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Yellow Journalism3 point clue

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Term coined following the Spanish American War

1st cartoon character printed in color

Sole purpose was to sell newspapers

Television3 point clue

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Vietnam was the first war that introduced this

Eisenhower was the 1st to utilize this

Nixon and Kennedy’s most famous use of media

Ralph Nadar3 point clue

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Co-founded Public Citizen and was a leader in the anti-nuclear power movement

Consumer advocate

Former Green Party candidate

Muckraker3 point clue

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Ida Tarbell, John Rockefeller,Upton Sinclair

Saw a rise in the Progressive Era

Reporters committed to exposing the corruption of business practices

Leak3 point clue

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Nixon created the “Plumbers” to prevent this

Can politically damage the administrations

Unauthorized release of information

Horse Race Journalism3 point clue

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When covering a political campaign, the media is most focused with reporting this

Coverage of tracking polls

Synonymous with score keeper

Penny Press3 point clue

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Extended the influence of paper media to the poorer classes

Represented the crudest form of journalism

Was famous for being one cent per paper

Media Bias3 point clue

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Prevalent in the newspapers in the 18th and 19th centuries

Conservatives: news reporters Liberals: NBC, ABC

Appeals strongly to one segment of the population but alienates another

Attack Journalism3 point clue

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Known as “aggressive journalism”

Junkyard dog style

Caring only about bringing down a prominent person

Media Events3 point clue

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President Nixon’s trip to China

Presidential elections

Using media to promote one’s own interests, usually staged