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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. Media
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)

2. What is Government in the Sunshine state?
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

3. What is payola?
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Radio - television (user can be passive)

4. What are the basic elements of news?
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Timelines - news judgement.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

5. What is the 'cool' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Timelines - news judgement.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.

6. What are trade books?
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.

7. Medium
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

8. What are some ethics issues?
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.

9. The federal shield law does what?
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.

10. What was the result of the moveable type?
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.

11. What did Yellow journalism cover?
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.

12. What are some features of yellow journalism?
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)

13. Who started publishing books in the mid 1400's ?
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.

14. What is the Freedom of Information Act?
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.

15. What are some problems with the recording industry?
Timelines - news judgement.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.

16. Ways radio should be financed
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.

17. Who popularized 'media?
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Timelines - news judgement.

18. What are professional books?
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Radio - television (user can be passive)

19. What are the 2 ways media laws have developed?
Timelines - news judgement.
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Legislator and Law suits.

20. What are paperback books?
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.

21. Who revolutionize photography?
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

22. What is the 'hot' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Legislator and Law suits.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.