U4 L4 Journalism In The 20th Century

Question 1

What is sensationalism?

Answer 1

Journalism tactic to make sales by exaggeration and emphasis

Question 2

What is undercover reporting?

Answer 2

disguising/deception to get access to a story

Question 3

What is Yellow Journalism?

Answer 3

• writing sensationalism

- with innuendo rather than facts

Question 4

Who was William Randolph Hearst known for in the early 1900s?

Answer 4

richest and powerful newspaper man

Question 5

What did Joseph Pulitzer’s reporters expose and support?

Answer 5

• working conditions

- worker rights

Question 6

What is the name of the award named after Joseph Pulitzer? Who is it given to?

Answer 6

• Pulitzer Prize for Journalism

- reporting truth

Question 7

What is Nellie Bly a pseudonym for?

Answer 7

Elizabeth Cochrane

Question 8

What practice did Elizabeth Cochrane do?

Answer 8

undercover reporting

Question 9

What type of reporting became the standard between 1910 and 1920?

Answer 9

investigative

Question 10

What topics/issues were discussed between 1910 and 1920?

Answer 10

• 4 political candidates of 1912
• rise of Mussolini, fascism, and socialism
• WWI
• Woodrow Wilson’s election

Question 11

News of the 1920s reflected the popularity of what?

Answer 11

• entertainment
• fashion
• nightclubs
• jazz

Question 12

What is Bright Young Things?

Answer 12

media nickname of socialites in British news from 1920-1930

Question 13

When was and by who was The Great Gatsby written?

Answer 13

• 1925

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

Question 14

What did David Sarnoff create?

Answer 14

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Question 15

What did William S. Paley and his family have enough power to buy?

Answer 15

Columbia Broadcasting Service (CBS)

Question 16

When was NBC and CBS created?

Answer 16

1920s

Question 17

What major event did the 1930s see?

Answer 17

Great Depression

Question 18

What did the 1930s see the rise of?

Answer 18

newspaper columnist

Question 19

In which period did Photojournalism become prominent?

Answer 19

1930s, WWII

Question 20

What is Margaret Bourke-White known for?

Answer 20

• Photojournalism
• Gandhi
• Tennessee Valley Authority dam project

Question 21

Publicized crimes created an increase of what?

Answer 21

wanted posters

Question 22

Who were famous robbers and criminals in the news in the 1930s?

Answer 22

• Bonnie and Clyde

- John Dilinger

Question 23

What was key to Roosevelt’s popularity?

Answer 23

Radio

Question 24

What did Roosevelt promote on radio?

Answer 24

Fireside Chat

Question 25

What was Orson Welles’ dramatic radio show?

Answer 25

The War of the Worlds

Question 26

Radio was dominant for the last time during which period?

Answer 26

1940s

Question 27

What gave rise to the popularity of superhero comcis?

Answer 27

WWII

Question 28

What became a source of news and entertainment in the 1940s and 50s?

Answer 28

television

Question 29

What made investigative reporting reach new heights in the 1970s?

Answer 29

• Watergate Burglary

- President Nixon in illegal funding activities

Question 30

What was the impact of the Watergate Burglary in terms of jorunalism?

Answer 30

made students want to go to journalism school

Question 31

What were technological advancements in the 1970s?

Answer 31

• self-correcting electric typewriters

- automated printing presses

Question 32

What advancements were made in the 1980s?

Answer 32

• computers

- internet

Question 33

What are the pros and cons of news in the digital age?

Answer 33

P- people and get and participate reporting

C- lack of privacy