
Journalism 1-8 review
Quiz by Jenn Roos
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What need spurred the birth of the paparazzi?
Why was the New York Times dubbed 'The Old Gray Lady'?
When Elsie and her boyfriend Robert went to the movies in the 1920s, what were they most likely to see on the screen before the feature-length motion picture?
Blogger Matt Drudge beat traditional news outlets and was the first to break the Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky story. What could he do as a blogger that more traditional journalists could not?
When was the decade of television?
Half of the income for magazine publishers comes from what?
What percentage of local newscasts focuses on crimes, accidents, or scheduled/staged events?
News services offer content to what type of media that can be developed and turned into articles?
When might a journalist decide to publish a story that may harm someone?
Netflix owns thousands of copies of the DVDÂ Titanic. What allows Netflix to loan that copyrighted work to a member without getting the copyright holder's permission?
Copyright is a legal protection against _____ for profit.
Ethics are the _____ that help you make decisions.
Which of the following is a restriction to free speech?
Mel is an investigative reporter who has spent months investigating and verifying rumors about a cover-up of a US senator's criminal activity. The senator is a friend of the sitting president who asks the paper to not publish the story. What part of the First Amendment does that violate?
Mariah and Paul joined in the 2020 Women's March, carrying signs and distributing pamphlets. These are examples of what kind of free speech?
Works in the public domain usually mean that copyright:
The First Amendment guarantees which of the following freedoms?
An illustrated weekly was also known as what?
How did the 'Sob Sisters' get their name?
Floyd Gibbons' account of the sinking of what ship helped put pressure on the United States to enter World War I?
In what way was the story of Princess Diana's life and death a cautionary tale?
How did print journalism differ from radio journalism?
What were newsreels?
Which magazine pioneered photo-documentarian journalism?
Kairos is a rhetorical appeal to what?
What Greek philosopher created the rhetorical triangle?
What is the best example of propaganda?
Drew is covering President Biden's inauguration for the local newspaper. What is the BEST example of a subconscious choice Drew could make based on bias in writing the story?
Raymond was a meatpacker working in one of Chicago's big four meat companies in 1904. The conditions were so awful that Raymond and his coworkers went on strike. Conditions might not have improved if what hadn't happened?
Pedro is writing profiles of each of the school board candidates to help voters decide who they support. Why is this considered a managerial audience?
Online audiences are different from newspaper and magazine audiences in terms of their expectations.
An argument that oversimplifies a complicated situation into two choices is called what?
Carrie is a finance reporter who is writing about the Paycheck Protection Program. If she wants to appeal to her audience's kairos, what should she do?
What types of things would the Digital Millennium Copyright Act protect?
When Gwendolyn writes a story for the newspaper where she works, her name appears above it. What is this called?
Janet Cooke had to return the Pulitzer Prize she received for a story she wrote about an eight-year-old drug addict when it was found that she did what?
Franklin was a reporter working for the New York Journal in 1894. His boss William Randolph Hearst wanted to create the most scandalous content for readers to sell more papers. What story was he most likely to have Franklin report on?
During the 1900 Galveston flood, women trying to report on the devastation were being turned away. That did not deter one female journalist who dressed as a boy to get her story. Who was she?
In 1988, President George H.W. Bush famously said, "Read my lips" in reference to his tax plan. What would his statement be considered?
The day after the death of George Floyd in 2020, Marina was flipping back and forth between news coverage on CBS and CNN. What's the biggest difference she would likely notice between coverage on the two networks?
60 Minutes is the longest running newsmagazine on television.
Kai works for United Press International. How will the story Kai writes about an attempted coup in Brazil be used by newspapers in the United States?
The invention of the 35mm camera changed photojournalism in the 1920s by allowing photojournalists to do what?

When did the term photojournalism become well known?
Natalia was scrolling through Instagram when she found a fun filter called "Which SpongeBob character are you?" This Nickelodeon sponsored filter is an example of what?

What was the first example of social media?
Charlie has been a photojournalist for three decades and has adapted to the changing technology of digital photography. But, to stay current, what's another thing Charlie should be doing?
Social media actually began in what decade?
Remi is a "superjournalist" who writes stories and takes photos and videos for a newspaper's online site. What does Remi likely use to capture these images and videos?
Talia and her mom love to go shopping on Black Friday. Before they head out, they look through the after-Thanksgiving sale ads for Target and Macy's. What are these ads called?

People using which sites are LESS likely to get their news from social media?
Muckrakers got their name from a speech given by whom?
Eli wants to write an article about the cancellation of the NCAA basketball tournament in 2020. He puts together the idea and sends an email to a magazine editor. What is that called?
Which online resource is available for writers to use to research places that are assigning stories to freelancers or accepting pitches.
What tool can be used by a writer to showcase writing samples?
Bao has been getting several writing assignments lately but feels stuck creatively. So Bao heads to the library and grabs a dozen magazines from different niches to read through and spends a few hours watching online news reports. What can this help inspire?
Kamala loves to travel alone. She saves her money so she can visit a different country every year, and she makes as many road trips as possible the rest of the year. What might be the BEST niche for her as a freelance journalist?
On the journey to become a freelance journalist, Mason has practiced his writing, published stories in his school newspaper, created an online portfolio with some samples, and researched media outlets to look for stories. What should he do next?
Morgan creates a great pitch for a business magazine story. Morgan will have the best luck by sending the pitch to which person on staff?
Carey just graduated from journalism school and joined the editorial staff at a local business magazine. She's really excited to show her mom her name in the listing of the publication's staff at the front of the publication. What is that section called?
Kaylin is pitching a political blog with a story. What part of the pitch should grab the editor's attention right off the bat?
Irina is a freelance journalist, so she carefully monitors her social media profiles as well as her personal website and online portfolio because they all are part of how she appears on the internet, which is also called what?
What hours of the day does a freelance journalist typically work?
Radhika is pitching a cooking site with a story on bread baking during the pandemic. What part of Radhika's pitch should provide a link to an online portfolio?
When you write on spec, you are guaranteed payment for your story.
What is SVOD?
Tay has been assigned to watch a documentary about sports, what would be the BEST choice?
Film festivals and streaming services are two ways for Benji to do what with his documentary on skateboarding culture?
What is the largest source of funding for documentary films?
What factors are contributing to the changing interest in documentaries?
What type of documentary is the Animal Planet MOST likely to fund and air?
Where did film festivals get their start in the early 20th century?
What is a film called when it tells its story over multiple episodes or seasons?