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J1100 Midterm Flashcards

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4 core ideals of US journalism

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  1. Publication enshrined in the first amendment
  2. Free press is best achieved through a free market
  3. Free competition leads truth to triumph over falsehood
  4. The principle enemy of freedom is the state
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Egalitarian model

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Emphasizes rights and privileges – related to citizen journalism

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Expert model

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Emphasize proficiency

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High stakes

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Journalists construct social reality for their audience

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Gatekeeping model

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Information-gatekeepers-news-audiences

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4 assumptions of the old gatekeeping model

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  1. Journalists know what their audience wants
  2. The audience is a mass audience
  3. Journalists are the only gatekeepers
  4. Competition among various types of information to become news is weak
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4 alternatives to gatekeeping model

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  1. Curation or aggregation
  2. Networked gatekeeping
  3. Secondary gatekeeping
  4. Going viral
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Aggregation

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Journalists present their audiences with a menu of the most important news that has gotten through the gates

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Networked gatekeeping

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Journalists send news through the gates to a networked audience which then processes that news

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Secondary gatekeeping

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Journalists decide what user generated content is most important to show their audience

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Going viral

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The crowd acts as gatekeepers

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4 models of journalism

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Journalism of verification
Journalism of assertion
Journalism of affirmation
Journalism of aggregation

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Rational man theory

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  • reason is the source of truth
  • the shift away from authoritarianism to democracy
  • humans need acres to information to practice reason
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Ethical egoism

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  • moral agents ought to do what is in their own self-interest
  • popular but not accepted
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5 factors that shape how journalism looks

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Economic 
Political 
Legal 
Cultural 
Technological
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7 elements of democracy

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Free elections
Full enfranchisement 
Each vote is equal 
Majority rule 
Independent judiciary 
Equality before the law
Guaranteed civil liberties
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7 elements of newsworthiness

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Timeliness 
Impact 
Currency 
Conflict 
Novelty/emotions 
Prominence 
Proximity
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4 essential questions

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What’s your story about
Who’s effected and how
Who has the info and can put it in context
What’s the best way to tell the story

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Collective memory

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The social and cultural definition of events and phenomena in the past and how that helps create identity

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The market model

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Strong libertarian ideals
Mistrust of govt
Concentrations of economic power

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Sensationalism

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The use of exciting stories or language or stories at the expense of accuracy

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The new big 5

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Google 
Facebook 
Amazon 
Apple
Microsoft
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3 alternative delivery methods

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  1. convergence journalism
  2. Mobile delivery
  3. Podcasts
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The Hutchinson commission

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Investigation of us freedom

Social responsibility theory of the press

Represent important viewpoints and promote alternative thoughts

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Utility

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Greatest good for the greatest number

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The wall

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Mythical barrier between journalisms advertising and news departments

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4 things democracy needs from journalism

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Information dissemination
Accountability
Representation
Deliberation and conflict resolution

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Accountability

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Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable

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Interlocking public

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The idea that everyone is interested and even and expert in something

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Virtue

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Temperance middle ground between two extremes

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Representation

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Counter balance institutional power

Ensure many voices are heard

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Collaboration

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Journalists of the future to embrace the potent Jon of the network and to organize its input

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Networked gatekeeping

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Journalists send news through the gates to a networked audience with then processes that news

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Purpose of official ethical codes and principles

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They keep journalists honest and wanting to do the right thing for people
Makes journalism have purpose when faves with a moral decision of right and wrong

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6 categories of ethics

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Virtue 
Duty 
Utility 
Rights 
Love/caring
Ethical egoism
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The inverted pyramid

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A style or structure within news writing that places all of the most important information in the first paragraph
Most widely used style

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Duty

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Obligation to act morally

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Ethical decision marking

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Being able to recognize which duties or obligations are most at stake in any given situation

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5 distinct functions the public requires

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Informs analyzes interprets explains
Investigates 
Creates public conversation 
Generates social empathy 
Encourages a culture of accountability
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Audience analytics

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Mesures how many people are in an audience 
Page views 
Concurrent viewers 
Unique visitors 
The time spent on the page and site 
Number of pages visited per session 
Bounce rate--- single page views 
Number of items shared commented on
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The big 6

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Comcast 
News corp
Disney 
CBS 
Viacom
Time warner
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Deweys views

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Optimistic democracy is about much more than information
Conversation is the root of democracy
Democracy is a process not an outcome

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4 societal roles of a journalist

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Authenticator- verify info sort through facts
Sense maker- put events in context turning info into knowledge
Bear witness- be the sole observer of an event
Watchdog- a classic role of investigative reporting

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State shield laws

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How you define a journalist

Law that protects journalist in court

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How do news organizations stand out in a crowded media environment

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Establishing brand with differentiation

Maintaining a brand requires understanding

Cooperative identities

Maintaining a brand requires knowledge

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Core idea of democracy as it relates to journalism

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Sovereignty of the people

47
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Perfect duties

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Fidelity- keep your promise 
Do not harm 
Reparation- make up for harm 
Respect 
Formal justice- give people what they've earned
48
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Conglomeration ownership

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Media group that owns numerous media companies

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