Final Exam Flashcards
What are the three basic theories of mass communications?
Social Categorizing Theory
Social Relationship Theory
Cultural Norms Theory
Social Categorization Theory
People Respond Different
Social Relationship Theories
Who and why
Cultural Norms Theory
Broad Categories of beliefs or practices in the society that tend to be homogenous
Major Media Development by John Peter Zinger
Ignited the Freedom of the Press act
“If it’s true, you can report it”
1704 Colonial Advertisements included:
Ship Arrivals & Cargo
Land Deals
Public Occurrences
First Paper in USA
Adolf Houx
Developed by the New York Times
Objective Journalism
Inverted Pyramid Style
Pulitzer & Hertz
Yellow Journalism
Consensus orientated
Small town (Chickasha) in favor of
Conflicted Oriented
Larger Cities (LA)
Nelly Bye
Women Rights, first female investigative reporter to go undercover and her work printed.
(New York World)
Film, controlled elements of the old studio system:
- Stars (actors)
- Vertical integration of development
- Production
- Distribution
- Exhibition
Communication Radio Act of 1927 required all radio stations to…
FCC regulations
Operate in the public’s best interest, conscience, and necessity, “the people own the airways”