Chapter 3 - Newspaper Flashcards
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Libel
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False statement that damages someone
1
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New England courant
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James Franklin, first independent newspaper (1721)
2
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Seditious language
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Words that could start a revolution against the government
3
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John Peter Zenger
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Truth is best defense against charges of libel (1735)
4
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Stamp act
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Taxes on publications
5
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Alien and sedition laws
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Jail and fines for writing against the government
6
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Penny press publishers
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Benjamin Day, Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst
7
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Yellow journalism
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Sensationalizing the news
8
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Tabloid
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Folded over newspaper format (1200) lines
9
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Broadsheet
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Full size newspaper(2400 lines )
10
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National newspapers
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New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal
11
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Syndicates
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Columnists articles available to publications
