COM 102 PART 2 Flashcards

1
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Wikipedia

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user created and edited online encyclopedia

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2
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when did the mass media take form?

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1830s

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3
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benjamin day

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published the new york sun

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4
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penny papers

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affordable newspapers introduced in 1833 created unprecedented mass audience

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5
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business model

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a design operating a business, identifying revenue sources, customer base, products and financing.

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6
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publisher

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magazine or newspaper’s proprietor

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7
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news-editorial

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a newspaper staff component that produces news amusement and opinion content.

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8
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editor

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a manager who is responsible for news media content.

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9
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benjamin franklin

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the first person to create and make money from a newspaper chain

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10
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chain newspaper

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owned by a company the owns other newspapers elsewhere

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william randolph hearst

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publisher of the new york journal, other major dailies in the yellow period.

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12
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market penetration

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sales per capita

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13
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paywall

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block access to a website content unless payment is made.

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14
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william tweed

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corrupt politician exposed by the New York Times

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15
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george jones

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New York Times reporter who pursued the tammany hall scandal

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16
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sullivan decision

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landmark libel case in which the New York Times argued for unfettered reporting of public officials.

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17
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pentagon papers

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secret government generated vietnam war military documents revealed by the New York times

18
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barney kilgore

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revamped concept of wall street journal in the 1940s

19
Q

daniel defoe

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his 1704 weekly review established magazines as forums for ideas

20
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highbrow slicks

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magazines whose content intellectual appeal

21
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literati

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well-educated people interested in literature and cerebral issues.

22
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muckraking

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early 1990s term for investigative reporting

23
Q

ida tarbell

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exposed standard oil monopolistic practices in 1902 magazine series.

24
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lincoln steffens

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exposed municipal corruption

25
Q

upton sinclair

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exposed bad meat packing practices.

26
Q

personality profile

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in depth, biological article.

27
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hugh hephner

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playboy editor who created the modern Q-A

28
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Henry luce

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his magazine empire included time, life sports illustrated and fortune

29
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demassification

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process of narrowing focus to niche audiences.

30
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business to influentials (B TO I)

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A business model with advertising aimed at creating sales indirectly by reaching influential audiences

31
Q

michael kinsley

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founding editor of slate magazine and editor for the new republic

32
Q

slate

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online magazine of news, politics and culture

33
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jeff bezos

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founder of amazon

34
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reference books

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encyclopeidas, dictionaries, atlases

35
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textbooks

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curriculum related titles for learning and understanding.

36
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trade books

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general interest titles including fiction and non fiction

37
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e books

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digital files of book content

38
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e reader

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portable electronic device for on screen reading of books

39
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harry potter effect

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impact of a single best selling book

40
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a literate

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someone who can read but chooses not to.