Chapter 7

Question 1

Sovereigns are?

Answer 1

Celebrities

Question 2

Soldier and sailor adventures

Answer 2

We’re celebrities in the 16th century

Question 3

Published gossip?

Answer 3

Marriages deaths exploits

Question 4

Horton and wohl discovered?

Answer 4

Audiences develop one sided relationships with media personas as they are engaged in a reciprocal relationship with them.

Question 5

Blumler and Katz theory? (Para social interaction)

Answer 5

Used and gratifications-they use the media to meet needs and goals

Question 6

Warren and Brandeis though?

Answer 6

Printed gossip is stupid and should be forgotten.

Question 7

How many times is gossip mentioned in the bible?

Answer 7

24

Question 8

Overbury case?

Answer 8

Overbury spoke out against Sid Robert Carr’s affair with a married countess who wanted to divorce her husband. He was arrested and poisoned in jail. It happened in English and 4 people were executed in 1615.

Question 9

Purpose of crime reporting?

Answer 9

Little direct impact on reader

Assists in arresting criminals

Clarify and reinforce acceptable behavior in society

Strengthen political bonds through moral outrage.

Question 10

Definition of sensationalism

Answer 10

Also known as yellow journalism and tabloid journalism. Sex and violence key subject material. It sells. Was found in the 16th and 17th century in news ballads

Question 11

What is moralizing

Answer 11

Is cognitive dissonance and mitigates the horror of the crime.

Question 12

What was the supernatural?

Answer 12

Witches dragons and ghosts

Magic wonders and has some basis in truth
Still exists in contemporary reporting.

Question 13

What is popular journalism

Answer 13

Relationship between education levels and acceptance of fanciful and emotional journalism. News is more accessible.

Question 14

Canards

Answer 14

Trifles. Pieces of nonsense. Fabrications.

Question 15

Sensationalism was found?

Answer 15

Less controversial that political, religious, or military news.