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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. Who started publishing books in the mid 1400's ?
Timelines - news judgement.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.

2. What are professional books?
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Timelines - news judgement.
Legislator and Law suits.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.

3. Who revolutionize photography?
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Legislator and Law suits.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.

4. What was the result of the moveable type?
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)
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.

5. What is the Freedom of Information Act?
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Timelines - news judgement.

6. What are paperback books?
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.

7. What are some problems with the recording industry?
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.
Timelines - news judgement.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.

8. What are trade books?
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.

9. What are some features of yellow journalism?
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy

10. What are the 2 ways media laws have developed?
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Legislator and Law suits.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

11. What is Government in the Sunshine state?
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.

12. What did Yellow journalism cover?
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Timelines - news judgement.
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy

13. What are some ethics issues?
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy

14. What is the 'cool' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.

15. Media
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.

16. Ways radio should be financed
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
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.
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.

17. What is the 'hot' of the 'hot-cool model'?
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Radio - television (user can be passive)

18. What are the basic elements of news?
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Timelines - news judgement.

19. Medium
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.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.

20. The federal shield law does what?
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy

21. What is payola?
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played

22. Who popularized 'media?
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Legislator and Law suits.
Timelines - news judgement.