9th, 1926
April 9th,1927
What years birthed radio/Broadcast?
2000, 2002,2003,2004
1901, 1920, 1926. 1927, 1930-1940s
1800s-1900s
1901, 1930, 1940-1950s
What was the name of the first TV station and where was it located?
ABC news in Wheaton, Maryland
W3XK in Washington DC
W3XK in Wheaton. Maryland
New York weekly in New York City
Why did the courts rule in Zenger's favor vs. the governor of New York?
Establishing the truth as a solid defense against libel
Published a false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation.
Any government criticism was considered "sedition" which means the stirring of rebellion
Sedition was a offense when the early colonies were under British rule. This was a written law.
Which rights do you have according to the First Amendment?
Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition, Vote
Religion, Speech, Petition
Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
Religion, Bear arms , Press, Assembly, Petition
What is Muckraking?
Investigative, socially conscious reporting
Ended of Yellow Journalism ushered in the "golden age" of journalism.
Industrialization led to slums and terrible conditions for the poor.
All the above.
