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Welcome to the History of Journalism Quiz. This quiz tests your knowledge about the history of journalism. It covers key events, important figures, and major innovations that have shaped journalism over the years. You will answer questions about the invention of the printing press, the rise of newspapers, the impact of radio and television, and the advent of digital news.

By taking this quiz, you will gain a deeper appreciation for the pivotal developments that have influenced how news is reported and consumed. Each question aims to highlight significant moments in journalism's evolution. Whether you are a student, a professional Read morejournalist, or simply interested in the field, this quiz will challenge your understanding of journalism's past.

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The 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka case determined that:

Rodger Streitmatter, as do many historians, cites the Civil Rights Movement as:

The most dramatic image that emerged from the Central High School desegregation effort was:

NBC correspondent John Chancellor said that with respect to the Civil Rights Movement, journalism does not initiate social change, but journalism:

In the summer of 1957, African-American leaders targeted Central High School for desegregation with the enrollment of 9 black students. This took place in:

The above action is regarded as the first chapter of TV's epic coverage of the movement because:

The first time that Charlayne Hunter-Gault, later of The New York Times and a Public Broadcasting Service correspondent, made the news was when:

Police Commissioner "Bull" Connor held great influence over the town considered the most segregated city in America in the early 1960s. This city was:

The racially mixed group of college students and civil rights activists who rode buses from the North into segregated Southern communities was known as:

Birmingham became the target in 1963 for what one activist hoped would be a series of supposed nonviolent protests. This person was:

A massive demonstration and march took place in August 1963 with some 200,000 protesters whose actions were televised by all three networks. That event took place:

Media images of Bull Connor's use of police dogs and high-pressure fire hoses to subdue protestors, many of them children, led to a reaction from the public elsewhere. They reacted by:

It was during this same massive march that Rev. Martin Luther King delivered his:

The Edmund Pettus Bridge that MLK and his demonstrators crossed was in:

The president who signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was:

The other key piece of legislation that followed the Civil Rights Act was the:

The United States' initial involvement in Vietnam began:

In 1954, Vietnam was divided in half. The North was:

In 1964, North Vietnamese patrol boats fired on U.S. destroyers in a Vietnamese gulf location. This attack led to a congressional action known as:

By war's end after more than 10 years, how many U.S. men and women died in the war?

By war's end after more than 10 years, how many estimated Southeast Asians died in the war?

By 1972, two out of three U.S. citizens named which medium as their main source of news?

Through 1967, most news coverage of the war was favorable. However, what event in 1968 turned the coverage into one that was more critical?

The most controversial story of the early years of the war was by Morley Safer of CBS who covered events in the village of Cam Ne. That story showed:

The Viet Cong offensive during their Lunar New Year holiday in 1968 was:

In effect, what the televised news about the above offensive did to U.S. policy was:

The man who set the tone for TV coverage after the cataclysmic New Year's offensive by the Vietnamese was "the most trusted man in America." He was:

One of the most shocking and enduring images of the brutality and senselessness of the war occurred on the streets of Saigon when a North Vietnamese prisoner was arrested. Recorded for TV during the arrest was:

Walter Cronkite's negative assessment of the war at that point led President Johnson to reassess his position. What did he decide to do?

Contributing to the tone of news coverage was the report of an incident at the village of My Lai. What did the news reports say?

The Brown vs. Board of Education decision also affirmed that racial practices in Kansas and other states violated which of the following Amendments?

Which of the following states was NOT among those cited in the Brown vs. Board of Education class action lawsuit?

Among the attorneys hired by the NAACP in the Brown case was a young lawyer who would later go on to become a Supreme Court Justice. That person was:

The appointment of the above Justice was historically significant because:

Another one of the more shocking practices by U.S. troops was revealed by television footage of Vietnamese children running down a highway, particularly the scene of a traumatized and nude young girl. That practice involved the use of: