MAS 101 EXAM 3 ACTUAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Newshole - CORRECT ANSWER - the space not taken up by ads in a newspaper.
News Desert - CORRECT ANSWER - County/Area that does not have a local newspaper.
Loss of newspaper associted with political polarization, lower voter turnout, and hugher
government expenses.
Citizen Journalism - CORRECT ANSWER - Activist amateurs who use the Internet and
blogs
News organizations use them due to the loss of journalists because of downsizing
Blogs - CORRECT ANSWER - Rose in the 1990s
Gained credibility and readership in recent years
Traditional journalism is now in the realm of blogs
Zenger Trial (1735) - CORRECT ANSWER - Debated the right of the press to criticize
public officials (prefiguring first amendment)
Judge ruled in his favor as long as the stories were true
Partisan Press - CORRECT ANSWER - Newspapers were funded by printing contracts.
Often given by political office holders
Penny Press - CORRECT ANSWER - Made possible by technological innovation. Sold by
newsboys for 1/6 the price.
Local news and crimes reporting, separating news and editorial
Hearst vs. Pulitzer (1890s) - CORRECT ANSWER - Developed yellow journalism style.
, Pulitzer used the world to highlight injustices upon the working class.
Hearst entered NY publishing to challenge Pulitzer. Created extraordinary daily publications.
Associated Press - CORRECT ANSWER - News organization that provided news to
newspapers for a fee. Originally through telegraph.
The New York Times - CORRECT ANSWER - Considered the "newspaper of record" in
the US.
The Inverted Pyramid - CORRECT ANSWER - Who, what, where, when in the first
sentence. Known as the "lede."
Newspapers wanted to get important facts in first in case telegraph lost connection.
Dewey vs. Lippmann - CORRECT ANSWER - Lippmann insisted that's journalists
needed to help the public understand the world. And protect them from powerful and elite
propaganda.
Dewey criticized Lippmann for trusting elite views.
Yellow Journalism - CORRECT ANSWER - Came from popular NY world comic, hogans
alley, yellow kid.
Sensationalist press of 1890s became a competition between the yellow kids ( Hearst created one
to challenge so Pulitzer made another)
Commercial Press - CORRECT ANSWER - Sold papers individually or by contract
Wire service - CORRECT ANSWER - Associated Press
Originally a Pony Express built by top 5 newspapers to receive news from the Mexican war.
Utilized telegraph to sent news nationally.
Nellie Bly - CORRECT ANSWER - Pulitzers reporter who was sent to check into asylum
for insight as a patient, wrote a paper about her 10 days and horrible experience
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Newshole - CORRECT ANSWER - the space not taken up by ads in a newspaper.
News Desert - CORRECT ANSWER - County/Area that does not have a local newspaper.
Loss of newspaper associted with political polarization, lower voter turnout, and hugher
government expenses.
Citizen Journalism - CORRECT ANSWER - Activist amateurs who use the Internet and
blogs
News organizations use them due to the loss of journalists because of downsizing
Blogs - CORRECT ANSWER - Rose in the 1990s
Gained credibility and readership in recent years
Traditional journalism is now in the realm of blogs
Zenger Trial (1735) - CORRECT ANSWER - Debated the right of the press to criticize
public officials (prefiguring first amendment)
Judge ruled in his favor as long as the stories were true
Partisan Press - CORRECT ANSWER - Newspapers were funded by printing contracts.
Often given by political office holders
Penny Press - CORRECT ANSWER - Made possible by technological innovation. Sold by
newsboys for 1/6 the price.
Local news and crimes reporting, separating news and editorial
Hearst vs. Pulitzer (1890s) - CORRECT ANSWER - Developed yellow journalism style.
, Pulitzer used the world to highlight injustices upon the working class.
Hearst entered NY publishing to challenge Pulitzer. Created extraordinary daily publications.
Associated Press - CORRECT ANSWER - News organization that provided news to
newspapers for a fee. Originally through telegraph.
The New York Times - CORRECT ANSWER - Considered the "newspaper of record" in
the US.
The Inverted Pyramid - CORRECT ANSWER - Who, what, where, when in the first
sentence. Known as the "lede."
Newspapers wanted to get important facts in first in case telegraph lost connection.
Dewey vs. Lippmann - CORRECT ANSWER - Lippmann insisted that's journalists
needed to help the public understand the world. And protect them from powerful and elite
propaganda.
Dewey criticized Lippmann for trusting elite views.
Yellow Journalism - CORRECT ANSWER - Came from popular NY world comic, hogans
alley, yellow kid.
Sensationalist press of 1890s became a competition between the yellow kids ( Hearst created one
to challenge so Pulitzer made another)
Commercial Press - CORRECT ANSWER - Sold papers individually or by contract
Wire service - CORRECT ANSWER - Associated Press
Originally a Pony Express built by top 5 newspapers to receive news from the Mexican war.
Utilized telegraph to sent news nationally.
Nellie Bly - CORRECT ANSWER - Pulitzers reporter who was sent to check into asylum
for insight as a patient, wrote a paper about her 10 days and horrible experience
