History Of Journalism Test 2

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David Halberstam

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A vietnam, civil rights type reporter who Kennedy tried to get fired from the times. Lyndon Johnson also not a big fan

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Michael J Arlen

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TV critic for the new yorker, wrote about how war was portrayed on television

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Morley safer

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He was a war correspondent also hated by two presidents. Now is on 60 minutes. CBS new reporter, created controversys about war.

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HAROLD HAYES

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editor of Esquire in the 60’s, which was apparently an important magazine for covering Vietnam. (War in question here always seems to be Vietnam) Covers were always news.

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John Sack

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worked in variety of formats, on cbs, wrote newspaper and magazine articles. Tom Wolfe liked him. Wanted to write about war from perspective of soldier. Followed a company all the way from basic training through a year in Vietnam. Wrote crazy long article about it in esquire that later became a book.

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Michael Herr

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Originally went to Vietnam to write something funny, about Americanization of Saigon. Not a lot funny about Vietnam, ended up being the war’s “Journalist laureate.”

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Sean Flynn

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Errol flyns son who was a photojournalist for Time magazine. Kindred spirits covering the war with Dana Stone, another photojournalist, who was british.

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How did the daily news survive the depression?

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Daily news was able to survive during depression by stopping covering the rich and famous nearly as much and instead focusing on stories about regular people which were relatable and sold better.

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What did news start having to compete with during the depression?

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News faced competition from radio and the movies during the depression, especially the news reel. Some of the news shown on these reels were staged.

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Fireside Chats

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FDR first president to realize he could bypass reporters and just talk on radio. Cue fireside chats.

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What are some big Depression stories?

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Big stories of the time included the Charles Lindberghs kid kidnapping, Mars attacks! (talks about war of the worlds) Public enemy no. 1 (mob related stories) Dust Bowl stuff.

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What is the FSA

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Farm security administration was a journalistic government project for documenting life in America in the dustbowl.

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Ross Stryker

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Roy Stryker, boss of the FSA, hired all the talent. And by that I mean photographers mostly

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Dorothea Lange

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Dorothea Lange, photographer for FSA, took famous migrant mother picture in labor camp.

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Walker Evans

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Walker Evans, modern style photographer for the FSA, took pictures of scenes without people, stuff like that, artistic photos much to the chagrin of Roy Stryker.

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William Lloyd Garrison

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William Lloyd Garrison: leading abolitionist publisher, published the liberator, an abolitionist newspaper that described life as a slave in America, it inspired Frederick Douglas.

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Earliest Black newspapers

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Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm in 1827 founded the Freedom’s Journal, first black newspaper. Other black papers included David walkers appeal, the colored American, the mystery and the alienated American.

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Hoover on Black Press

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Black Press during WWII: The editors were persecuted by J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI. Hoover was obsessed with ridding the nation of those he considered subversive, defined “subversive” in many cases as simply being black. FDR gave him permission, not realizing their definitions of “subversive” were very different. Went after major black newspapers, like The Baltimore Afro-American, The Chicago Defender, and The Pittsburgh Courier.

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W.E.B. Dubois

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W.E.B. Dubois, editor of The Crisis, another black newspaper. Wrote angry about black men fighting for a country that didn’t want them.

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John Sengstacke

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John Sengstacke, publisher of The Chicago Defender, fought Hoover’s persecution.

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Emmet till

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Emmet till is a black kid from Chicago who was tortured in money, Mississippi, a story that got national press coverage. 1955. Same year as rosa parks and a year after brown vs. board of ed.

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Philip Randolph

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Philip Randolph was an early civil rights person, calling for marches on Washington in the 30’s.

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Dan Rather

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Dan Rather, longtime managing editor of cbs news. Was a correspondent in Houston, reported on a hurricane there. Became known as a civil rights reporter, was very into shooting from high vantage points.

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Bull Connor

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Pro jerk

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Thomas nast

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Thomas nast, first good user of editorial cartoons, wrote for harpers. Did not like Boss Tweed, like most people. He also created the modern image of santa claus.

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Adolph s. Ochs

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Adolph s. Ochs, bought the New york times in 1896. He wanted to establish a more sober brand of journalism in the age of yellow journalism.

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James Scotty Reston

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James Scotty reston, a world war II codebreaker, washington columnist, and “father figure to generations of journalists.

