Details Title: History of American Media Description: N/A Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 09/24/2008 15:13:58		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Journalism Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Partisian Press Definition early American newspapers that aligned themselves with one political party, commonly placed during the Revolutionary Period Term Penny Press Definition newspapers, from the mid-19th century, that were filled with news and read by a mass audience, included advertising and sold for a penny Term wire services Definition a service that provides for a fee, news from around the world to publications that subscribe to it Term yellow journalism Definition a sensational brand of journalism given to hoaxes, altered photographs, screaming headlines, frauds, and endless promotions of the newspapers themselves; derives from the name Yellow Kid, a cartoon character popular in the late 19th century Term muckrating Definition journalism that crusades for socail justice or to expose wrongdoing Term shock jocks Definition a radio disk Jockey who entertains his or her audience by saying outrageous, often vulgar or offensive things about people or situations Term global village Definition the concept, so named by Marshall McLuhan, of the world as having become a more tightly interrelated community because of simultaneous broadcast of significant events Term computer-assisted reporting Definition the use of various news databases and othe resources on the internet to facilitate the gathering of certain kinds of news information Term publick occurences Definition first newspaper attempt in Boston, 1690, after one issue, British authorities surpressed the paper Term John Peter Zenger Definition in 1735, he wrote articles in new york weekly journal criticizing the governor and was arrested and jailed on charges of seditious libel Term boston newsletter Definition boston's first continually published newsletter started by John Campbell in 1704, first in the united states Term new york sun by Benjamin Day Definition first newspaper with actual news, founded by Benjamin Day, and sold for only a penny, not as much opinions Term William Randolph Hearst Definition notable yellow journalist of the new york world Term Jospeh Pulitzer Definition other notable yellow journalist of the new york world Term Nelly Bly Definition most famous woman journalist of her time, noted for her "stunts" or stories she made up herself, muckrated about issues of her time, often disguised herself Term Dr. Lee DeForest Definition vacum tube made key breakthrough in radio, and maded first radio broadcast of the 1916 presidential election Term broadcasting companies and when they began Definition NBC (National Broadcasting System)-1926 Columbia Broadcasting System-1927 Mutual Broadcasting System-1934, bought by ABC ABC (American Broadcasting System)-1945   Term Robert S. Abbott Definition first to give African Americans a public forum for addressing civil rights and other issues, The Defender Term Horace Greeley Definition established the new york tribune in 1841 and advocated many reform causes in its pages, (penny press era), muckrater Term Cornelia Walter Definition first woman editor, editor of the boston transcript in the 1840's