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Media History And Literacy

Subjects : journalism-and-media, bvat

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1. The federal shield law does what?
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.

2. Who started publishing books in the mid 1400's ?
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.

3. What is the Freedom of Information Act?
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.

4. Medium
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

5. What did Yellow journalism cover?
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Legislator and Law suits.
Timelines - news judgement.

6. What are some ethics issues?
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.

7. What are paperback books?
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.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy

8. Ways radio should be financed
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.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.

9. What are the 2 ways media laws have developed?
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Legislator and Law suits.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.

10. What are some features of yellow journalism?
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Legislator and Law suits.

11. What are the basic elements of news?
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Timelines - news judgement.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.

12. What are trade books?
Timelines - news judgement.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.

13. What is Government in the Sunshine state?
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

14. What was the result of the moveable type?
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.

15. What is the 'hot' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Timelines - news judgement.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)

16. Who popularized 'media?
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964

17. What are some problems with the recording industry?
Legislator and Law suits.
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.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.

18. What is payola?
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877

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.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.

20. Media
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.

21. What is the 'cool' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Legislator and Law suits.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played

22. Who revolutionize photography?
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll