Stephens: Timeline, Intro, and Chapter 1

I won't usually give you a list of questions to answer, but since we won't have class next week, I thought I should give you a bit of direction in your reading.
Timeline

Just scan it. You won't have to memorize any of the dates, but do look for these details.

  • What was the name of the first newspaper printed west of the Allegheny Mountains?
  • Why was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor "a radio story"?
  • When was the word "anchor" first used in broadcast journalism, and in what context?
  • Where and when did the first commercial radio station start broadcasting?
  • Why did the early American newspapers carry little local news?
  • Where and when was paper invented?

Introduction


  • What does it mean to say that the news is a "commodity"?
  • Why does Stephens bring up the 1994 O.J. Simpson freeway chase? How does it apply to your own understanding of journalism?

Chapter 1
  • Respond to one of the boxes in the chapter. Choose a specific detail that changed your understanding of journalism, and explain its significance.
  • Answer one of the questions on page 15.

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