![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Learning Objectives (See related pages)
After studying this chapter, you will be able to:
1. Explain the significance of the penny press. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 2. Explain why the New York Times is considered the nation's most influential newspaper. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 3. Discuss how the Watergate story brought the Washington Post to national prominence in the 1970s. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 4. Define mainstreaming and explain why it is controversial. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 5. Name and define six basic news values used by journalists. |
![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | 6. Name and explain at least two ways in which the World Wide Web has changed newspapers. |
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