Chapter 1 Flashcards
Who is Andrew Hamilton
He was Peter Zenger’s lawyer and they won the case by using “truth”
Quote one of Andrew Hamilton’s famous quotes
“The words themselves must be libelous, that is false, malicious, and seditious- or else we are not guilty”
What case what Andrew Hamilton affiliated with
Zenger Case of 1975
Who is Marshall McLuhan
He dramatically changed Journalism: newspapers go deeper in the news known as “global village”
What does Global Village mean
the world considered as a single community linked by telecommunications.
What was Marshall McLuhan affiliated with
First Newscast 1940’s
Who is John Campbell
He was apart of the Boston Newsletter of 1704
Who is Benjamin Day
Forunner of today’s papers penny press
Who was Benjamin Day affiliated with
New York Sun 1833
Who is Henry Raymond
He set standards for being fair and accurate
Quote one of Henry Raymond’s quotes
“All the news thats fit to print”
What newspaper was Henry Raymond affiliated with
New York times of 1851
What was Robert S. Abbott affiliated with
Chicago Defender of 1905
What was William Randolph Hearst affiliated with
New York Journal
Quote one of William Randolphs Hearts quotes
“Please remain, you furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war”
What was Benjamin Harris affiliated with
Publick Occurrences of 1699
Benjamin Harris was…..
Suppressed by British
Name the British principle
“The greater the truth, the greater the line;”
What was John Peter Zenger affiliated with
Zinger Case of 1735
What was Peter Zenger charged with
He was charged with Libel but won the case using “truth” as a defense
What was Horace Greely affiliated with
New York Tribune of 1841
How many weekly subscribers does the New York Tribune have
200,000
What was Joseph Pulitzer affiliated with
New York World
Who was Cornelia Walter
Editor of Boston Transcript
This publication set standards for being fair and accurate; name their motto
New York Times- “ All the news thats fit to print”
This publication was the first daily newspaper
Pennsylvania Post
This publication was the first EVER newspaper but got shut down by the British
Publick Occurrences
This publication was involved in muckraking and was considered minority media in 1905
Chicago Defender
What is sedition
conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
What is muckraking
papers developed a social conscience; crusading for social justice; named by critics; pure food and drugs act of 1906
What does Libel mean
a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation.
What is the Yellow Journalism
It’s unethical, uses hoaxes, altered photographs, screaming headline, self-promoting
What is the First Amendment
prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble, or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances
When was Television created
1940’s
When was Radio created
1916
When was Internet created
1960’s
