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Media History And Literacy

Subjects : journalism-and-media, bvat

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1. Who popularized 'media?
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

2. What are the 2 ways media laws have developed?
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Legislator and Law suits.

3. What are some problems with the recording industry?
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
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.

4. What did Yellow journalism cover?
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.

5. What is the Freedom of Information Act?
Radio - television (user can be passive)
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.

6. What is the 'cool' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Radio - television (user can be passive)

7. The federal shield law does what?
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Legislator and Law suits.
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.

8. What was the result of the moveable type?
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Legislator and Law suits.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.

9. What are some features of yellow journalism?
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.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.

10. What is the 'hot' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Legislator and Law suits.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.

11. Medium
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
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.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.

12. What are trade books?
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

13. Who revolutionize photography?
Radio - television (user can be passive)
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964

14. What is Government in the Sunshine state?
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.

15. What are paperback books?
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.

16. What is payola?
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.

17. What are the basic elements of news?
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Timelines - news judgement.

18. Who started publishing books in the mid 1400's ?
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played

19. Media
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.

20. What are professional books?
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.

21. Ways radio should be financed
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.

22. What are some ethics issues?
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
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