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22 Cards in this Set
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Who and shut down the newspapers? Why?
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The British shut down the news paper because they weren’t satisfied and there was a little bit of mistake.
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What was the first continuous publish American newspaper?
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The Boston news letter
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When was the Boston news letter made?
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On April 24, 1704.
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What was one of the sensational stories in the Boston news letter and what was it about?
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It was about Blackbeard. A pirate who was killed hand-in-hand.
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What did the readers like most about the news articles?
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They like the articles to be about blood, sex, and abuse.
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Who was Peter Zinger and what did he do?
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Peter Zinger was the most famous journalist in America. He wrote the New York Weekly Journal and spoke for everyone else.
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Why did the British arrest him and burned down his printer press?
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He wrote an article of British people and how he hates the way they treat them and was put to jail but not for long. He was later then released and made the First Amendment.
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Who opened the, “New York Sun” and when?
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Benjamin Day opened the New York Sun in 1833.
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What changed one thing about the newspapers?
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The Penny Press.
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Who added another part to the newspaper and what was it?
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Matthew Bradly photographed the Civil War at battle and printed it into the newspaper. Photographs.
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What helped the message get to the newspapers faster?
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The Telegraph.
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How was it used and who was the first president to use it?
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It was coded and Abraham Lincoln was the first president to use the Telegraph.
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What else did they use to make the best stories in the articles and what was it called?
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They called it the, “inverted pyramid.” They used this technique to write all the important information first so if the telegraph got cut off, they wouldn’t have to worry about the other half of the non important things.
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What were the names of the two men who fought over the best newspapers?
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Their names were Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst.
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Who used color comic in the news papers and when?
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Joseph Pulitzer used the cartoon called, “The Yellow Kid” in 1896.
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What was the purpose of the comic strip?
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The purpose of the comic or Yellow Kid was to make fun or mock at the other newspaper.
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Who was Nellie Bly and what did she do?
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Nellie Bly was an entertainer for men. She was the first women to write in the newspapers.
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What did she write about?
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She wrote about women and other things that she investigated and she wrote it with anger and compassion.
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Why did Nellie quit her job?
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She married Robert Seaman, a million, and he was 50 years older then her.
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What did she do when he died?
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She used up all his money.
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Who was Weyler and what did he do?
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He was in charge of Cuba and started a conflict because he felt like it.
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How do the newspapers get their articles these days.
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They buy it from journalists and put it in their own words for the newspaper.
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