Exam #2 Flashcards
What are “conventions”?
widely used practices or strategies
What are the major “blockbuster” strategies
-imitating prior success
-stars
-four quadrant product // mass appeal
- universe of products
What is the clause in the U.S. Constitution that has led to the U.S. government
establishing and enforcing copyright protections?
Section 8, Article 1
“The Congress shall have Power … To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries”.
What do proponents for media regulation in the U.S. generally want/support
Gov interference to protect public interest
What do proponents for media deregulation in the U.S. want/support
“private market” with no gov interference
people will determine whats created due to free market
against possibility of empeeding on free expression
major ways that media is regulated (or not regulated)
-Accuracy in Advertisement
-moral/obscenity regulation
-military censorship
-access and distribution
What is industry self-regulation?
when an industry regulates itself, rather than having a government agency enforce standards.
ex. MPA movie ratings
What is a “beat” in journalism ?
area (of genre/topic and or location) that a journalist focuses on
What is the “news net”?
Determines what journalist will cover, how, and what will slip through the net
what does the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) do?
regulates communications in the United States. The FCC is responsible for radio, television, cable, satellite, and wire communications.
How does the FCC handle broadcast versus print media?
more regulation for broadcast media because of limited space and free access
Examples of current debates in the U.S. pertaining to copyright protections,
regulating online content, and defamation:
AI, song sampling and copyright, pornography
major problems that media professionals face when trying to create media
products for profit?
Production is very expensive, and audience preferences can be unpredictable
What are the news routines to determine how to cover news
-sources
-objectivity
-person/event-centered
News routines to determine which news to cover
-timeliness
-news beats
-conflict, controversy, negativity
-unusual / unexpected
-power elite (prominent orgs, institutions, people)
What are the major ways that media is regulated (or not regulated) in the U.S
-who can own media companies
-content access
-less restriction on content
mix of private and public
Why do media scholars describe “objectivity” as a “method”?
Because there is no true objectivity so there is only steps you can take to gets as close to objectivity as you want/can
how do some
journalists in the U.S. currently try to practice objectivity?
-reporting “all sides”
-maintaining neutrality
-relying on evidence
-editorial review to enforce the above practices
