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Cards in this set: Term Where was the parchment invented and when? Definition Asia Minor 200BC Term Who invented writing? When? Definition Sumerians 3000BC Term Who invented the first political news sheets? Definition Romans (Julius Caesar) Term Who invented ink and paper? Definition Chinese Term The printing press was invented by... Definition Johannes Gutenberg Term What was the first book printed on the press? Definition The Latin Bible Term How many copies of the Latin Bible are still in existence today? Definition 22 Term When was the pencil invented? Definition 1564 Term What was the first newspaper invented in England called? Definition The Oxford Gazette Term The first paper in America was called... Definition Publick Occurrences Term Where was the first paper in American printed? When? Who was the person who printed it? How many issues were there? Definition Boston, 1690, Benjamin Harris, one Term The Boston-News Letter by John Campbell was printed in...and was published by authority. What does "by authority" mean? Definition 1704 with permission from the government Term Define sedition. Definition stirring of rebellion Term Define libel. Definition false written criticism Term This man published the New York Weekly Journal and was accused of libel, but was found innocent by the jury Definition John Peter Zenger Term What was the Stamp Act? Who was it imposed by? Why? Definition a tax on periodicals British, to make it harder for people to get the truth Term What is Partisan Press? Definition political parties Term What are the Whig papers and the Tory papers? What are they trying to be now? Definition Whig = independent of Britain Tory - aligned with the British crown They are now trying to be objective Term What year was the First Amendment created? What freedoms did it offer? Definition 1791 - religion, speech, press, peaceable assemble, grievance Term What was the first daily newspaper called? Definition Pennsylvania Post Term Nickname for a new kind of paper Definition Penny Press Term Benjamin Day started which newspaper? Definition New York Sun Term How much did the New York Sun sell for? What was used for the first time as fund-raising? Definition A penny -more sensational -"newsies" -selling ads Term James Gordon Bennett started which newspaper? How much did it sell for? Definition New York Herald - 2 cents Term Horace Greeley printed the... He was a social... How many subscribers did he have? Definition New York Tribune reformer 2,000 Term Who was the editor of the Boston Transcript in the 1840s? Definition Cornelia Walter Term She was the first woman to cover Congress and also worked for Greeley's Tribune in the 1850s. Definition Jane Grey Swisshelm Term In 1851, who established the New York Times? Definition Henry Raymond Term What year was the telegraph invented? Definition 1844 Term What could have been the actual reason behind the cause of the Spanish-American war? Definition newspapers Term What year was the telephone invented? Definition 1876 Term Define yellow journalism. Definition unethical, irresponsible journalism involving altered pics, screaming headlines, self-promotions/scoops Term William Randolph Heart and Joseph Pulitzer are famous... Definition yellow journalists. Term Who was Nellie Bly? What did she do? Definition She was a female reporter and a famous muckraker Term Define muckraking Definition reporters showing the bad side of things Term Critics call some reporters muckrakers but they take it as a Definition compliment Term What newspaper was founded by Robert S. Abbott, son of slaves? Definition Chicago Defender Term Who made the first newscast (via radio) in 1916? Definition De. Lee De Forest Term Are shock jocks objective? What do they do best? Definition No. Criticizing others. Term The first television transmission was in the... Definition 1940s Term What is sensationalism? Definition BIG news Term What years did the Internet start? When did it become popular? Definition 60s 90s Term What... -helps journalists get info in a hurry -cuts back on research time -yet journalists must still be selective on the info and interview people Definition Computer-assisted reporting Term What was the name of the first news sheets? Definition Acta Dilurna