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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. Ways radio should be financed
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
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.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

2. Who popularized 'media?
Timelines - news judgement.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.

3. What are some features of yellow journalism?
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.

4. Who started publishing books in the mid 1400's ?
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.

5. 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.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.

6. What are some ethics issues?
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy

7. The federal shield law does what?
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

8. What was the result of the moveable type?
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.

9. Medium
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.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

10. Media
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.

11. What are the basic elements of news?
Timelines - news judgement.
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)
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877

12. What did Yellow journalism cover?
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.

13. What are some problems with the recording industry?
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
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.

14. What are trade books?
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Timelines - news judgement.

15. What is the 'hot' of the 'hot-cool model'?
Legislator and Law suits.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

16. What is payola?
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy

17. What is Government in the Sunshine state?
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
Legislator and Law suits.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.

18. Who revolutionize photography?
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

19. What are professional books?
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy

20. What is the Freedom of Information Act?
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Timelines - news judgement.

21. What are the 2 ways media laws have developed?
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Legislator and Law suits.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

22. What are paperback books?
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Timelines - news judgement.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.