TExES Journalism 7-12 (256) Exam Practice
Questions Answered Correctly
Mass media - Answer informs its audience; persuades, entertains, transmits culture.
John Peter Zenger and freedom of the press - Answer 18th c. publisher and printer, arrested in 1734m
after the governor (William Cosby) became angry at him for his criticisms of Cosby. (published in New
York Weekly Journal) Zenger spent eight months in prison before his case came to trial. Andrew
Hamilton defended him and Zenger was found not guilty. The jury agreed that libel laws of that era were
unreasonable and journalists should be able to express their opinions freely.
Penny press - Answer 19th c. phenomenon that extended journalism's audience beyond the upper social
classes. Newspapers 6 cents --> 1 cent. Penny press targeted working class and many of the methods of
interviewing and observing are still being practiced in modern journalism.
yellow journalism - Answer Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create
sensations and attract readers
radio & broadcast journalism - Answer written differently than print journalism - must match events,
sounds, and graphics/images
world wide web - Answer media convergence; brings together a variety of styles and accommodates a
variety of media styles (traditional and nontraditional)
media consolidation - Answer mass media has become increasingly concentrated: Disney, Comcast, Time
Warner. Potential problems: divided loyalties, less innovation, higher prices, reduced motivation to
investigate company corruption
Johann Gutenberg - Answer Invented the printing press
Benjamin Franklin - Answer newspaper editor and printer of Pennsylvania Gazette (most successful
paper in colonies and first political cartoon)
, Frederick Douglass - Answer leader in abolitionist movement and publisher of North Star - liberal - race
and women's rights
Joseph Pultizer - Answer Created a new kind of newspaper with illustrations and cartoons, New York
World
Joseph Pulitzer - Answer He used yellow journalism in competition with Hearst to sell more newspapers.
He also achieved the goal of becoming a leading national figure of the Democratic Party.
Nellie Bly - Answer went undercover in a mental institution to expose the mistreatment of patients
Edward Murrow - Answer Radio commentator during WWII, opposed McCarthyism, created TV shows
going to homes of celebrities for interviews.
Katherine Graham - Answer Publisher of the Washington Post
Woodward and Bernstein - Answer the two reporters who dug deeper into the Watergate break-in and
uncovered the real scandal
Barbara Walters - Answer Worked for NBC's Today show before joining ABC. Hosts specials featuring in-
depth interviews with celebrities, politicians, and other famous people.
Freedom of Information Act - Answer Gives all citizens the right to inspect all records of federal agencies
except those containing military, intelligence, or trade secrets; increases accountability of bureaucracy
Tinker v. Des Moines - Answer Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not
disruptive (students protesting Vietnam war by wearing black armbands)
Ginsberg v. New York - Answer Material that is not obscene may still be harmful for children, and thus its
marketing can be constitutionally regulated. (children buying adult content magazine - "obscene
images")
Questions Answered Correctly
Mass media - Answer informs its audience; persuades, entertains, transmits culture.
John Peter Zenger and freedom of the press - Answer 18th c. publisher and printer, arrested in 1734m
after the governor (William Cosby) became angry at him for his criticisms of Cosby. (published in New
York Weekly Journal) Zenger spent eight months in prison before his case came to trial. Andrew
Hamilton defended him and Zenger was found not guilty. The jury agreed that libel laws of that era were
unreasonable and journalists should be able to express their opinions freely.
Penny press - Answer 19th c. phenomenon that extended journalism's audience beyond the upper social
classes. Newspapers 6 cents --> 1 cent. Penny press targeted working class and many of the methods of
interviewing and observing are still being practiced in modern journalism.
yellow journalism - Answer Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create
sensations and attract readers
radio & broadcast journalism - Answer written differently than print journalism - must match events,
sounds, and graphics/images
world wide web - Answer media convergence; brings together a variety of styles and accommodates a
variety of media styles (traditional and nontraditional)
media consolidation - Answer mass media has become increasingly concentrated: Disney, Comcast, Time
Warner. Potential problems: divided loyalties, less innovation, higher prices, reduced motivation to
investigate company corruption
Johann Gutenberg - Answer Invented the printing press
Benjamin Franklin - Answer newspaper editor and printer of Pennsylvania Gazette (most successful
paper in colonies and first political cartoon)
, Frederick Douglass - Answer leader in abolitionist movement and publisher of North Star - liberal - race
and women's rights
Joseph Pultizer - Answer Created a new kind of newspaper with illustrations and cartoons, New York
World
Joseph Pulitzer - Answer He used yellow journalism in competition with Hearst to sell more newspapers.
He also achieved the goal of becoming a leading national figure of the Democratic Party.
Nellie Bly - Answer went undercover in a mental institution to expose the mistreatment of patients
Edward Murrow - Answer Radio commentator during WWII, opposed McCarthyism, created TV shows
going to homes of celebrities for interviews.
Katherine Graham - Answer Publisher of the Washington Post
Woodward and Bernstein - Answer the two reporters who dug deeper into the Watergate break-in and
uncovered the real scandal
Barbara Walters - Answer Worked for NBC's Today show before joining ABC. Hosts specials featuring in-
depth interviews with celebrities, politicians, and other famous people.
Freedom of Information Act - Answer Gives all citizens the right to inspect all records of federal agencies
except those containing military, intelligence, or trade secrets; increases accountability of bureaucracy
Tinker v. Des Moines - Answer Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not
disruptive (students protesting Vietnam war by wearing black armbands)
Ginsberg v. New York - Answer Material that is not obscene may still be harmful for children, and thus its
marketing can be constitutionally regulated. (children buying adult content magazine - "obscene
images")
