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Details Title: Chapter 6- Newspapers Description: A review for the JOUR101 midterm Total Flash Cards: 27 Created: 10/07/2007 12:43:25	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term above the fold Definition refers to the prominant story; placed above the fold in the middle of the front page Term *yellow journalism Definition style of sensationalistic journalism that grew out of the newspaper circulation battle between Joseph Pulizer & William Randolph Hearst Term *Watergate scandal Definition burglary authorized by rogue White House staffers at the Democratic National Convention in the Watergate office & apartment building, & the subsequent cover-up that led to the resignation of Nixon in '74; Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein (Washington Post) covered the scandal. Term tabloid newspapers Definition 11" by 14"; have a visual cover, rather than a traditional front page. example: AthensNEWS Term broadsheet newspapers Definition standard newspaper; 17" by 22" example: The Post Term *alternative papers Definition weeklies that serve specialized audiences (gay/lesbian community, racial minorities, young people, etc) Term *breaking news Definition ongoing news story requiring frequent updating Term *hyperlocalism Definition finding a local angle to international/national news stories in an attempt to better relate to he audience Term *black press Definition genre of newspapers that contained stories important to ethnic communities & minorities example: Chicago Defender (1905) Freedom's Journal (1827) -among 1st North Star (1847) Term *Top 4 National Newspapers Definition 1) USA Today 2) Wall Street Journal 3) Christian Science Monitor 4) New York Times Term USA Today Definition - color - sections color-coded - short articles - focus on design & graphics - "News McNuggest" Term Wall Street Journal Definition - longer articles - grayscale - more technical, sophisticated Term Christian Science Monitor Definition - serious articles Term New York Times Definition - created in 1896 - first owned by Ocks (sp?) - long & authoritative articles - distributed nationally via satellites Term Rocky Mountain News Definition uses multimedia o tell long, detailed stories (slideshows, video, & sound); one of the best online newspapers in the country Term Top 2 Metropolitan Newspapers Definition 1) Washington Post 2) LA Times Term Top 3 Tabloids Definition 1) New York Daily News 2) New York Post 3) Rocky Mountain News (web) Term 1st American Newspaper Definition Publick Occurances (1690) Term Joseph Pultizer Definition New York World (1883) - 1st Sunday comics - 1st color comics - 1st sponsored major underground journalist Term William Randolph Hearst Definition started with the San Fransico Chronicle, then moved to the east coast to battle with Pultizer- New York Journal Term Three genres of newspapers growing in popularity Definition - ethnic newspapers - alternative newspapers - local newspapers Term *Importance of the online component Definition - uses variety of multimedia - bullet-point journalism (short sound bytes; easier to read) - reporters write for web BEFORE print - citizen imput becoming increasingly important - better for breaking news; SPEED! - data-collection centers created (public records, real estate, etc) *more profitable!* Term Top 5 Daily Newspapers Definition 1) USA Today 2) Wall Street Journal 3) New Yorks Times 4) Los Angeles Times 5) New York Post Term Colonial Publishing Definition - Publick Occurances (1690) - Boston News Letter (1704) - New England Courant (1721) - Pennsylvania Gazette (bought in 1729 by Benjamin Franklin) Term *penny press Definition - 1830s - "newspapers for the people" - contained actual news - large amount of copies, low cost - drew more advertising examples: New York Sun (1833, Benjamin Day) Cleveland Press Term *newspaper conglomerates Definition - chains: corporations that own a significant number of newspapers or other media - chains own 80% of newspapers - Gannett is the largest (also has highest profits) Term *gay press Definition - Washington Blade (1969) - Gay City News (2002) - New York Blade News (1997)