Journalism Final

Front 1

What was America's 1st newspaper, which the govt shut down after just one issue?

Back 1

Publick Occerences Both Foreign and Domestick

Front 2

Who took over the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1729, making it the boldest and best paper in the colonies?

Back 2

Benjamin Franklin

Front 3

What 1765 British law made newspapers more expensive and enraged colonists?

Back 3

Stamp Act

Front 4

What was the significance of the John Peter Zenger trial?

Back 4

Decided libel only occurs when printed words are "false and malicious"

Front 5

What invention allowed newspapers to be produced much faster in the 1820s?

Back 5

Cylinder press

Front 6

What invention allowed newspapers to be produced much faster in the 1820s?

Back 6

Cylinder press

Front 7

Which of the following was not a characteristic of the "penny press" concept?
-Cheaper newspapers
-Political independence
-Focus on international affairs
-Lots of stories about crime

Back 7

-Focus on international affairs

Front 8

What publisher launched the NY Sun, the first penny press?

Back 8

Benjamin Day

Front 9

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of yellow journalism?
-Accurate reporting
-Publicity stunts
-Crusades
-Stories on sex/crime

Back 9

-Accurate reporting

Front 10

Sensational reporting by newspapers belonging to William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer helped spark what war?

Back 10

Spanish-American War

Front 11

What TV news anchor became a journalism legend in part for his coverage of JFK's assassination?

Back 11

Walter Cronkite

Front 12

In what decade did TV 1st become a major news source for a lg portion of Americans?

Back 12

1960s

Front 13

The practice of evaluating the relative news value of different stories is called

Back 13

News judgment

Front 14

At a newspaper in what sequence do these tasks usually take place?
Planning
Content editing
Copy editing
Writing

Back 14

Planning, writing, content editing, copyediting

Front 15

The person who turns the newspaper pages into plates that are placed on the printing press works in which department?

Back 15

Production

Front 16

Which department is primarily responsible for making sure all subscribers get newspapers every day?

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Circulation

Front 17

Who is the top boss at a newspaper?

Back 17

Publisher

Front 18

Reporters spend the largest portion of their time________

Back 18

Gathering info for stories

Front 19

Who founded the first 24-hour cable TV news channel?

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Ted Turner

Front 20

What is the term for the line at the beginning of a newspaper story that gives the reporter's name?

Back 20

Byline

Front 21

What do you call the ads in small type, usually near the back of the newspaper?

Back 21

Classified ads

Front 22

What do you call the part of a newspaper story that tells the reader where the info was gathered?

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Dateline

Front 23

This element appears a the top of the page of a newspaper and includes the papers name

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Flag

Front 24

This is what tells the reader that a story skips from one page and continues onto another

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Jump line

Front 25

This is the newspaper jargon for a close up pic of a person's face

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Mug shot

Front 26

This is the note next to a story that alerts the reader to a related item elsewhere in the paper or on the Internet.

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Refer

Front 27

This is a story written by a national or international news service, which is then run by various newspapers or other media.

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Attribution

Front 28

In a story this is a phrase in which the reporter gives credit to a source for a piece of info

Back 28

Attribution

Front 29

This is an event in which a number of reporters ask questions of a source at the same time

Back 29

Press conference

Front 30

An article in which the writer gives his or her opinion about a book, movie, etc.

Back 30

Review

Front 31

Person who hosts a TV or radio news broadcast

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Anchor

Front 32

In a radio or TV story this last thing a reporter says is usually his or her name, organization, and location.

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Tag

Front 33

TV news story- while reporter's giving details off camera- screen with video=

Back 33

B-roll

Front 34

When radio reporter's narration is interrupted with sound/interviewee

Back 34

Actuality

Front 35

When a writer puts the main point of the story too far from the beginning

Back 35

Burying the lead

Front 36

The inverted pyramid was created because of the expensive and unreliable nature of what comm technology?

Back 36

Telegraph

Front 37

Which method of taking notes is least likely to fail?

Back 37

Notebook

Front 38

Which interview situation should usually be a last resort?

Back 38

E-mail

Front 39

When is the best time to ask "the bomb" question most likey to make the source uncomfortable?

Back 39

Near or at the end

Front 40

A nut graf is

Back 40

The para following an alternative lead, summarizing the story's central point

Front 41

What is a kicker?

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The quote, anecdote or other device at the end of a story that reinforces the main point

Front 42

Producing news across media platforms?

Back 42

Convergence

Front 43

Stories that can get you jailed

Back 43

Contempt of court
Trespassing
Sedition

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Stories that can get you sued

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Libel
Invasion of privacy
Breach of contract

Front 45

Stories that can get you fired

Back 45

Plagiarism
Fabrication
Lapses in ethics

Front 46

Stories that can get you angry phone calls

Back 46

Bias
Bad taste
Blunders & bloopers

Front 47

Libel

Back 47

A false statement that harms a person's reputation

Front 48

Libel law purpose

Back 48

Prevent harm to people

Front 49

1st amendment's purpose

Back 49

uninhibited, robust and wide-open debate

Front 50

Libel is a civil/criminal matter?

Back 50

Civil

Front 51

Must actually harm reputation

Back 51

Defamation

Front 52

Defenses for libel

Back 52

-Truth
-Consent
-Privilege