1. What makes a newspaper different from other printed media?
Newspapers are different from other printed media because they rely on real life events and facts.
2. What role did the Industrial Revolution play in expanding the readership of newspapers?
The Industrial Revolution played a huge part in expanding the readership of newspaper by speeding the process of creating newspapers and by freeing up workers for other jobs.
3. What kind of relationship did Pullitzer and Hearst have with each other? Why?
They were rivals because each wanted to be the best selling newspaper.
4. What is meant by 'Yellow Journalism?'
Yellow Journalism is what Pullitzer and Hearst did to sell newspapers, create lies.
5. When was the Spanish-American war? Who was involved?
The Spanish-American war was in 1898 and Spanish speaking people and Americans were invloved.
6. Including at least one picture, cartoon, or news story in your answer, explain how yellow journalism help initiate the Spanish-American war.
Yellow journalism initated the war when Pullitzer an Hearst puplished in the newspaper that the Spanish were stripping the women on the American steamers. The public believed that this rummor was ture and began war with the Spanish.
7. What is meant by the term 'Sensationalism' ? Sensationalism is the exageration of an event or story in a newspaper.
8. Would you mind telling a small lie if it meant making a sale or a bit of extra money for yourselfI do think i would lie to make extra money but only very lies.
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