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exam 1 Flashcards

1
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media definition

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means of communication

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2
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culture definition

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values, beliefs, and practices that require context

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3
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what kind of relationship does media and culture have

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interdependent

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4
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history definition

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narrative that organizes and makes sense of the past

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5
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historiography

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practice of writing history

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6
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past definition

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things that occurred previously

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7
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presentism

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history is written and judged from the prospective of when it was created

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8
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what is presentism also known as

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Historians fallacy

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9
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revolution defintion

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sudden change in the norm

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10
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who created the stages of media history

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Lippman

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11
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4 stages of media history

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authoritarian
partisan
commercial
organized intelligence

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12
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authoritarian stage

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censored

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partisan stage

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political parties

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14
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commercial stage

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sensationalistic

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15
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organized intelligence stage

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future development

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16
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Elizabeth Eisenstein

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printing press caused social change; modern world

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17
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ideology definition

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create a way of interpreting world and our place in it

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18
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“The medium is the message”

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Marshall McLuhan

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19
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determinist definition

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technology is bound to happen and change

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20
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social constructionist definition

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technology impacted by surroundings

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21
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utopian defnition

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like technology

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22
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luddite definition

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against technology

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23
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what did Plato worry about

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writing might lead to loss of memory

Phaedrus

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24
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writing shift

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picture to phonetic

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25
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3 written language types

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logographic (emoji)
syllabic
alphabetic

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26
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what was the Roman Codez

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roman scrolls

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27
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what were books considered in the dark ages

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sacred

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28
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why did monasteries create books

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acts of reverence

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29
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reverence definition

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deep respect for something

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30
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what was scriptoria

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monks copy

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31
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printing 200-1040

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ceramic in China

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32
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printing 1200s

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paper in Europe

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33
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printing 1400-1500

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woodcuts

Gutenberg metal

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34
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printing 1517

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Martin Luther

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35
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Johanna Gutenberg

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created metal moveable printing

Europe

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36
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Printing revolution

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paper replaces animal

woodcuts

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37
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Francis Bacon

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printing, gunpowder and compass have changed humans

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38
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John Walter II

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Editor of the Times in London

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39
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what did John Walter II invent

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steam press

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40
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David Sarnoff

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NBC radio

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41
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What did Tim Berners Lee invent

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internet

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42
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what was the impact of printing

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standardization
created celebs
efficient

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43
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how many killed in Protestant Reformation

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20-30 million

30% of Germany

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44
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effect of printing on science

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maps

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45
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effective of printing on reformation

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aided Luthers opinion

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46
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where did censorship come from

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comes from Roman office of Censor

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47
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sedition definition

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against government

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48
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John Locke

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government serves people

life liberty and happiness

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49
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what did Francois Voltaire write

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author of Candide

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50
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trial of John Peter Zenger

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accused of seditious libel

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51
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seditious libel definition

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causing people to rebel

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52
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David Hume

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wanted freedom of press

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53
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Edmund Burke parliament consists of..

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nobility
clergy
middle class
press

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54
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what was press considered by Edmund Burke

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fourth estate; most important

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55
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what did Thomas Jefferson want

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free press

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56
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Thomas Paine

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author

campaign for freedom

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57
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who was the first country to abolish censorship

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Sweden

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58
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what was the Alien and Sedition Act

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prohibited malicious writing

59
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what was the punishment for the Alien and Sedition Act

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fine

2 years in prison

60
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effect of the Alien and Sedition Act

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hard for immigrants to become citizens and vote

61
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partisan press federalist newspaper

A

Gazette of the US

62
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partisan press democratic republican newspaper

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national gazette

63
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Alexis de Tocqueville

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democracy in america

64
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John Walter II

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father made london times

65
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Benjamin Day newspaper

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New York Sun

66
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new york sun

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controversial

moon hoax

67
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James Gordon Bennett newspaper

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new york herald

68
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new york herald

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robberies, rapes, murders

sports

69
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Horance Greely newspaper

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new york tribune

70
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Henry Raymond newspaper

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new york times

71
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new york tribune

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aided lincolns campaign

72
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new york times

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most popular

neutral

73
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joseph m levy newspaper

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london daily telegraph

74
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london daily telegraph

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modeled after new york herald

