EXAM #3 JLMC questions with verified
answers to pass
Impact of digital news - correct answer ✔✔In the digital age, the industry is losing both papers
and readers - many surviving papers are ghost papers: devoid of much actual local news and
often carrying only syndicated content from other newspapers.
Elite newspapers have expanded their audiences with digital subscriptions.
Digital journalism redefines news by replacing morning newspapers and speeding up the news
cycle. Many readers shifted to digital readers and some fell away from newspapers.
Many newspaper editors report that more people read print and digital editions of their paper
today than at any time in history.
literary journalism - correct answer ✔✔News reports that adapt fictional storytelling techniques
to nonfictional material and in-depth reporting; are also called new journalism.
Journalists dissatisfied with the inverted pyramid style and separation of fact from opinion
began exploring this.
Differed from objective in that it wasn't just purely informational
advertising revenue for newspapers - correct answer ✔✔Advertising revenue is way less
because there are fewer readers with the transition to the digital era or reading and accessing
content via public libraries online for free.
, Newspapers today have been practicing consensus-oriented journalism which does not result in
ad revenue dips when editors tackle controversial topics.
Advertising revenue, the lifeblood of newspaper operations have fallen dramatically due to
internet ad sales
Adolph Ochs and New York Times - correct answer ✔✔Distanced itself from yellow journalism
and focused on documenting major events and issues going on at the time. Target a more
affluent and educated readership and eventually in 1898 lowered sales price to a penny to
attract middle class readers.
Objective journalism was championed by Adolph Ochs and was good at reporting on business
and politics, the move from sensationalism to professionalism.
Objective Journalism: distinguish factual reports from opinion columns and maintain a neutral
attitude toward issue or event. Searches out competing points of view among sources.
To distinguish the NY times from other papers such as Heartz and Pulitzers, Ochs rebuilt the
paper around substantial news coverage and provocative editorial pages, and favored major
events/issues.
Impact of USA today - correct answer ✔✔Postmodern brand of journalism that arose in the
1980's rose because of US Today
Radically changed the look of major U.S dailies
Used color and designed vending boxes to look like color TV's; inspired other papers to add
color.
Mimicked writing style of broadcast news
Nationally focused
Newspaper chains: - correct answer ✔✔A Newspaper chain is a company that owns several
papers throughout the country. The emergence of chains in the 1920's reflected the move
toward oligopolies - a major trend of the 20th century.
In decline today due to fewer readers and less ad revenue, consolidating and eliminating jobs,
selling off of papers.
answers to pass
Impact of digital news - correct answer ✔✔In the digital age, the industry is losing both papers
and readers - many surviving papers are ghost papers: devoid of much actual local news and
often carrying only syndicated content from other newspapers.
Elite newspapers have expanded their audiences with digital subscriptions.
Digital journalism redefines news by replacing morning newspapers and speeding up the news
cycle. Many readers shifted to digital readers and some fell away from newspapers.
Many newspaper editors report that more people read print and digital editions of their paper
today than at any time in history.
literary journalism - correct answer ✔✔News reports that adapt fictional storytelling techniques
to nonfictional material and in-depth reporting; are also called new journalism.
Journalists dissatisfied with the inverted pyramid style and separation of fact from opinion
began exploring this.
Differed from objective in that it wasn't just purely informational
advertising revenue for newspapers - correct answer ✔✔Advertising revenue is way less
because there are fewer readers with the transition to the digital era or reading and accessing
content via public libraries online for free.
, Newspapers today have been practicing consensus-oriented journalism which does not result in
ad revenue dips when editors tackle controversial topics.
Advertising revenue, the lifeblood of newspaper operations have fallen dramatically due to
internet ad sales
Adolph Ochs and New York Times - correct answer ✔✔Distanced itself from yellow journalism
and focused on documenting major events and issues going on at the time. Target a more
affluent and educated readership and eventually in 1898 lowered sales price to a penny to
attract middle class readers.
Objective journalism was championed by Adolph Ochs and was good at reporting on business
and politics, the move from sensationalism to professionalism.
Objective Journalism: distinguish factual reports from opinion columns and maintain a neutral
attitude toward issue or event. Searches out competing points of view among sources.
To distinguish the NY times from other papers such as Heartz and Pulitzers, Ochs rebuilt the
paper around substantial news coverage and provocative editorial pages, and favored major
events/issues.
Impact of USA today - correct answer ✔✔Postmodern brand of journalism that arose in the
1980's rose because of US Today
Radically changed the look of major U.S dailies
Used color and designed vending boxes to look like color TV's; inspired other papers to add
color.
Mimicked writing style of broadcast news
Nationally focused
Newspaper chains: - correct answer ✔✔A Newspaper chain is a company that owns several
papers throughout the country. The emergence of chains in the 1920's reflected the move
toward oligopolies - a major trend of the 20th century.
In decline today due to fewer readers and less ad revenue, consolidating and eliminating jobs,
selling off of papers.
