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1
Journalism that crusades for social justice or to expose wrongdoing is called...
Muckraking
Negative Journalism
Yellow Journalism
Broadcasting
2
Journalists don’t necessarily tell us what to think, but
what to think about.
False
True
3
Who is responsible for inventing a machine that could make accurate copies of information?
Johannes Gutenberg
Leonardo da Vinci
John Peter Zenger
Benjamin Franklin
4
The invention of the internet led to questioning journalists' _____.
knowledge
morality
Fourth estate obligaions
fake news
5
As a result of TV popularity, newspaper sales decreased.
false
true
6
What important effect did the Stamp Act have on the newspapers?
It allowed newspapers to print rebellious propaganda
Newspapers were under stricter government control
It shifted their focus from global to national news
Fewer men wanted to become printers
7
Which early newspaper was successful because they published ONLY government approved information?
Publick Occurences
The Boston News-Letter
The New York Times
THe Penny Press
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One of the reasons Penny Papers were successful is because they were mostly personal essays.
True
False
9
The inverted pyramid syle of reporting presents information from...
Least important to most important
most important to least important
10
In the beginning of the 1900s, which new medium for news reporting became popular?
computers
typewriter
radio
television
11
In which decade did television first become commercialized?
1930s
1940s
1950s
1920s
12
The first amendment to the Constitution was ratified when?
After the American Revolution
Immediately after the Zenger trial
After Yellow Journalism
During the American Revolution
13
Whose name is most associated with "Freedom of the Press"?
William Hurst
John Peter Zenger
Nellie Bly
Joseph Pultizer
14
Which of the following does NOT describe yellow journalism?
Sensationalism
High Interest Topics
Ethical
False Information
15
The term ''yellow journalism'' came from...
printing newspapers on yellow paper
a feud over a comic
lack of access to qualified reporters
a fight over war coverage
16
Journalists have an obligation to making people look good in the media.
False
True
17
Who is considered the most notable of all yellow journalists?
Both Hearst & Pulitzer
William Randolph Hearst
Cornelia Walter
Joseph Pulitzer
18
The Boston News-Letter was the first newspaper to publish the Declaration of Independence.
True
False
19
The first radio broadcasts included ______.
election coverage
Entertainment episodes
the Hindenburg explosion
Comedy shows
20
The goal of muckraking in the Progressive Era was...
to report falsehoods
rebellion
to attack the government
reform and change
21
What was the name of the first newspaper ever published in the American colonies?
New York Weekly Journal
Boston News-Letter
Publick Occurrences
Whig Gazetteer
22
In the past, a newspaper that printed information harmful to the government was guilty of what offense?
fraud
yellow journalism
seditious libel
muckracking
23
What's an example of a cooperative news agency?
The Associated Press
Penny Papers
Partisan Press
None of the Above
24
Which of the following guarantees freedom of the press in the United States?
Magna Carter
Articles of Confederation
First Amendment to the Constitution
Declaration of Independence
25
Which newspaper was founded in 1851 & became known for accuracy, and objectivity once purchased by Adolph Ochs?
Penny Press
Chicago Defender
New York Sun
New York Times
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What impact did the telegraph have on journalism?
It transformed reporting styles
All of the above
It gave people quicker news updates
It resulted in the inverted-pyramid style of reporting