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Abe Rosenthal.

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Abe Rosenthal. Started as the city college reporter and worked all the way up to executive editor. Took job real seriously as a “sober journalist.”

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Max Frankel

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Max Frankel, escaped from Nazi germany and came to new york where he worked at the times for 50 years.

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Tom Wicker

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Tom Wicker, started at North Carolina paper ended up being a “times god.” He became the bureau chief. Covered the Kennedy assissination, forgot his notebook.

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Howell Raines

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Howell Raines, rose through the ranks at the times to become executive editor. Won mad pulizters for 9/11 coverage, but then got fired for the blair scandal

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Rick Bragg

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Rick Bragg Pulitzer winning journalist who used to write for the times and doesn’t anymore also thanks to blair scandal

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Curtis Publishing Company

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The Curtis Publishing Company, they seem important. They published the Saturday evening post, the ladies home journal, country gentlemen, and holiday. But Saturday evening post the most important.

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Eras of Saturday Evening Post

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1728-1750s: Franklin era
1750-1890: other people
then till now-curtis publishing

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Pennsylvania Gazette

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The Pennsylvania Gazette, run by Ben franklin and had publication suspended in 1765 to protest stamp act.

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Cyrus H.K. Curtis

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bought the magazine, was the non scumbag version of hearst bug for magazines. Published a magazine called the tribune and farmer, had a column called “woman and home.” Inspired by his wife’s reaction to this column, eventually the ladies home journal was started, which is the first modern American magazine, in a sense.

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Edward Bok

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Editor of ladies home journal was Edward Bok, who was sort of principled, in that he would advertise crazy medicines that were not proven to work in his magazine. He also married Mr. curtis’ daughter, pretty smart business move.

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Ben franklin marketing angle

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Curtis wanted a mens magazine though, and so he started the Saturday evening post, getting the building in independence square, and playing up the ben franklin angle, etc.

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George Horace Lorimer

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George Horace lorimer got writers to work there, I think. He was an editor for 9 presidents, all of whom went to him to ask questions about what the American people would like. He thought he had the ear of the American people as editor of the post, and because he answered every letter to the editor.

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Examples of the post being an american instituion

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Motto of the post was just “an American institution.” At one point, 48 cents of every dollar spent in the U.S on advertising went to Curtis Publishing. Also had legitimately great art and literature.

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Ben Hibbs

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After lorimer retired and died, the magazine needed some retooling. Ben Hibbs became editor in 1942, and made changes that upset longtime readers, but probably saved the magazine.

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More saturday evening posts facts that may matter

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Magazine died in 1969, was revived in 1971. Cory Servaas boutght the curtis publishing company basically so she could get jack and jill, a childrens magazine. And naturally the post came with the deal.

Three big illustrators J.C. Leyendecker, Maxfield Parish, Norman Rockwell,

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Henry R Luce

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Time Warner is a media empire. Began with Henry R. Luce, synonymous with media mogul. Created Time, Fortune, Money, Sports Illustrated, People, lots of one name magazine titles.

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Britton Hadden

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opposite of luce, always competing with one another to be the best at stuff. They wanted to start a magazine called Facts, with no credited writers, no bylines, so it seemed like one person was writing to one person, even though it was researched and written by many people.

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Fist issue of Time

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Their first issue sold 9000 copies, where they thought they should have sold 25,000. Still they considered themselves successful. They also had very “tight writing,” shorter more direct pieces.

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ways to improve circulation

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They tricked colgate toothpaste by mailing in like 15,000 coupons to them that were featured in Time magazine, getting colgate to think the ad was very successful, and got them to sign a long term ad deal with them.

They also wrote fake letters to the editor critizing stuff, (like west Virginia) aggravating people to start getting word of mouth going for the magazine

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Founds more magazines

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Creates fortune magazine in 1929, despite impending crash, it was still successful. Then starts Life magazine, to capitalize on the new technology of great hi res photos. Photographers at Life called “Gods,” literally.

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Theodore H White

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Theodore h. White, one of the great reporters of the century was fired from Life because he wouldn’t slant his stories about china in a positive way.

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John Hersey

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John Hersey, just like Luce in a lot of ways, went to cover WWII, won a Pulitzer, then covered Hiroshima but because he knew Life wouldn’t publish it, it got published in the New Yorker and was really great, etc.