44 Cards in this Set
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Yellow Journalism
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Journalism that relies on sensationalism and exaggeration to gain readers.
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Synergy
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two or more things functioning together to produce a result not independently obtainable
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Cultural Imperialism
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invasion of culture into another w/ the intent of dominating that society/culture
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Monopolies and Oligopolies
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monopolies- when a medium faces no Competition
Oligopolies- Limited number of competitors
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Media Convergence
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The technological emerging of media content across various platforms & describes a business that consolidates various media holdings under one corporate umbrella.
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Cross Platform Media
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Business involving consolidation of various media holdings, such as cable, internet, and TV
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Anti-trust laws and significance
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Laws to control monopoly power and promote competition & it tries to maintain market structure and prevent monopolies.
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media literacy and media criticism
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best approach is to understand various types of media so you can help them live up to their full potential through critical process
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Limited Competition
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Just refers to when a business has a small range of products to sell
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Consequences of downsizing in the media
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You lose several employees through it, and some people have popular immunity
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Diversification
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encourages the expanse and growth of companies, without allowing the production of monopolies.
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Censorship
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Any action that prohibits acts of expression being made in public
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1st Book published in America
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Bay Psalm Book (1840)
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Why Bibles were chained to fixed structures
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to supervise and control the reading of the Bible
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E-books/ E-publishing
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bypasses normal traditional publication process, Authors get higher royalties
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Sleeper Curve
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media is "positive brainwashing" that makes our minds sharper as we soak in lowbrow fluff
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Telecommunications act of 1997
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placed content ratings on film and affected TV-station ownership
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Why books are influential
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Books are the first form of mass media, the written form
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Who printed before Gutenberg and how was it different?
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The chinese used long wooden manual blocks, his was a moving press.
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Gutenberg
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inventor of printing press, and created a copy of the Bible first, and revolutionized intellectual and spiritual life in Europe
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Who Bought the 1st books?
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Nobles, and the richest of men
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Illuminated Manuscripts and why they are important
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they were some of the 1st books, in the medieval ages, and were copied by illiterate monks.
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What became of the US prestigious publishing houses
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They were emphasizing the work of good writers, but around the time film started becoming a hit, they dissolved from society.
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The problem with acid based paper use in books
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deteriorate over time, require storage in climate controlled locales
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Consolidation in the book industry
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Book companies are expansive and independent ones can produce a large number of new books
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Hearst and Pulitzer's contributions to the newspaper industry
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They were the fathers of sensationalism, yellow journalism, and high tension competition in the news industry, causing all sorts of societal problems.
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Nelly Bly
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The journalist who went undercover in Asylum
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The Penny Press
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Stand that sold papers for one penny
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types of journalism
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interpretive reporting, new journalism, literary journalism, advocacy journalism
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Concentration of ownership in newspapers
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The decrease of organizations controlling shares of the mass media
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Types of journalistic writing
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News Feature, Investigative Purpose, News Purpose
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Online Journalism
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New forms of journalism outside mainstream mass media model, and corporate news groups
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Alternative newspapers
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Blogs, Journals, and Video chats that provide similar information relay.
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The Newshole
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Amount of news that can be printed in 1 edition
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Paywalls
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by 2010 papers begin charging readers for access to parts of their sites
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The effect of closing newspaper offices
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Means fewer stories and fewer versions of important events
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The role of newspapers and print journalism in sustaining democracy
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give ordinary people power, breaks up the monopoly and spreads knowledge
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Why newspaper readership is declining
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increase of working women, TV, and the availability of online newspapers
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Relationship between blogging and traditional news
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Bloggers now work for newspaper companies, so they may relay the same info and make Blogs more like traditional news.
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O & O
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network owned and operated stations
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Why companies do not want to give their media away for free
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Because mass media is a business, one that is more profitable than others, so they set it up like that.
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SMCR Model
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Source: Television network
Message: Words, sounds, moving images.
*encoder: Studio Equiptment
Channel: Broadcast transmitter
*decoder: Radio, TV sets.
Receiver: Viewer, listener
Feedback: Ratings, polls, discussion lists.
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5 stages of critical process
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description (what do we see? What is there
2. analysis (patterns)
3.interpretation (what does it mean)
4. evaluation (what do i think about it)
5. engagement (what should i do about it?)
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Capitalistic Model
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allows free market system, private ownership of production, and competitive markets. This allows for corporations to set up ridiculous monopolies
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COM 160: TEST 2