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Media History And Literacy

Subjects : journalism-and-media, bvat

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Answer 22 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are paperback books?
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.

2. What are trade books?
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)

3. Medium
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

4. What are some ethics issues?
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy

5. What is the 'hot' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)

6. Who revolutionize photography?
Timelines - news judgement.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Legislator and Law suits.

7. The federal shield law does what?
Legislator and Law suits.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.

8. What are some problems with the recording industry?
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.

9. What did Yellow journalism cover?
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877

10. What is the 'cool' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Timelines - news judgement.
Legislator and Law suits.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Radio - television (user can be passive)

11. Who popularized 'media?
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964

12. What was the result of the moveable type?
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Timelines - news judgement.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)

13. Who started publishing books in the mid 1400's ?
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.

14. What are some features of yellow journalism?
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Radio - television (user can be passive)

15. What are professional books?
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.

16. Ways radio should be financed
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

17. What are the 2 ways media laws have developed?
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Legislator and Law suits.

18. What is the Freedom of Information Act?
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.

19. Media
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.

20. What is Government in the Sunshine state?
Timelines - news judgement.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.

21. What are the basic elements of news?
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.
Timelines - news judgement.
Legislator and Law suits.

22. What is payola?
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.