1. Chapter 1—History of American Media

2. Sedition “The stirring of rebellion” In pre-revolutionary war years, newspapers that attempted to criticize the government were found guilty of the charge.

3. Libel WRITTEN defamation of character. False statements of damage against another person or institution—can also be broadcasted (from written text) Zenger trial in 1735 was first to use “TRUTH” as a defense against libel

4. The First Amendment

5. Yellow Journalism The unethical, irresponsible journalism given to hoaxes, altered photos, screaming headlines, “scoops”, frauds, and endless promotions of the newspapers. Pulitzer & Hearst Name comes from the comic strip “the Yellow Kid”

6. The Pulitzer Prize Highest award a writer or photographer can receive in the field of journalism

7. Muckrakers Writers that investigated and reported on social injustices in the early 1900s. The term was given to the writers as a criticism, but the writers considered it to be a “badge of honor”

8. Other important points in the chapter… “ Publick Occurrences”—first American newspaper 14 years later, “Boston News-Letter” was the first continuously published newspaper “by authority”—had government approval Stamp Act—caused papers to align with political parties, which created the “partisan press”

9. Penny Press “ New York Sun” Benjamin Day mass-produced papers and sold them for a penny Able to reach a larger audience and increase literacy among the lower classes

10. Telegraph Invented in 1844 Impacted reporting on the Civil War Started the Inverted Pyramid style of writing The forerunner of the Associated Press (AP) due to the speed of reporting

11. Yellow Journalism HearstPulitzer

12. Yellow Journalism Hearst New York Journal Pulitzer New York World --named for a popular comic strip that the 2 papers battled over, “The Yellow Kid”

13. Radio DeForest made improvements on vacuum tube in 1906 for radio DeForest made first newscast in 1916 KDKA—1 st radio station; Harding-Cox presidential election returns of 1920 NBC (1926) CBS (1927) ABC (1945) Radio Act of 1927—Created the Federal Radio Commission—forerunner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

14. Television First newscast took place in 1940 In every home by the late 1950s Led to newspapers focusing less on breaking news and more in-depth reporting Cable TV had a huge impact on society Vietnam War—first broadcasted war images Gulf War September 11, 2001 Keeps the interest of adults ages 18-25