Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Chapter 22

Journalism
Mr. Roark
Chapter 22 – New Realities, New Journalism


p. 400 1. What changes did the profession of journalism experience during the latter part of the Nineteenth Century?

2. Newspapers grew into what?
3. The growth of journalism paralleled what?

p. 401 4. Why did journalism experience growth following the Civil War?

p. 402 5. The Industrial Age was dominated by whom?

p. 403-408 6. Explain the significance of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst. What were their major contributions (give at least 3)?
Pulitzer-


Hearst-


p. 408, 409 7. List 2 of the many major advances in technology explained that aided the profession:



p. 410 8. What was the great moral issue of the day in the late nineteenth century?

p. 411 9. How were women directly targeted by journalists or publications? What were they reading during this time?

p. 412 10. Explain “Stunt Journalist” Nellie Bly and Ida B. Wells. Why were they significant?



p. 414 11. How did electricity and the light bulb affect journalism?


p. 416 12. How did advertising change/affect journalism?


p. 417 13. Explain what is meant by the term “Watchdog Press”?

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