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Vocab TermsFamous People

Publications Media Technology

Name for a host who entertains his/her audience

with outrageous, and sometimes vulgar or

offensive things about people and situations. / Extra $1 if you can give

me ONE example!

Shock Jock

Reporting that crusades for social

justiceto expose

wrongdoings.

Muckracking

What are newspapers from the mid-19th century called that contained little

news and many ads..selling for only one

cent?

Penny Press

Define Yellow Journalism

Sensational reporting relying

on hoaxes, altered photographs,

screaming headlines, and

fraud.

Define Partisan Press

Early American newspapers that allied themselves with one

political party. This was commonplace during

the Revolutionary War.

What is John Pulitzer famous

for?

An important publisher during the penny press

era, this person established The New York

Tribune in 1841

Horace Greeley

What is Nellie Bly famous for?

She reported during the period of yellow journalism (one of the most notable).

Working for The New Work World, she was willing to travel

anywhere to get-or create-a story. She once pretended to be mentally ill to get a story.

Robert S. Abbott is famous for

creating what newspaper

publication?

The Chicago Defender

Who invented the first vacuum tube

that lead to the invention of the

radio?

Lee Deforest

The first continuously

published newspaper in the colonies

was…

Boston News-Letter

The publication often

associated with muckracking

is….

McClure’s Magazine

How is The Chicago

Defender an influential

publication?

It is the first minority publication

What was the first radio broadcast station?

NBC

Why is CNN an important and influential development?

It is the first 24-hour news network

What publication is still considered America’s best

newspaper?

USA Today

During which time period in American

history did the telegraph reach its

prominence?

The Civil War

Why is the telegraph an important advancement?

It allowed Americans to receive info more quickly AND let to

inventions such as the telephone and cellphone

How is the invention of radio different from that of the telegraph?

It allows American to receive info almost

instantaneously

The first television

newscast took place in 19__.

1940

The internet began to be developed in the 19___’s.

1960’s

Which publication occurred first…The

Chicago Defender or The Boston News-Letter?

The Boston News-Letter

Which publication occurred first?

The New York Tribune or McClure’s?

New York Tribune 1841 VS McClure’s in the early 1900’s.

How has computer assisted reporting

changed journalism?

Valuable new tool for digging out complicated info in a hurry. Problem with making sure the

info is true..but does bring journalists together.

What are fossil fuels?

What radio host is one of the most famous shock jocks who

had to move to satellite radio to avoid gov. regulations?

Howard Stern