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What technology was used as early as the mid-1920s by the major European colonial powers to connect with their various colonies? |
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The time when clandestine broadcast stations flourished the most was during what period in history? |
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The first commercials were heard on what type of broadcast stations in Great Britain? |
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The Voice of America is an example of |
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a station started by the U.S. to counter enemy propaganda. |
a station that disseminates information about America throughout the world. |
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The satellite revolution is said to have begun in 1957 with |
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Which is the English-language version of the pan-Arab satellite news network that debuted worldwide in 2006? |
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All of the following are aims of revolutionary media |
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ending government monopoly over information |
destroying the current government's legitimacy |
facilitating the organization of opposition |
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preparing the citizenry for life after the dictator |
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What percentage of all Chinese homes have televisions? |
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Cultural imperialism is achieved through the mass media in what way? |
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people's cultures are changed by the influence of foreign media messages |
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In 2005 UNESCO approved The Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. This policy |
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permits countries to establish quotas and subsidies to protect their local media industries. |
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Critics predict all of the following will result from the global village EXCEPT |
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acceptance of Euro English |
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Despite the different media systems in the world, why does most television programming throughout the world look like that found in the United States? |
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because the United States leads in international distribution of broadcast programming |
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Which of the following is enforced by the Chinese government as a means to control major media? |
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Internet accounts must be registered with the police |
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Proponents of the global village predict that |
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the world community is coming closer together as a common culture. |
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