introduction Flashcards
quiz 1
ways people live and represent themselves
CULTURAL CONTEXT
the creation and use of symbol systems
COMMUNICATION
symbols of expression used to make sense of daily lives
CULTURE
channels of communication that produce & distribute other cultural products to large number of people
MASS MEDIA
eras of mass media
ORAL, WRITTEN, PRINT, ELECTRONIC & DIGITAL
process of designing cultural messages and stories; delivering them to large and diverse audiences
MASS COMMUNICATION
when was oral and written era?
1000 BCE - Beginnings of industrial revolution
infos and knowledge shared through oral traditions passed by teachers, poets, etc
ORAL AND WRITTEN ERAS
when was print revolution developed?
around 100 CE and 1045
when did modern printing emerge?
in mid 15th century
when did printing press spread across europe?
late 15th and 16th century
elements of printing press
replaced tedious system of hand-copied text, duplication occurs rapidly, brought down cost
Began with the development of ______ in 1840s
TELEGRAM
factories replaced farms
ELECTRONIC ERA
four key contributions of electronic era
- separated communication from transportation
- transformed information to a commodity
- easier to coordinate military operations
- led to future technological developments
how images, texts, and sounds are converted (encoded) into electronic signals that are reassembled (decoded)
DIGITAL ERA
on the ______ texts, images, sounds are all digitally reproduced
INTERNET
oral culture is reinvented by emergence of _______
SOCIAL MEDIA
became key players in news and politics
FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
the latin plural form of “medium”
MEDIA
capable of producing worthy products or pondering society’s worst desires, prejudice, stereotypes
MEDIA
investors determine a practical and marketable use for the device
ENTREPRENEURIAL STAGE
inventors try to solve a particular problem in this stage
EMERGENCE OR NOVELTY STAGE
businesses figure out how to market the new device as a consumer product
MASS MEDIUM STAGE
older media are reconfigured in various forms into newer media
CONVERGENCE STAGE
four stages of media innovation
emergence stage, entrepreneurial stage, mass medium stage, convergence stage
technological merging of media content across various platforms
MEDIA CONVERGENCE
consolidates various media holdings under one corporate umbrella
MEDIA CONVERGENCE