Exam 11: Evolving Journalism: News in a Digital Age

The term "impending war" prior to the war in Iraq was considered by critics to be

Define "pseudo events." Give examples of pseudo-events from your experience.

Non-military reporters attached to military units are called ______ journalists.

Match the title with the job description. -Keeps equipment running

______ bias is a subtle form of slanting that manifests itself in understated ways, such as the placement of stories or the choice of photos.

____ produced early classic TV documentaries examining social problems

Rush Limbaugh started Fox News.

Match the title with the job description. -Newsreader in the TV studio

Videotext was a popular system for delivering electronic newspapers to homes via TV sets in the 1970s.

Briefly trace the history of CNN news and Fox News.

Newsreels were the first sound films.

In the late 1940s, the dominant source of news for America was

Match the date to the event. -CNN is founded

Critics say that the media has a centrist ______ because it doesn't report on radical points of view.

Early bloggers provided news and commentary online starting in the mid-1970s.

In radio news, there are three times as many male anchors as female anchors.

The Biltmore Agreement stated that the television networks would air three newscasts a day.

Discuss the role Edward R. Murrow played in both radio and television news. Murrow's programs became the model for what types of shows today?

In television news, on-camera reporters are known as

Match the date to the event. -First newsreels shown in Paris