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Dynamics of Mass Comm: Media in Transition
Joseph R Dominick
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
09/18/2010

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Disintermediation

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eliminates distributor in delivering product direct to cinsumer
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persistance of vision

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when eyes continue to see images for  a split second after disappearing from view

 

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status conferral

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the process that sociologists believe happens when individuals receive media attention that achieves a certain amount of prominence

 

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encoding
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activities a source goes through to translate thoughts and ideas into a form perceived by the senses
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decoding
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activities that translate or interpret messages into a form that has meaning for the receiver
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feedback
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responses that shape and alter subsequent messages of the source
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noise
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anything that interferes w/message delivery. semantic. mechanical. environmental.
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mass communication
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process by which a complex org w/aid of 1 or more machines produces and transmits public messages aimed at large, scattered audiences. (heterogeneous)
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mass media
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channels used for mass communication radio tvfilm books sound recording newspapers radio tv magazines
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diversion function of media
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1. stimulation or seeking relief from daily life 2. relaxation- escape from pressures 3. emotional release- catharsis (horror, tearjearker, soap operas/people worse off)
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first magazines in US
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storehouses of literary material gathered from books pamphlets and newspapers
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andrew bradford
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1st magazine 1741 American Magazine
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peer to peer filing sharing
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elements needed for system of writing
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NPR
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printing on demand
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negative feedback
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program director role is....
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device convergence
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functional approach
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post production phase
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what is world wide web
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Johan Gutenberg
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benjamin harris
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benjamin day
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john campbell
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benjamin franklin
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franklin
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andrew bradford
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thomas paine
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common sense
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john russworm
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cognition
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catharsis
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jazz journalism
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yellow journalism
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muckrakers
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usa today
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al neuharth
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joseph pulitzer
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e w scripps
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william randolph hurst
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horace greeley
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johnpeter zenger
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john sengstacke
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james gordon bennett
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ABC Audit bureau of circulation
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COMM act 1934
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Rack Jobbers
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digital
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encoding /decoding
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multi track recording
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receiver
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jukeboxes
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FCC
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