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Journalism History REview

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why were the penny press newspapers called "penny press"?

a)

You could buy one for five pennies.

b)

The first publisher was named Penny.

c)

They all ran pictures of Abraham Lincoln, who was on the penny.

d)

They cost 1 cent.

2.

The ‘penny press’ was considered the paper of whom?

a)

Accountants

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

The Common Man

d)

Ronald McDonald

3.

Journalists who investigated corruption, social institutions, and politics and promoted social responsibility were called ________________________.

a)

yellow journalists

b)

editors

c)

muckrakers

d)

newsies

4.

___________________ was the pen name of a journalist who pretended to be mentally ill and was committed to New York's Blackwell Insane Asylum in order to write a story about the poor conditions of the asylum.

a)

William Heart

b)

Andrew Hamilton

c)

Dorothea Lange

d)

Nellie Bly

5.

In the mid 1890s, a style of journalism called ________________________ began that involved hoaxes, sensationalism, cheap melodrama, and frauds.

a)

muckraking

b)

yellow journalism

c)

false journalism

d)

photojournalism

6.

Who were the two titans responsible for the creation of yellow journalism?

a)

William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer

b)

Dan Rather and Anderson Cooper

c)

William Blake and Charles Sheldon

d)

Robert Woodward and Hunter Thompson

7.

What is Journalism?

a)

Journalism is the activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast.

b)

Journalism is the activity or profession of writing books for public entertainment.

c)

Journalism is a special hobby that some people take up to increase their writing and interviewing skills.

8.

How will this affect my readers’ lives?

a)

Impact

b)

Timeliness

c)

Rarity

d)

Human Interest

9.

Why are you telling me this now?

a)

Proximity

b)

Novelty

c)

Timeliness

d)

Human Interest

10.

Events are more newsworthy the closer they are to the community reading about them.

a)

Human Interest

b)

Novelty

c)

Proximity

d)

Prominence

11.

Events are more newsworthy when they involve public figures.

a)

Prominence

b)

Timeliness

c)

Rarity

d)

Impact

12.

Events are more newsworthy if people care about the subject.

a)

Novelty

b)

Human Interest

c)

Proximity

d)

Rarity

13.

What war was caused by Yellow Journalism

a)

The Revolutionary War

b)

The Civil War

c)

The Spanish-American War

d)

The Persian Gulf War

14.

What is Muckraking?

a)

Investigative, socially conscious reporting

b)

Manual labor

c)

Political stereotypes

d)

Bias in the news

15.

Who is this man (known for See It Now TV program in the 1950s)?

a)

Nellie Bly

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

d)

Edward R. Murrow

16.

Select two examples of investigative journalism from the 1960s and 1970s:

a)

Watergate

b)

The Pentagon Papers

c)

Common Sense

d)

The Printing Press

17.

Which of the following are current problems in the media. Check all that apply.

a)

Accuracy

b)

Credibility

c)

Objectivity (Opinion)

d)

Relevance

18.

Who were the two titans responsible for the creation of yellow journalism?

a)

William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer

b)

Dan Rather and Anderson Cooper

c)

William Blake and Charles Sheldon

d)

Robert Woodward and Hunter Thompson

19.

This is a story in your school newspaper...which determinants apply. Check ALL!

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a)

Impact

b)

Timeliness

c)

Human Interest

d)

Prominence

e)

Proximity

20.

This is a story in your school newspaper...which determinants apply.

Student Council Elections

Students in the school will cast their votes for the Student Council this week. The race is especially contentious as two of the most populare students , the predisident of the Theatre club and the captian of the footlball team, vie for President of Student Council. Which side will win?

a)

Impact

b)

Timeliness

c)

Conflict

d)

Prominence

e)

Proximity

21.

History of Hearst Castle: What was the original purpose of Hearst Castle?

a)

Government building

b)

Hotel for tourists

c)

Private residence for William Randolph Hearst

d)

Museum for public viewing

22.

Who practiced a “yellow journalism” style of reporting in 1898 on the Cuban situation in his newspapers, which helped Americans favor war with Spain to help the Cubans?

a)

William Randolph Hearst

b)

John Hay

c)

Emilio Aguinaldo

23.

The printing press was created and named by Johann Gutenberg

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Our freedom of press is protected by the ______________.

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

1st Amendment

d)

Declaration of Independence

25.

When was the Pulitzer Prize established?

a)

1917

b)

1971

c)

1791

d)

1719

26.

Using newspapers to influence government was called...

a)

yellow journalism

b)

blue journalism

c)

red journalism

27.

The Pulitzer Prize was created by William Randolph Hearst.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Journalists who use investigative reporting to uncover corporate or government misconduct, corruption, and unethical practices are known as ...

a)

paparazzi

b)

correlators

c)

citizen journalist

d)

muckrakers

29.

The practice of individuals and special interest groups creating fictitious stories and feeding them into social media streams is ...

a)

objective reporting

b)

public journalism

c)

news hole

d)

fake news

30.

Which paper did Pulitzer Publish?

(a)