J 201 GRADE A Q&A
The first colonial newspapers were based in New England because of: - (correct
answer)seafaring commerce
Publick Occurrences was the first __________ in the U.S.? - (correct
answer)newspaper
According to McChesney, the two common reasons for the current crisis in newspapers
are the advent of the Internet and: - (correct answer)The growth of television
According to lecture, the first newspaper in America originated due to this factor: -
(correct answer)economy based on trade and commerce
The three levels of commodification in the Penny press were advertising for other
commodities, selling the newspaper and: - (correct answer)selling news itself
Adolph Ochs founded this famous American newspaper: - (correct answer)New York
Times
Joseph Pulitzer was associated with this kind of journalism: - (correct
answer)sensational journalism
The first penny newspaper was: - (correct answer)New York Sun
This newspaper baron was the model for the titular figure in Orson Welles' film Citizen
Kane: - (correct answer)William Randolph Hearst
Before the advent of the penny press, newspapers typically cost: - (correct answer)six
cents
, The first radio broadcast was in which decade? - (correct answer)1920s
In the very early years of radio, it was mainly used for what purpose? - (correct
answer)point-to-point communication
In the 1950s, Todd Storz came up with this innovation for radio: - (correct answer)Top
40
Which president passed the act that created public broadcasting in the United States in
1967? - (correct answer)Johnson
The person most responsible for shaping U.S. broadcasting culture from 1920 to 1950
was: - (correct answer)David Sarnoff
The governmental body that regulates communications in the U.S. is the: - (correct
answer)FCC
The first commercial on radio was carried by: - (correct answer)AT&T
Alan Freed was famous as a: - (correct answer)disc jockey
After the FCC hearings and Supreme Court ruling in 1943, the NBC Blue radio network
was sold and became: - (correct answer)ABC
This person pioneered live news broadcasting on radio: - (correct answer)Edward R.
Murrow
The first electronic television transmission was conducted by: - (correct answer)Philo
Farnsworth
The first colonial newspapers were based in New England because of: - (correct
answer)seafaring commerce
Publick Occurrences was the first __________ in the U.S.? - (correct
answer)newspaper
According to McChesney, the two common reasons for the current crisis in newspapers
are the advent of the Internet and: - (correct answer)The growth of television
According to lecture, the first newspaper in America originated due to this factor: -
(correct answer)economy based on trade and commerce
The three levels of commodification in the Penny press were advertising for other
commodities, selling the newspaper and: - (correct answer)selling news itself
Adolph Ochs founded this famous American newspaper: - (correct answer)New York
Times
Joseph Pulitzer was associated with this kind of journalism: - (correct
answer)sensational journalism
The first penny newspaper was: - (correct answer)New York Sun
This newspaper baron was the model for the titular figure in Orson Welles' film Citizen
Kane: - (correct answer)William Randolph Hearst
Before the advent of the penny press, newspapers typically cost: - (correct answer)six
cents
, The first radio broadcast was in which decade? - (correct answer)1920s
In the very early years of radio, it was mainly used for what purpose? - (correct
answer)point-to-point communication
In the 1950s, Todd Storz came up with this innovation for radio: - (correct answer)Top
40
Which president passed the act that created public broadcasting in the United States in
1967? - (correct answer)Johnson
The person most responsible for shaping U.S. broadcasting culture from 1920 to 1950
was: - (correct answer)David Sarnoff
The governmental body that regulates communications in the U.S. is the: - (correct
answer)FCC
The first commercial on radio was carried by: - (correct answer)AT&T
Alan Freed was famous as a: - (correct answer)disc jockey
After the FCC hearings and Supreme Court ruling in 1943, the NBC Blue radio network
was sold and became: - (correct answer)ABC
This person pioneered live news broadcasting on radio: - (correct answer)Edward R.
Murrow
The first electronic television transmission was conducted by: - (correct answer)Philo
Farnsworth
