Journalism8-11/12-14

I can recognize the benefits and everyday representation of the five freedoms.

I can recognize the history of American Media.

Pre-testO Please read the directions carefully

and answer each question on your own piece of paper.

O This is to give us an idea of what you might already know.

Bell WorkO Respond to this question in your

notebook as a journal entry…O What are the most important 42

words in American history?

The First AmendmentDiscussion

O So what does it really mean?

O In pairs (or groups of 3) at your table, write what your group thinks your given freedom means and provide an exampleO In your group, you should have a

O Recorder-a person who writes the group’s responses

O Reporter- a person who will speak for your groupO Time keeper- keeps the group on task in order to

finish in the given time (2-3 mins.) only if you are a group of 3

What your freedom means…SpeechThe First Amendment says that people have the right to speak freely without government interference.PressThe First Amendment gives the press the right to publish news, information and opinions without government interference. This also means people have the right to publish their own newspapers, newsletters, magazines, etc.ReligionThe First Amendment prohibits government from establishing a religion and protects each person's right to practice (or not practice) any faith without government interference.PetitionThe First Amendment says that people have the right to appeal to government in favor of or against policies that affect them or that they feel strongly about. This freedom includes the right to gather signatures in support of a cause and to lobby legislative bodies for or against legislation. AssemblyThe First Amendment says that people have the right to gather in public to march, protest, demonstrate, carry signs and otherwise express their views in a nonviolent way. It also means people can join and associate with groups and organizations without interference.

Why is it important?O Think about what the world might

look like without the First Amendment.

O Create a quick sketch of what you think that might look like. You could focus on 1 freedom or the entire First Amendment.

O Then write a couple of sentences explaining why the First Amendment is so important.

1st homework assignment

O You will need to memorize and present the First Amendment in a creative way (a song, rap, skit, drawing, clippings collage, etc.)

O This will be due Friday

Chapter 1

The History of American Media

VocabularyO Find and write the definitions for the

following terms:O Partisan pressO Penny pressO Yellow journalismO Muckraking

O What is a journalist?O Discuss answers

History of American Media

O Get the facts!!!

O America’s first newspaper… Publick Occurrences

O Didn’t look like newspapers today, it was one long sheet and contained letters, essays, and other material

O Was published in Boston in 1690 by Benjamin HarrisO Only lasted for 1 issue (the British colonial

authorities did not like what Harris printedO We were still a British Colony

14 years later…O 14 years later the colonies has their

1st continuously published newspaper…the Boston News-Letter

O Started by John Campbell in 1704 O Published “by authority”- it had the government’s

approvalO As pioneers moved south and west, more papers

appeared

Establishment of Freedom of the Press

O In 1791, the First Amendment ratified and guarantees a free press.

O After the Revolution hundreds of newspapers opened all over the new land.O Most carried little actual news, they were

filled with essays, letters, editorials, and a few ads.

O In 1833, Benjamin Day founded the New York Sun and filled it with news- he sold it for 1 penny (The Penny Press).

Partner ActivityO Interview a partner to get answers to the

following questions:O What newspapers, if any, do you read? Which

newspapers do members of your family read?O Which news programs, including specials,

have you watched recently? O Where do you get your information about

world and local events?O Do you use the Internet? What do you

primarily use it for?O How well informed about what’s going on in

the world would you say you are?

The TelegraphO The telegraph was used to report

stories about the Civil War. O To make sure the stories were

transmitted (in case the telegraph broke down), reporters became more concise and developed the inverted pyramid format (giving most important facts in the first few sentences).

Yellow JournalismO The late 19th century became the

age of “yellow journalism”.O This refers to unethical, irresponsible

journalism, involving hoaxes, altered photos, frauds, etc.

O William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer are the most notable of the yellow journalists. O These newspapers attracted huge

audiences

Nellie BlyO Nellie Bly was the name used by Elizabeth

Cochrane, a very famous woman journalist.O She was known for her “stunts”- stories in

which made the news herself.O She once pretended to be mentally ill and was

committed to New York’s Blackwell Island Asylum. She was released 10 days later and wrote a story about the asylum’s poor conditions.

O Another famous story was about her trip around the world, Around the World in Eighty Days. She set out to circle the world in 80 days, she did it in 72.

Then came Muckraking…

O With the end of the yellow journalism era, newspapers developed a significant social consciousness.O Many crusaded for child labor laws,

promoted hospitals, collected money for the needy, etc.

O Theodore Roosevelt coined the term muckrakers which was used to criticize the crusading journalists.

Then there was RadioO In 1906, Dr. Lee De Forest made

possible the medium of radio.O De Forest made the first newscast in

1916.

ABC, NBC, CBS was born

O The National Broadcast Company (NBC) was formed in 1926.

O The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) was formed in 1927.

O The Mutual Broadcasting System went on air in 1934, when part of NBC’s network was sold in 1945, it was renamed the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).

Then came TVO The first television newscast was in the late

1940s.O By the 1960s more than 60 million TV sets

were in use.O 30 yrs. Later that number exceeded 90 millionO With the birth of TV, newspapers began to put

more emphasis on examining the background of current events and covering trends in depth.

O In the 1990s, TV reverted back to yellow journalism with daytime talk shows featuring dysfunctional guests

Finally News on the Net

O The birth of the internet has changed the ways in which news is presented.O There is now no shortage of space

(unlike the numbered pages of newspapers or time limits in TV programming).

O You now have the ability to reach a broader audience

Exit SlipO Name 1 of the 5 freedoms listed in

the First Amendment.O Name 1 key person in the history of

journalism and explain why that person is important.