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Mass Media Test #1
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Journalism
Undergraduate 2
10/05/2009

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Term
the inverted pyramid originated..?
Definition
during the civil war, to be sure ppl got the main news
Term
delayed id
Definition
also called indefinite who...when the name is unfamiliar
Term
media are...
Definition
conservative, corporate businesses
Term
Maynard's fault lines
Definition
race
class
gender
generation
geography
Term
Portmanteau
Definition
suitcase lead,
BAD. PILED IN.
Term
Lede block
Definition
bunch of paragraphs working together as the lede
Term
Wall street journal ledes
Definition
Boring business story?
make it a human interest story lede
Term
other kinds of ledes*
Definition
wall street journal
soft-news leads
Term
media create the ______ that maintain the ______________.
Definition
frames, status quo
Term
in what area of journalism have african americans and native americans gained ground in?
Definition
RADIO and TV
Term
diversity smart
Definition
education to raise awareness of cultivating sources, story ideas, and content of broader range
Term
Seven Categories of "Otherness"
Beverly Daniel Tatum
Definition
Ethnicity (racism)
gender (sexism)
age (agism)
sexual orientation (heterosexism)
socio-economic staus (classism)
religon (religious oppression/anti-semintism)
physical or mental ability, ableism
Term
Diversity within diversity*
Definition
Term
open-meeting laws
Definition
sunshine in government laws, sunshine laws, media play a vital rle in the honest and effective functioning of a democracy, we have enacted laws that guarentee access to those meetings of citizens
Term
exceptions to the open meetings
Definition
personnel matters
collective bargaining (deciding wages)
legal discussions with attorneys
buying/selling public property
Term
summary graf
Definition
In other business, X did, did, did.
Term
News conferences
Definition
a pseudo event
use the info it provides, but recognize that it fits the needs of those giving it
-news is controlled and coralled
Term
Reporting is ___________ and __________ in news conferences.
Definition
CONTROLLED
CORALLED
Term
2 most influential style books
Definition
New york times
los angeles times
Term
3 things style books impose
Definition
*consistency
*usage
*precision
Term
2 jobs of writers for mass media
Definition
GATHERING INFO
PUT THAT INFO INTO the appropriate form for the medium
Term
attribution
Definition
is important because it makes the news credible.
asess the info based on who the source is
Term
why should we use the word said?
Definition
said doesnt jump out on the page
other words promote opinion
Term
deadliest sin of mass media writers
Definition
DISHONESTY--
falsification-making up info
plagerism
misrepresentation-identify themselves fully to sources
Term
general assignment
Definition
most reporters prefer this
suggestions from the editor
must come up with some of their own ideas too
Term
direct quotations
Definition
DONT PRESENT NEW INFO, use to support and supplement.
--use them sparingly
--use the exact words
Term
direct quote lead
Definition
begins the lead with a direct quote
"A city that cares!" that's what mayor tom riley said...
Term
direct adress lead
Definition
adresses the reader.
"if gardening is your hobby..."
Term
the most important part of the news story...
Definition
THE LEAD.
Term
the news culture
Definition
The need for accurate information
presenting information efficiently
the economic health of the organization
deadlines
individual and corporate integrity
Term
chief goal of any mass media writer
Definition
ACCURACY
Term
Association (type of transition)
Definition
*its carried out throughout the text, but not necessairly with the same meaning


he thought he would establish fear
in the mind of the batter...
He didnt pick up on Arnolds meaning.
Term
different types of transitions
Definition
*associations
*pronouns
*hooks
*chronological words
*enumeration (first,second)
Term
good writing
Definition
clear, concise, simple, to the point
efficient
precise
clear
modest
Term
3 sources of information
Definition
ppl
records
personal observation
Term
probe
Definition
"can u tell me more?"
Term
news sense
Definition
being able to determine what is news.
*whos important
*sense of time
*sense of ppl of matter
*sense of drama
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