Handout 51-75

Question 1

Source

Answer 1

A person who initiates communication

Question 2

Tabloids

Answer 2

heavily illustrated publications usually half the size of a normal newspaper page

Question 3

Timeliness

Answer 3

News value that stresses when an event occurred

Question 4

Above the fold

Answer 4

a term used to refer to prominent story; it comes from placement of a news story in a broadsheet newspaper above the fold in the middle of the front page

Question 5

Breaking news

Answer 5

an ongoing news story that requires frequent updating

Question 6

Broadsheet

Answer 6

standard sized newspaper, which is generally 17 by 22 inches

Question 7

Chains

Answer 7

Corporations that control a significant number of newspapers and other media outlets

Question 8

Covers

Answer 8

Songs recorded by someone other than the original artist. In the 1950’s it was common for white musicians to “ cover” songs originally played by black artists

Question 9

Coverlines

Answer 9

Teaser headlines on magazine covers used to shock or intrigue potential buyers

Question 10

Golden Age of Radio

Answer 10

A period from the late 1920’s until the 1940’s, during which radio was the dominate medium for home entertainment

Question 11

Media Literacy

Answer 11

Audience members’ understanding of the media industry’s operation, the messages delivered by the media, the roles media play in society, and how audience members respond to these media and their messages

Question 12

Mobisodes

Answer 12

Short video episodes designed to be viewed on the small screens of mobile phones or personal digital assistants. These can be brief entertainment, news or commercial programs

Question 13

Race Records

Answer 13

A term used by the recording industry prior to 1949 referring to recording by popular black artists. It was later replaced by more racially neutral terms such as R&B, soul, or urban contemporary

Question 14

Scoop

Answer 14

A news story that a news organization reports well ahead of its competitors

Question 15

Sensationalism

Answer 15

News coverage that panders to audiences with lurid and highly emotional accounts of crime, sex, violence, or celebrity missteps

Question 16

Sweeps

Answer 16

the four times during the year that Nielsen Media Research measures the size of television station audiences

Question 17

Vanity Press

Answer 17

Companies that print books and distribute books with the author paying all costs ( self-publishing)

Question 18

Zoned Coverage

Answer 18

When a newspaper targets news coverage or advertisements to a specified region of a city or market

Question 19

Benjamin Day

Answer 19

Publisher of the New York Sun, he ushered in the era of the penny press

Question 20

George Melies

Answer 20

An early French filmmaker who pioneered the use of special effects in film in order to show imaginative stories

Question 21

Ida B. Wells

Answer 21

A female African American journalist in the later 19th century who wrote and fought against racism and black lynching

Question 22

James Gordon Bennett

Answer 22

Founder of the New York Herald, started many features found in modern newspapers including a financial page, editorial commentary and public affairs reporting

Question 23

Mary Shadd Cary

Answer 23

The first African American women to edit a weekly newspaper. She founded and edited the Provincial Freeman in Canada

Question 24

Matthew Brady

Answer 24

A famous photographer of the 19th century who took portraits of many well-known people of his day, as well as Civil War battlefield photos

Question 25

AL Jazeera

Answer 25

The largest and most viewed Arabic-language satellite news channel. It is run out of the country of Qatar and has a regular audience of 40 million viewers