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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. The federal shield law does what?
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
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.

2. Who popularized 'media?
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Legislator and Law suits.
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Radio - television (user can be passive)

3. What are some problems with the recording industry?
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
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.

4. 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.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

5. What did Yellow journalism cover?
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.

6. Media
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Radio - television (user can be passive)

7. What are some features of yellow journalism?
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

8. What are some ethics issues?
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
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
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

9. Who revolutionize photography?
Legislator and Law suits.
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Radio - television (user can be passive)

10. Who started publishing books in the mid 1400's ?
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.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Johannes Gutenberg - with moveable metal type.

11. What is payola?
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Paying disc jockeys to get their records played
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964

12. Ways radio should be financed
Crime - divorce - scandal - sex - sports - gossip - disaster.
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877

13. What are trade books?
Timelines - news judgement.
Legislator and Law suits.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877

14. Medium
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.

15. What is the 'cool' of the 'hot-cool model'?
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Something occupying a position or having a condition midway between extremes.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll

16. What was the result of the moveable type?
Defined on where they are sold. Newsstand - chain store - supermarket.
Label owned by media - artist list control of music - indie music musicians not harassed by producers - chain ownership of radio station.
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877

17. What are professional books?
George Eastman - invented the wet plates in 1877
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964

18. What is the 'hot' of the 'hot-cool model'?
1. Philanthropy 2. Tax on receivers 3. Advertising 4. Toll
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
A means of mass communication - as newspapers - magazines or television.
Books - newspapers - and magazines (high degree of thinking)

19. What are the basic elements of news?
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Timelines - news judgement.
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.

20. What is the Freedom of Information Act?
Wide spread circulation of the written word. Amount of people that could actually read.
Allow for full or partial release of US government documents.
Scare headlines - sensational pictures - stunts - crusades for less fortunate - fakes stories - lurid stories.
Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan in 1964

21. What is Government in the Sunshine state?
Advertiser influence - Fairness/balance - Reporter bias - Objectivity - Conflict of interest - Privacy
Protects journalists at the state level (passed in house - NOT senate)
Requires most Government meeting to be help in public.
General Public- bookstores - and libraries. Hardbound or Paperbound.

22. What are the 2 ways media laws have developed?
Timelines - news judgement.
Radio - television (user can be passive)
Legislator and Law suits.
Books for professional people (normally for work) Types include technical - science - medical and business.