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1

The first paper published in the American colonies, _____________was shut down by the government for its content.
A)The Boston Newsletter
B)New England Courant
C)Publick Occurrences
D)Pennsylvania Gazette
2

Before the 1830s papers in the colonies were often underwritten by
A)their editors.
B)political parties.
C)the publishers.
D)the military.
3

The penny press were mostly supported by__________________
A)subscribers
B)political parties.
C)advertisers.
D)people who would pay a penny per paper.
4

According to the text, the concept of _______________was invented by the penny press.
A)egalitarianism
B)political debate
C)sensationalism
D)news
5

In the late 1800s, the term above the fold referred to
A)better than average writing.
B)a prominent story.
C)a large headline.
D)a money-making newspaper.
6

Yellow journalism began as two papers competed for attention by
A)balancing the interests of men and women.
B)providing more comic strips that other papers.
C)using sensationalistic reporting.
D)undercutting the price of other papers.
7

The term newspaper chains refers to
A)the legal restrictions that newspapers face.
B)groups of independently owned newspapers.
C)corporations that control a large number of newspaper and media outlets.
D)groups of reporters who trade information with one another.
8

The ________is a newspaper that was founded to help readers be well informed in spite of the yellow journalism of the early 1900s.
A)USA Today
B)Christian Science Monitor
C)The Wall Street Journal
D)The New York World
9

The Watergate crime and scandal was discovered and investigated by reporters from
A)The New York Times.
B)USA Today.
C)The Washington Post.
D)The New York Post.
10

Newspaper stories that start on one page and conclude on another are called
A)"continued on page" stories
B)jumps
C)continuances
D)links
11

What was unusual about the news story discussed in the text, written by Janet Cooke in 1981?
A)It was a human interest story.
B)The editor of the paper tried to find the abused child mentioned in the story.
C)Cooke changed the names of people she encountered in the story to protect certain parties.
D)Cooke fabricated the entire story.
12

The term mainstreaming refers to the effort by newspapers to
A)have a writing staff that is balanced in terms of race and gender.
B)give the paper an easier to read appearance.
C)include non-white and non-male comments in stories that are not minority related.
D)cover more stories that specifically would be of interest to minorities and women.
13

Today, the term tabloid newspaper refers to
A)papers that cover only celebrity news.
B)newspapers with a half page format, rather than traditional format.
C)papers that featured jazz journalism.
D)daily newspapers.
14

An early African American newspaper that was not as serious as others, and modeled its style of the yellow journalism of Hearst was
A)The North Star
B)the Defender
C)Freedom's Journal'
D)The Crisis
15

Alternative papers are
A)weekly newspapers that serve specialized audiences.
B)papers that target gay audiences.
C)papers that find alternative means of support to advertising revenues.
D)papers that inform the public about alternative medicine.
16

When TV news became popular, newspapers were gradually forced away from covering
A)alternative news.
B)human interest stories.
C)breaking news.
D)national news.
17

The term webcast refers to
A)community paper websites.
B)programs transmitted by audio and video signals over the web.
C)the particular slant of an online news story.
D)a computer website.
18

The having its own website has increased a newspaper's ability to gain
A)an exclusive interview.
B)more respect
C)a scoop.
D)a headline story.
19

Nelly Bly was
A)an editor of a women's paper.
B)the subject of a recent human interest story.
C)the pen name of a well-known female reporter.
D)the editor of an early alternative paper.
20

When first published, USA Today was criticized for
A)its controversial political opinions.
B)its shallow coverage of the news stories.
C)Its concentration on overseas events.
D)Its plain appearance.





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