75
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african american press examples

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freedoms journal
the rights of all
north star

76
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freedoms journal

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first owned and operated black newspaper

77
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who founded freedoms journal

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peter williams

78
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the rights of all

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replaces freedoms journal

79
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who published north star

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frederick douglas

80
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present african american press

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chicago defender

81
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american farmer and american turf register

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early sports journalism

82
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1883 sports journalism

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first sports in new york world

83
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1895 sports journalism

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new york journal

84
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Joseph Pulitzer 2 papers

A

St Louis Dispatch

New York World

85
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Joseph Pulitzer

progressive era

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against racism
yellow journalism
Roosevelt lawsuit

86
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William Randolph Hearst

progressive era

A

fake news
yellow journalism
Citizen Kane
promoted Spanish American War

87
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Nellie Bly

progressive era

A

around the world and undercover in asylum

88
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what was the newsies strike

A

against pulitzer and heart

better pay

89
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EW Scripps

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united press wire service

more science

90
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alfred harmsworth

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daily mail

clickbait

91
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Ida B Wells

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Muckraker
anti lynching
social rights

92
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Samuel Hopkins Adams

A

Muckraker
exposed drugs and false advertising
FDA

93
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Lincoln Steffens

A

Muckraker trio

corruption of government in McClures

94
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Cecil Chesterton

A

Muckraker
exposed stock fraud
Marconi scandal

95
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Ida Tarbell

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Muckraker trio
McClures
standard oils corruption

96
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David G Phillips

A

Muckraker
treason of senate
exposed bribery in government

97
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Upton Sinclair

A

Muckraker

the Jungle

98
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the jungle

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meat packing industry

99
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ray standard baker

A

Muckraker
Woodrow Wilson
following the color line

100
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following the color line

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racial issues

101
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WWI and press

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censorship

102
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Bolo Pasha Affair

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Germans buy French newspapers using US money

103
Q

When was the russian revolution

A

1917

104
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propaganda revolution

A

information designed to promote a part of view

105
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Mahatma Gandhi

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campaign Indias freedom

influenced civil rights movement

106
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Ernie Pyle

A

scripps howard newspaper

focused on ordinary soliders

107
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marguerite higgins wrote…

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liberation of dachow

108
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marguerite higgins

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lifted ban on women reporters in korean war

109
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black press double v

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victory over racism abroad and at home

110
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hutchins commission

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5 points we should demand from the press

111
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heed their rising voices

A

talks about racial violence

112
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vietnam war coverage type

A

tv coverage

113
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literary journalism

A

facts and narratives

114
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Rachel Carson

A

warned of pesticide use on ecosystem

115
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media convergence definition

A

new media combining with old media

116
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symbolic definition

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no relationship to object it describes

117
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iconic definition

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resembles thing it describes

118
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indexical definition

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shows evidence

119
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who took the first photo

A

Joseph Niece

120
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what was the first photo called

A

heliograph

121
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Louis Dagurre

A

dagurreotype photography

didnt patent

122
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Roger Fenton

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photographed crimean war

123
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Mathew Brady

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first famous US photographer
civil war
abraham lincoln

124
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who took the original oscar wilde photo

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Napoleon Sarony

125
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“Brownie”

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vertical integration

126
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vertical integration

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whole process used by a single company

127
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Jacob Riis

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how the other half lives

flash photography

128
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Lewis Hine

A

social reform

child labor laws

129
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Walker Evans

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farm services agency

130
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who wrote let us now praise famous men

A

walker evans

131
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Dorothea Lange

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farm services agency

relief for the starving

132
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gordon parks

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farm services agency

racial justice

133
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ansel adams

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farm services agency

conservation of nature

134
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kodak bankruptcy

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camera to phone

135
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crusading journalism definition

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campaigns for political, social, or religious change

136
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civil rights definition

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right to political and social freedom and equality

137
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muckraker definition

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expose corruption and scandals in politics

138
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common penny press publication

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bible

139
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how did printing impact the reformation

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challenged catholic church

140
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william randolph hearst newspaper

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new york journal

141
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associated press

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aggregates news

monopoly

142
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Will Irwin

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blamed AP for downfall of press

143
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Henry Luce

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Time publisher

Hutchins commission

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