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Media History And Literacy

Subjects : journalism-and-media, bvat

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1. Media
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Timelines - news judgement.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.

2. Who started publishing books in the mid 1400's ?
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.

3. What was the result of the moveable type?
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964

4. Medium
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.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.

5. What are some ethics issues?
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964

6. What are paperback books?
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964

7. What are professional books?
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964

8. Ways radio should be financed
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)

9. The federal shield law does what?
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Timelines - news judgement.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)

10. What are trade books?
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Radio - television (user can be passive)

11. What is Government in the Sunshine state?
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.

12. Who popularized 'media?
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964

13. What are some problems with the recording industry?
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.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.

14. What are the basic elements of news?
Timelines - news judgement.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

15. What is the Freedom of Information Act?
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.

16. What is the 'cool' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Legislator and Law suits.

17. What did Yellow journalism cover?
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.

18. What are some features of yellow journalism?
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.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964

19. What is payola?
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.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.

20. What are the 2 ways media laws have developed?
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Legislator and Law suits.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.

21. Who revolutionize photography?
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877

22. What is the 'hot' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Legislator and Law suits.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.