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Mass Communications

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stories that help citizens to make intelligent decisions and keep up with important issues of the day






2. Better type of research. Shows causality. Two types of research are done 1. lab - 2. field






3. Theory that there are multiple opinion leaders that shaper our viewpoints






4. Always greater then the rating number






5. Regularly updated online journals that comment on just about everything






6. Term given to a cable subscription where you only pay for those channels you want instead of bundled channels






7. Selection Theory: selective about what you remember






8. Placing of stories around ads






9. ABC - ESPN - Pixar - amusement parks - Muppets - Marvel--conglomerate






10. Yellow journalist - St. Louis Post Dispatch - early advocate of journalism schools






11. Targeting niche audiences--easier to use selection theory






12. The biggest owner of radio stations (Dixie Chick controversy)






13. 'The medium is the message'






14. Records what the TV set was currently set on






15. Provide feedback for movies






16. The opinion stage to observable research






17. Second biggest attention topic in news






18. The idea that viewers become more accepting of real-world violence because of its constant presence in television fare






19. Receiver's response to message






20. When a story has been heard by more then 50% of the US population. Most stories do not make it this far






21. The percentage of the entire population in that media market






22. A model stating that media has a very direct and universal impact (effect)






23. 20th Century Fox - Wall St. Journal - NY Post - MySpace - TV Guide - Harper Collins Publishing--conglomerate






24. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovered the __________ scandal and forced President _________ to resign






25. The Nation's largest metropolitan daily






26. Journalists who use things like Twitter to get info out fast - but they are not professional






27. 1960s-studies on the effects of violence on children had them watch violent _______ and then study their behavior






28. Warner Bros - Netscape - CNN - Time - People - SI--conglomerate






29. True frontrunners of our daily newspaper (local news on news sheets






30. This host demonstrated cultural imperialism in campaigning for the Finland President






31. Huge publisher who rivaled Pulitzer; said to have had something to do with the Spanish-American War






32. The phonograph became the first __________ when Edison put a nickel slot on it






33. Suburban or regional versions of a metropolitan paper






34. ___________ published Publick Occurences in __________






35. Rating system based winning the first 5 minutes of each segment (two segments per half hour).. Used for entertainment TV and for newscasts. Does sweep periods in Feb - July - May - and Nov. July is least important.






36. Does not establish causality. Covers what the majority thinks. All perception






37. Research has already been done for you - you just collect it and put it into your paper






38. Has the fewest TV viewers






39. People that continue to hold out on technologies






40. A program that is more specialized to a specific demographic






41. Everyone in the household has a numbered meter. They use this meter to see how many individual people are watching each show. This replaced the audimeter.






42. People that will buy news technologies first






43. Artificial setting - easier and less expensive - but not as accurate in results






44. Technology changes how we live






45. One problem with Schramm's model: there is no longer any _______ in the message






46. Universe. Entirety of what you are studying.






47. A media effects research study about the impact of movies on children's behavior was called the ________ conducted in ______.






48. The idea that media give children a window on the world before they have the critical and intellectual ability to judge what they see






49. Direct - immediate causes and effects research






50. The recent e-book battle on the Kindle is between these two...