chapter 4, 6, 7 Flashcards
corporate domination
democratic societies are still largely controlled by a relatively small group of powerful commercial corporations
first freedom
limiting government intervention
deregulation
the free market system is adequate for accommodating the needs of both media producers and media consumers
regulation
based on a desired outcome, assessed by public interest
cultural imperialism
local culture could be eradicated in the face of a flood of foreign imports
selective deregulation
regulations that benefit either the industry as a whole or their portion of it
antitrust regulation
avoid monopoly: different owners to ensure new voices and views, regulation on how big a company can become
copyright
ensure that media industries can make money
fairness doctrine
ensure diversity, prevents a single view point
self-regulation
ratings that alert parents to content that may not be appropriate for children
net neutrality
the principle that all data on the internet should be treated equally
gate keeper
who decide what becomes news and dwhat does not
beats
topic that journalist cover, in which they have xpertise
news net
standard practice used to gather news by news organization
ideology
a system of meaning that helps define and explain the world and that makes value judgements about that world
ideological analysis
underlying images of society provided by media content and in recurring patterns
media texts
articulate coherent ways of seeing the world
culture wars
fundamental issues of morality (Hunter)
symbolic power of media
ability to shape what is perceived as normal
denotation
the identification of something by pointing it out; literal and factual
connotation
refers to the overtones, additional meanings and implications associated with a word or object; values, interpretation, ideology
hegemony
the means by which a dominant group wins over a subordinate group through ideas
Antonio Gramsci
the notion of hegemony connects questions of culture, power and ideology and is the most efficient way of suing power; from coercion to consent
politics of signification
the media produce images of the world that give events particular meaning (re-presentation)