Media key concepts Flashcards
media
any form of communication,either written or technological, that is invented to allow transmission to many people
stereotype
generalised view of what something/someone typically is
roles
patterns of behaviour we can expect from people in different positions of society
identity
how we see and define ourselves
socialisation
the process by which we learn norms and values
norms
set of unwritten social rules
values
beliefs of right and wrong and what is important
culture
group set of norms and values
communication
any form of dialogue either written or verbal,between people
convergence
coming together of different forms of media
self-censorship
when the audience is expected to police and monitor all necessary restrictions on the freedom of speech
interactivity
audience participation in the creation of the media
intertexuality
media that is about other media
globalisation
the opening up of the world economically through production and consuption
selection
the choices made in the creation of media
bias
deliberate/actual distortion of reality
editor
a person who decides on the final content of any media product
gatekeeper
a label for the editors and creators of media as they are the people who decide which ideas/stories make it through to publication
censorship
restrictions on the freedom of speech
agenda setting
the media deciding which subjects are appropriate for the news or for the discussion
news values
the media’s decision that stories are worthy of being called news
audience
those who receive the media
media effects model
the different theories of how the media can affect its audience
moral panic
when media causes a group,a person or situation to become seen as a threat to society
