Questions

1. What makes a newspaper different from other printed media?
 I believe that newspaper is different from other printed media because unlike other printed media, it is expected to reputable. While a tabloid is expected to be full of made up stories and photoshopped pictures, a newspaper should only contain articles of fact, and relevant pictures. Also, newspapers revolutionized printed media, while others are working off of the model of a newspaper.

2. What role did the Industrial Revolution play in expanding the readership of newspapers?
With the industrial revolution came the printing press. The printing press allowed for the mass production of newspapers. A significantly larger number of papers could be published at a time, and with mass production, comes a cheaper product. With the cost of the paper lower, more people could afford to purchase them, and thus, more people began to read the paper.

3. What kind of relationship did Pullitzer and Hearst have with each other? Why?
Pullitzer and Hearst were competnig publishers during the industrial revolution. They both published newspapers, which as time went on were filled with wilder and wilder stories, trying to entice readers into purchasing thier own paper, as opposed to the other's.

4. What is meant by 'Yellow Journalism?'
Yellow journalism is making up or embellishing stories in print, with the sole intent of selling more copies of the newspaper. Modern day tabloids are a great example of yellow journalism. While the stories might not be the most believable or realistic, they are interesting to read, and catch a customers attention.

5. When was the Spanish-American war? Who was involved?
The spanish american war was in 1898, between Spain and the United States. The competing publishers, Pullitzer and Hearst had been publishing made up stories about the treatment of Americans visiting Cube, then a Spanish colony. The American citizens were so outraged with the 'Spanish behaviour,' that they pressured the president to go to war with the Spanish. If it wasn't for the publishers trying to sell newspapers, the Spanish American war could have been avoided. Watch this brief video explaining the war.



6. What is meant by the term 'Sensationalism' ?
Sensationalism is embellishing a story to make it more interesting or appealing for a reader. With the use of yellow journalism, a publisher can sell more newspapers.

7. Would you mind telling a small lie if it meant making a sale or a bit of extra money for yourself?
I would not at all mind. As a member of a capitalist society, anything is ok or morally acceptable, provided that it will make a sufficient profit for myself, or my employer.