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Journalism Test 1
Journalism Test 1
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review of the introduction to journalism
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1
Which is NOT a career in journalism?
editor
CEO
reporter
marketing specialist
2
Which is NOT a disadvantage of newsrooms relying on social media?
reduces the need for fact checking
breaking the news later than citizens
less accurate
inaccurate information
3
Why was the Spanish-American War good for the U.S?
we got the Pulitzer Prize
We got to blow up people
we were allies with Spain
we acquired territory
4
What media contributed to the success of Kennedy during the debate with Nixon?
newspaper
photography
TV
radio
5
What was America's first newspaper?
The Boston News-Letter
The Clarion Ledger
The Boston Gazette
The Publick Occurrences both Forreign and Domestick
6
The telegraph was invented by...
Daniel Gram
Samuel Morse
Samuel Gram
Daniel Morse
7
Which media did Orsen Wells use?
internet
newspaper
TV
radio
8
In the beginning. the TV was used for...
entertainment
politics
watching the Kennedy Vs. Nixon Debate
advertisements
9
What is a telegram?
a written, decoded message
morse code
a machine
telephone
10
The ___________ influenced the Civil War
musket
cannon
radio
telegraph
11
CNN was the first network to air
War on Baghdad
War on Spain
War on America
War on Iraq
12
Who published the first newspaper?
Benjamin Harris
Joseph Pulitzer
John Creelman
William Heart
13
Why is the explosion on the Maine a mystery?
nobody knows what really happened
The Cubans blew it up
Spain blew it up
The Americans blew it up
14
Which war was influenced by yellow journalism?
WWII
WWI
The Spanish-American War
Civil War
15
Orsen Wells was known for....
cursing on air
elaborate stories
deep voice
being rude to his co-workers
16
The people who______________ thought Nixon won the debate.
the television
listened to the radio
blogged on the internet
saw photographs
17
"You furnish the______ and I'll furnish the_______."
war, pictures
pictures, war
fighting, images
images, fighting
18
The Yellow Kid was drawn by....
Outcault
Creelman
Hearst
Putlizer
19
At first, the yellow kid represented...
The Spanish-American War
The New York Slums
Yellow Journalism
U.S. Maine
20
The telegraph machine used a series of dots and lines called______________.
telegram
Morse code
sign language
braille
21
What is Web 2.0?
Users use a platform and create content
Companies create a platform
Users create a platform and content
Companies use a platform and create content
22
After who is the Pulitzer Prize named?
Creel
Hearst
Joseph
Roosevelt
23
Where did the U.S. Maine sink?
Madrid, Spain
Havana, Cuba
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Ellis Island, New York
24
Twitter releases information faster than users and newsrooms.
True
False
25
Who was the first network to have 24 hour news?
ABC
FOX
TNT
CNN
26
Which is NOT a role of the free press?
write untrue information
connecting the citizens
educates people
publicizes issues
27
exaggerated writing is called...
written interviews
U.S. Maine
yellow journalism
yellow kid
28
To which event did Twitter users beat newsrooms?
plane crashing into the Pentagon
Plane crashing into the Hudson River
planes crashing into the Atlantic Ocean
Planes crashing into the Twin Towers
29
Journalism is an ever-changing career
True
False
30
The first telegram was sent between Washington D.C. and ....
Baltimore, Maryland
Boston, Massachuesetts
Salem, Washington
Charleston, North Carolina
31
How many years were between America's first and second newspaper?
14 years
1 year
1 week
14 days
32
Which is an advantage of newsrooms using social media?
loss of control of information
traffic to their site
less fact checking
writing whatever journalists want
33
What is one role of the free press?
announce lottery numbers
spread rumors
Keep the government in check
announce a birth
34
The Publick Occurrences both Forreign and Domestick, was the first newspaper to...
capture the eye of poorer people
have a blank page
shut down by the government
have advertisements
35
Which is NOT a use of the telegraph?
connect railroad stations
connect the president to the people
connect families over long distances
connect war generals
36
Which country was the last to be connected by telegraph?
China
Spain
Cuba
Austrailia
37
Which invention came from the connection of telegraph stations?
sign language interpreters
telephone
morse code
power lines
38
What does CNN stand for?
Cable News Network
Constant Network News
Cable Network News
Constant News Network
39
Which is a use of the telegraph?
connecting voters
connecting oceans
connecting families over long distances
connecting government leaders
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Who created the first viral-media event?
John Creelman
Orsen Wells
Joseph Pultizer
William Hearst
