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Final Exam 08
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Journalism
Undergraduate 2
12/10/2008

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Culture
Definition
symbols of expression that individuals, groups and societies use to make sense of daily life and to articulate their values
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Selective Exposure
Definition
the phenomenon whereby audiences seek messages and meanings that correspond to their preexisting beliefes and values
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Tim Berners-Lee
Definition
Creator of the World Wide Web (WWW)
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Media Convergence
Definition
the combination of OLD and NEW media technologies to form and new medium that can provide the depth of print mediawith audio and video components of the broadcast media.
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Digital Divide
Definition
The distance between those with the capability to use the Internet and those without it.
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CPM
Definition
Clicks Per Thousand
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The Network that the Internet uses
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Distributed
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"Public Interest: Convenience or Necessity?"
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Radio Act of 1927 (FCC)- More gov't control of radio frequencies
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What radio broadcast scared listeners on Halloween Eve, 1938?
Definition
"War of the Worlds" - ppl though that we were under alien invasion
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Development of Transistors
Definition
-Tiny devices that receive and amplify radio devices
-enabled radios to be portable
-changed the way people used radio
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Who Created the Television?
Definition
Philo T. Fansworth (patented several technical improvements and in 1927 transmitted the first picture via TV. Sold patents to RCA and AT&T)
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O & Os
Definition
A station owned and operated by a network
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Independents (TV)
Definition
A station not owned or affiliated with a network
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Time Shifting
Definition
when viewers tape shows and watch them later, when it is convenient for them
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Why are newspapers having to lay off so many people over the years?
Definition
They are slowly making less and less each year
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How did Yellow Journalism get its name?
Definition
-The battle over readers led to more sensational journalism
-Named after a cartoon characture, the "yellow kid"
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Yellow Journalism
Definition
The cartoon (created by Outcault) was fought over by Pulitzer and Hearst which went into news covarage
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Muckrakers
Definition
Reporters from the early 1900s that did intense reporting on social, political and economic problems. Called this because figurativly they crawled around in muck
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Lincoln Steffen's
Definition
wrote a series called "Shame of the Cities" that addressed the serious problems in urban America (muckraker, McClure's Mag.)
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Ida Tarbell
Definition
wrote "The History of the Standard Oil Company," which led to the changes in the oil industry. (Muckracker, McClure's Mag.)
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Upton Sanclair
Definition
Wrote the novel "The Jungle," which revealed unclean practices in Chicago's stockyards (Pure Food and Drug Act & Mean inspection Act in 1906 [muckracker])
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Doublespeak
Definition
When language is used to intentionally confuse or mislead - inspired by George Orwells novel "1984"
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Euphemisms
Definition
language used to make it less troublesome for the speaker to offend or suggest something unpleasant (dblspk)
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Jargon
Definition
a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech
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inflated language
Definition
Giving words or situations more meaning or detailed example to explain something
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Mathew Brady
Definition
him and his crew took thousands of pictures of the Civil War. Also took Lincolins picutre that is now on the 5 dollar bill.
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George Eastman
Definition
Creator of Kodak and brought photography to the public
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Jacob Riis
Definition
He is known for his dedication to using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the less fortunate in New York City, which was the subject of most of his prolific writings and photographic essays
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Branding
Definition
the development of a brand through intentional or unintentional effort. The term has gone beyond advertising and now implies o andthing that is identified y a collection of images and messages
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Shield Law
Definition
Limited protection for commercial speech by supreme court
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Product Placement
Definition
Advertising in movies and other media when the public is unaware (Starbucks cup in a scene, mac, etc)
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Moss Kendricks
Definition
Hired by coca-cola to help advertise to african-americans (used jakie robinson)
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Pseudo Events
Definition
staged or scripted events that are fake versions of reality. (ie. when a presidential debate appears more like a game show)
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Edward Bernays
Definition
PR representative
-"Torches of Freedom"
applied pshycology and sociology principles to shape public opinion
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Ivy Lee
Definition
PR - Advised his clients to be honest with the media. *Helped Rockefeller smooth over his image with the public after his employees killed families of minors
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Journalists Delima
Definition
Should journalists provide public with what it needs to know or what it wants to know?
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"Code of Ethics"
Definition
-seek truth and report it
-minimize harm
-act independently
-be accountable
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Rights of First Amendment
Definition
Freedom of: speech, religion, protest,
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John Stuart Mill
Definition
marketplace of ideas
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John Milton
Definition
Argued AGAINST gov't licensing of printers by saying that all expression should be allowed so that the public may choose what is correct and throw out what is bad
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Copyright
Definition
The legal protection of intellectual property such as books, movies, songs, etc.
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Defamation
Definition
A false statement that holds a person up to public ridicule, contempt or hatred, or injuries a person's business or reputation. (Libel is written form) - civil court basis
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City where the first radio station developed
Definition
Pittsburgh
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What is the source of income for newspapers
Definition
advertising
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What are halftons
Definition
newspaper pictures made of small dots
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What US magazine has he largest circulation?
Definition
AARP
Term
Most valuble quality of journalism
Definition
credibility
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Narrowcasting
Definition
involves aiming media messages at specific segments of the public defined by values, preferences, or demographic attributes (
Term
What is the name of the start-up airline featured in the documentary
Definition
Song
Term
What did Kevin Douglas Atkin study in his role as a brand manager
Definition
cults
Term
What does Kevin Roberts call a brand that has loyalty beyond reason
Definition
lovemarks
Term
What does Clotaire Rapaille call the primal urges that compel people to take action, such as buying a product?
Definition
reptilian hot button
Term
What is it called when a political campaign reaches out to voters on a one-to-one basis?
Definition
narrowcasting
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