Chapter 4

Journalism
Mr. Roark
Chapter 4 – Newspapers

Short Answer: Provide the appropriate response.
1. Who are the major practitioners of journalism today?

2. The newspaper is what to modern society?

3. Is the newspaper’s role the same today as it was fifty years ago? Explain in 3-5 sentences.



4. What began to rival newspapers in the 1930’s and 30’2?
5. What captured the attention and provided a different look and feel…?
6. In the 1980’s what further challenged the newspapers viewership/readership?

7. Explain Declining Readership. List 3 reasons for his and give some statistics to prove your point.



8. List all the holdings of the Gannett Corporation. What do they own? Could this be a potential problem? Explain your answer.







9. Define the following things related to Organizational Structure:
a. Editor-
b. Managing Editor-
c. Section Editor-
d. Supporting Sections-
e. Editorial Page-

List 3 supporting sections of a newspaper and explain what each section does. What is their specific job?
a.

b.

c.

Major players: List 3 major U.S. newspapers and explain what is unique about each. Also, explain their relationship and give statistical data to support the answer(s).
a.


b.


c.


The Future:
Describe the future of newspapers:

When was a measure of the newspaper’s decline seen?
Where did people turn for news?
Why is the newspaper likely to survive?