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Media History And Literacy

Subjects : journalism-and-media, bvat

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1. What are some features of yellow journalism?
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.

2. The federal shield law does what?
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy

3. What is the 'hot' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Legislator and Law suits.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.

4. Who revolutionize photography?
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played

5. What is Government in the Sunshine state?
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.

6. Medium
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Legislator and Law suits.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

7. What are trade books?
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.

8. What are some problems with the recording industry?
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
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 are the basic elements of news?
Timelines - news judgement.
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.

10. What is payola?
Timelines - news judgement.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Legislator and Law suits.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played

11. Media
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.

12. Ways radio should be financed
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.

13. What was the result of the moveable type?
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.

14. What is the Freedom of Information Act?
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

15. What is the 'cool' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877

16. Who popularized 'media?
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Timelines - news judgement.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.

17. What are paperback books?
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.

18. What did Yellow journalism cover?
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

19. What are some ethics issues?
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

20. Who started publishing books in the mid 1400's ?
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

21. What are the 2 ways media laws have developed?
Legislator and Law suits.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)

22. What are professional books?
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Legislator and Law suits.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.