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Media key concepts Flashcards

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media

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any form of communication,either written or technological, that is invented to allow transmission to many people

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stereotype

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generalised view of what something/someone typically is

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roles

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patterns of behaviour we can expect from people in different positions of society

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identity

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how we see and define ourselves

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socialisation

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the process by which we learn norms and values

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norms

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set of unwritten social rules

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values

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beliefs of right and wrong and what is important

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culture

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group set of norms and values

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communication

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any form of dialogue either written or verbal,between people

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convergence

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coming together of different forms of media

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self-censorship

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when the audience is expected to police and monitor all necessary restrictions on the freedom of speech

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interactivity

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audience participation in the creation of the media

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intertexuality

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media that is about other media

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globalisation

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the opening up of the world economically through production and consuption

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selection

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the choices made in the creation of media

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bias

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deliberate/actual distortion of reality

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editor

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a person who decides on the final content of any media product

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gatekeeper

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a label for the editors and creators of media as they are the people who decide which ideas/stories make it through to publication

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censorship

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restrictions on the freedom of speech

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agenda setting

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the media deciding which subjects are appropriate for the news or for the discussion

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news values

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the media’s decision that stories are worthy of being called news

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audience

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those who receive the media

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media effects model

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the different theories of how the media can affect its audience

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moral panic

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when media causes a group,a person or situation to become seen as a threat to society

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