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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 revolutionize photography?
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.

2. The federal shield law does what?
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)
Timelines - news judgement.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877

3. What are some features of yellow journalism?
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.

4. Medium
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

5. What are trade books?
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.

6. What are paperback books?
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
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.

7. What is the Freedom of Information Act?
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Radio - television (user can be passive)

8. What are the 2 ways media laws have developed?
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Legislator and Law suits.

9. What is Government in the Sunshine state?
Timelines - news judgement.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)

10. What are some ethics issues?
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Timelines - news judgement.

11. Who popularized 'media?
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy

12. Who started publishing books in the mid 1400's ?
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
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.

13. What are the basic elements of news?
Timelines - news judgement.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Legislator and Law suits.

14. What is the 'cool' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.
Legislator and Law suits.
Timelines - news judgement.

15. What are some problems with the recording industry?
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
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.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.

16. Ways radio should be financed
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)

17. What was the result of the moveable type?
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.

18. What did Yellow journalism cover?
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.

19. What are professional books?
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Timelines - news judgement.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.

20. What is the 'hot' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.

21. Media
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Timelines - news judgement.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.

22. What is payola?
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Radio - television (user can be passive)