Journalism exam review

Journalism Exam The "Fourth Estate" refers to: - journalism, or the news profession. Which of the following is NOT a fictional character? - Bob Woodward Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick was: - America's first newspaper. One of the earlier court cases involving freedom of the press in America was: - the Zenger case. The first newspaper cartoon in America was published by: - Ben Franklin in his Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754. The Penny Press refers to: - early American newspapers that sold for a penny a copy. Yellow journalism refers to: - a style of newspaper using loud headlines, sensational stories, and lavish pictures, often faked. How have newspapers changed in the past few years to compete with Internet news sources? - They are more tightly written. They are better formatted. They are better designed. Which of the following writers started out as a newspaper reporter? - Mark Twain Hunter S. Thompson Ernest Hemingway All the President's Men is: - a book by two reporters about their exposé of the Watergate scandal in TheWashington Post. The news business has always been an important part of American history.(True or False) - True Mark Twain developed his writing style as a newspaper reporter.(True or False) - True Some of the earliest newsletters were published more than 2,000 years ago.(True or False) - True Female reporters are gutsy, idealistic, beautiful and single; male reporters are surly, cynical loners who lie, cheat and ruin peoples' lives to get a juicy scoop. (True or False) - False Ben Franklin published the first newspaper in America.(True or False) - False The inverted pyramid style of newspaper writing made stories tighter and newsier.(True or False) - True Yellow journalism refers to the color of paper used for a newspaper.(True or False) - False The first photo printed in a newspaper appeared as recently as 1880.(True or False) - True The Missouri Gazette was the first newspaper published west of the Mississippi.(True or False) - True In his newspaper, The World, publisher Joseph Pulitzer launched courageous crusades against corruption in government and business in the early 1900s.(True or False) - True Which of the following is NOT on your author's list of seven elements that make a story interesting to readers and qualify as "news"? - preference Seven elements: Novelty, Prominence, Emotion, Impact, Conflict, Immediacy, Proximity Publishers hire market research consultants to study readers and determine what might sell more newspapers. Which of the following research methods do they NOT use? - personal interviews Which of the following is NOT a common trait of newspaper readers? - Readers prefer lengthier articles Which of the following are normally NOT in the newsroom of a major newspaper? - circulation managers The __________ runs the newsroom and has the final say in story selection and news philosophy. - editor The __________ assigns and edits most of the paper's local "hard news" stories. - city editor The __________ oversees the day-to-day operation of the newsroom, and resolves staffing issues. - managing editor The __________ assigns and edits all the stories running in the paper's features section. - features editor The __________ is the paper's ultimate boss, presiding over all departments to ensure profitability. - publisher Which of the following is NOT part of a news story? - Nameline The __________ is the opening of a story. - Lead The __________ is a phrase that tells readers the source of a quote or of information used in a news story. - Attribution A(n) __________ gives the location of the continuation of a story from the front page. - Jump line A __________ is a sub-headline, written by copy editors, that supplements information in the main headline. - Deck