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Communication
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04/20/2011

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Lena Horne
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star of the 1940s race film "Stormy Weather".
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film noir
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no happy ending, debatable hero, definite antagonist, dark & moody; ex: "Double Indemnity".
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movie revenue "windows"
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box office, DVD & rentals, cable & TV, foreign markets, independent distribution, merchandising & product placement.
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synergy
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the promotion & sale of a product throughout the various companies of the conglomerate or vertical integration; ex: disney.
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consensus narrative
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cultural response; films, books, stage play, the way you dance to a certain type of music, etc.
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1960 Publik Occurrences
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first paper published in the colonies in Boston; suppressed by the government.
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1704 Boston Newsletter
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first to be published on a regular basis; "published by authority"
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1721 New England Courant
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seeds of rebellion; published by James Franklin.
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John Peter Zenger
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New York Weekly; seditious libel trial that led to the foundation for the first amendment.
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1765 Stamp Act
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every piece of public document had to be stamped & taxed.
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1798 Sedition Act
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Jefferson repeals.
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1827 Freedom's Journal
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first publication by african americans; mostly write about emancipation; dissident press & alternative press.
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Joseph Pulitzer
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"yellow journalism"; written for the common man; sensationalist fabrication; provided a basis for investigative journalism.
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Hearst
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Pulitzer's biggest rival; also crusaded for human good.
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Pulitzer Prize
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endowment to Columbia University; prestigious award given every year to journalism, drama, literature, & music.
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tabloids
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"New York Post", "Daily News", & "Newsday"; respond to emotion & reflect the culture using shock factor.
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responsibility
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canon of journalism for the public good.
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freedom of the press
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canon of journalism for vital rights.
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independence
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canon of journalism for no promotion of private interest.
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impartiality
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canon of journalism for avoiding opinion unless otherwise stated.
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sincerity, truthfulness, accuracy
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canon of journalism.
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fair play
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canon of journalism for not printing unsubstantiated charges.
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shield laws
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protect reporters from having to reveal their sources of information; not federally mandated.
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cultivation theory
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shapes our perception of social reality; "mainstreaming".
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authoritarian theory
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direct governmental control of mess media.
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libertarian theory
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free to publish whatever they want.
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social responsibility theory
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follow the canons of journalism.
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Wright's functional inventory
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1. surveillance, 2. correlation, 3. cultural transmission, 4. entertainment.
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geostationary orbit
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22,300 miles from the equator.
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Robert Goddard
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liquid propellants, the key to space flight.
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1960 ECHO I
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first communication satellite.
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Telstar
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first commercial communication satellite.
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Arthur C. Clark
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first to imagine satellites with polar orbiting weather satellite; "2001: A Space Oddessy".
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Von Brown
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German taken to America during WWII; desire to work on space exploration.
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1959 Explorer I
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remained in space 8 years longer than sputnik.
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NASA
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peaceful exploration of space in order to catch up to the soviet union during cold war.
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Gregarion
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russian; first man in space.
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John Grand
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american human satellite.
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Discoverer I
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1959; secret spy "corona" mission.
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Discoverer 13
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returned film of the soviet union.
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national reconnaissance office
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made in order to spy on enemies; "keyhole" codename.
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keyhole model 11
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pictures were almost realtime.
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Tyros I
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first weather satellite; grew out of a study for the possible reconnaissance for spying.
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Tyros III
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identified a hurricane 3 days before any other satellite.
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Sincomm I
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first geostationary orbit satellite; rotated with the earth.
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open skies policy 1970s
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FCC; authorized the use of satellites for domestic use.
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Thomas Edison
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phonograph; wax cylinder answering machine.
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Berliner
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gramophone; can have master production.
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deMartinville
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phonoautograph; created having the first recorded sound.
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1923 ASCAP
Definition
live, in house orchestras.
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electrical transmissions
Definition
16"; played from the inside-out, as well as the outside-in.
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1933 end of prohibition
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jukeboxes; influence on the music industry.
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shelac
Definition
used on early disks, but was needed for ammunition during WWII.
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CBS
Definition
polyvinyl record; 12"; music on both sides; LP; multiple tracks.
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RCA
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45 rpm; 7"; one song on one side; cheap.
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audio tape
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german; reel-to-audiotape; record talking & multiple tracks.
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Edwin Armstrong
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father of FM; "high fidelity" faithfulness of sound without background noise; HiFi.
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8-track
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took audiotape & put it into a unit, making it truly portable; most popular in the car; self-loop system.
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audio cassette
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similar to reel-to-reel; fast-forward option.
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Daniel DeFoe
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first magazine producer.
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1741 American Magazine
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first published in the colonies; Philadelphia; Bradford.
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1741 General Magazine
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Franklin; Philadelphia; journals of political opinion.
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1879 Postal Act
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second class mailing; cheaper rate.
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Saturday Evening Post
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directed towards women; longest running; women, political, religion, & emancipation.
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increased titles & sales
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literacy develops, faster printing, railroad transportation, & illustrations.
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1940s general interest magazines
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reader's digest, life, look, & saturday evening post.
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types of magazines
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consumer (public), technical/trade (industry), & in-house/company (for employees).
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top-selling consumer magazines
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women's, home, & newsweeklies.
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split-run edition
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difference in advertising.
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regional edition
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content differences.
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1832 Babbidge
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diffidence engine.
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1946 ENIAC
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developed by military & UPenn for ballistics during WWII; if one went out, the rest did as well.
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1960s ARPAnet
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"the net"; a configuration of computers that communicate with each other; used for national security.
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1971 Tomlinson
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computer engineer; father of email.
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1982 National Science Foundation
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invested in high-speed internet; national connection of computers.
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Berners-Lee
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developed the "www." insignia; mostly designed for scientists; http:// hypertext.
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1993 NSCA
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"mosaic" first web browser & view shared resources; University of IL.
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1994 Yang & Flo
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"YAHOO!" search engine based on categories.
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1998 Page & Brin
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"Google" used mathematical algorithms in order to search; 10 to the 100th power.
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Bill Gates
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creator of Microsoft, Windows.
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1998 DMCA
Definition
digital millennium copyright act; illegal to fileshare.
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1791 Bill of Rights
Definition
amendments to the constitution; first is freedom of speech.
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1798 Alien & Sedition Act
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false, scandalous, or malicious literature on the government was banned; repealed by Jefferson 3 years later.
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1917 Espionage Act
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illegal to distribute anything seen as helping the enemy during WWI; Eugene Debs was convicted for being a member of the socialist party under this act.
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1940 Smith Act
Definition
the press are required to submit certain pieces for government censorship prior to publishing.
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HUAC
Definition
House Un-American Activities Committee; find communists & kick them out.
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Joseph McCarthy
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"witch-hunt"; "red channels" where individuals were named as communists; guilty until proven innocent.
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libel charges
Definition
1. communicated to a third party, 2. identify the person, 3. organization is at fault, 3. injured reputation.
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libel defenses
Definition
truth, qualified privilege, & fair comment (public issues).
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invasion of privacy
Definition
intrusion, publication of private matters, & appropriation of name or image.
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Patriot Act of 2001
Definition
enacted to fight terrorism; if you are suspected of national terrorism, the government is allowed to cease & desist anything you own.
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