Coakley Chapter 12 Midterm 2 Flashcards
What is print media?
Includes newspapers, magazines, fanzines, books, catalogues, event programs, trading cards.
What is electronic media?
Radio, television, and film.
What are the 5 goals of people who manipulate media for consumption?
1) To make financial profits
2) To influence cultural values and social organization
3) Provide a public service
4) Enhance personal status and reputation
5) Express themselves creatively or politically.
What are the most influential goals in nations where mass media are privately owned?
Dominant goals are to make profits and distribute content that promotes the perspectives and interests of people in positions of power and influence.
What is the primary goals in nations where media is controlled primarily by the state?
To influence cultural values and social organizion and to provide a public service.
What is the idea of hypercommercialization?
Media content focuses more on individual consumption and less on civic values and community.
What is the idea of Sportainment according to Robert Lipsyte?
Description of televised sport- the equivalent of a TV movie that purports to be based on true story but actually provides fictionalized history.
What is parkour?
An activity in which young people use their bodies to move rapidly and efficiently through existing landscapes.
What are the digital triplets that traditional media has adopted?
Fantasy sports, sports video games, and esports.
How many people in North America play fantasy sports?
Around 60 million.
Which sibling of sport is most likely to transform and colonize the sport-media landscape in the future?
Esports.
What are esports?
Organized, competitive video games played according to agreed upon rules by individuals and teams.
What was the most comprehensively covered event in history?
The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games in London.
Why do most sports media have a special dependence on TV?
Because television companies pay for the rights to broadcast games and other events.
What do these rights fees provide to sport?
Provides them with predictable, significant, and increasing sources of income. Allows for increased profit and increases the attractiveness of sport for advertising.
