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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 is the 'cool' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Legislator and Law suits.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877

2. What is Government in the Sunshine state?
Timelines - news judgement.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.

3. What are the 2 ways media laws have developed?
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Legislator and Law suits.

4. What is the 'hot' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Radio - television (user can be passive)
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

5. Who revolutionize photography?
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Timelines - news judgement.

6. 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.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964

7. Medium
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.

8. What are some ethics issues?
Legislator and Law suits.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.

9. The federal shield law does what?
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877

10. What is payola?
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.

11. What are the basic elements of news?
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Legislator and Law suits.
Timelines - news judgement.

12. What are some problems with the recording industry?
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
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.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.

13. What is the Freedom of Information Act?
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

14. Who popularized 'media?
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

15. What are paperback books?
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.

16. What was the result of the moveable type?
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

17. What did Yellow journalism cover?
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.

18. What are trade books?
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
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.

19. What are professional books?
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.
Timelines - news judgement.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.

20. Ways radio should be financed
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)

21. Media
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Legislator and Law suits.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964

22. What are some features of yellow journalism?
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.