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1. Spanish American War - Yellow Journalism - Harper's Weekly






2. Susan B. Anthony's partner - started The Revolution/NWSA






3. Author of comon sense - American Revolution






4. Former slave - captivating and articulate speaker - editor of his own paper - had a book 'The Narrative life of Frederick Douglass -' was discovered by William Lloyd Garrison in 1841 - who then asked Douglass to speak at an anti-slavery convention. A






5. New York World - Investigative Journalism - Tammany Hall - Yellow Journalism






6. 9/11 reporter - jumped on the bandwagon






7. Exposed My Lai and its cover up - won Pullitzer Prize






8. Covered Watergate - worked for The Washington Post - edgy - dropout - didn't go to college - chased down sources in New Mexico






9. Watergate - partner to Bernstein - went to college - professional






10. African American Chicago boy - brutally murdered in the south - his mother put his body on display after He was killed - open casket






11. Created the concept of objectivity -third person - no sides - less personal - New York Times






12. Exposed My Lai and its cover up - won Pullitzer Prize






13. Started the New York Journal - Journalism of Action - yellow journalism






14. Racist - hated the Irish - yellow journalism - cartoons - wrote for Harper's Weekly - founder of 'Watchdog journalism' because of his work against Tammany Hall - is considered the father of the American Cartoon






15. Wrote satire against imperialism and the colonization of the Philippines






16. Wrote satire against imperialism and the colonization of the Philippines






17. Killed Emmett Till






18. Racist - hated the Irish - yellow journalism - cartoons - wrote for Harper's Weekly - founder of 'Watchdog journalism' because of his work against Tammany Hall - is considered the father of the American Cartoon






19. Author of comon sense - American Revolution






20. Abolitionist who wrote for The Liberator - was a voice for the women's suffrage movement - discovered Frederick Douglass - wrote for the North Star






21. CBS reporter - Zippo Segment






22. Alabama Governor during the Selma March - led to Voting Act of 1965






23. African American journalist who wrote about lynching - scared for her life






24. Anti-communism - republican - 'list' of communists in the House and Senate






25. Published 'Pentagon Papers' to the New York Times - RAND corporation






26. Journal of Occurences (first wire newspaper) - American Revolution - Spanish American War






27. American Women's Suffrage Association - Conservative - women's rights - Women's journal






28. Anti-communism - republican - 'list' of communists in the House and Senate






29. Studied in a mental instituion - wrote for The New York World under Pullitzer






30. Started the New York Journal - Journalism of Action - yellow journalism






31. Published 'Pentagon Papers' to the New York Times - RAND corporation






32. Founder of PR - Sigmund Freud's nephew - used psychology in his work - Torches of Freedom






33. African American journalist who wrote about lynching - scared for her life






34. American Women's Suffrage Association - Conservative - women's rights - Women's journal






35. Susan B. Anthony's partner - started The Revolution/NWSA






36. Former slave - captivating and articulate speaker - editor of his own paper - had a book 'The Narrative life of Frederick Douglass -' was discovered by William Lloyd Garrison in 1841 - who then asked Douglass to speak at an anti-slavery convention. A






37. Vice president of The Washington Post during Watergate






38. Tammany Hall - Nast - got the Irish vote - rigged election - center of conspiracy - Governor of New York - Democrat

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39. Journal of Occurences (first wire newspaper) - American Revolution - Spanish American War






40. CBS radio - Catholic priest who spoke against the KKK - admired Hitler-hated the Jews - wider range of audience






41. Founder of PR - Sigmund Freud's nephew - used psychology in his work - Torches of Freedom






42. Wrote The Alarm - was in an interracial marriage - led the International Working People's Association. He was convicted for the bomb attack on city police known as the Haymarket Affair or Haymarket Riots - Anarchist






43. Created the concept of objectivity -third person - no sides - less personal - New York Times






44. Abolitionist who wrote for The Liberator - was a voice for the women's suffrage movement - discovered Frederick Douglass - wrote for the North Star






45. Radio journalist - CBS partner with Fred Friendly and made 'Hear it Now' and 'see it now' covered racial integration and the Korean war - combated anti-communism - did a report on Joseph McCarthy






46. CBS reporter - Zippo Segment






47. Studied in a mental instituion - wrote for The New York World under Pullitzer






48. Killed Emmett Till






49. Spanish American War - Yellow Journalism - Harper's Weekly






50. Deep throat - provided Bernstein and Woodward with information - FBI agent







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