Media Studies

Question 1

media literacy

Answer 1

understanding of communication process, which enables a person to become more engaged and informed as a citizen and more discerning as a consumer of mass media

Question 2

mass media

Answer 2

cultural industries- channels of communications (that produce songs, novels, news, movies, etc. and distribute them to a large number of people

Question 3

mass communication

Answer 3

process of designing and delivering cultural messages to diverse audiences though media channels as old as the book and as new as the internet

Question 4

digital communication

Answer 4

images, texts, and sounds, that use pulses of electric currents or flashes are converted to electronic signals represented as varied combinations of binary numbers, these are reassembled as precise reproduction of a tv picture, magazine article, or telephone voice

Question 5

digital turn

Answer 5

shift in media use and consumption resulting from the emergence of the internet as a mass medium, which enables an array of media to converge and be easily shared

Question 6

media convergence

Answer 6

1.) technological merging of content across different media channels
2.) business model that consolidates various media holding under one corporate umbrella

Question 7

culture

Answer 7

symbols of expression that individuals, groups, and societies use to make sense of daily life and to articulate their values

Question 8

high culture

Answer 8

“good taste”-often wealthy, it is associated with the fine arts (ballet, symphony, painting, etc.), which is available in museums and theater

Question 9

low (popular) culture

Answer 9

“poor taste”- those who enjoyed commercial ‘junk’ like soap operas, rock music, talk radio, comic books

Question 10

modern era

Answer 10

Industrial Rev. - 20th Cent.
characterized by working efficiently, celebrating the individual, believing in a rational order, and rejecting tradition and embracing progress

Question 11

progressive era

Answer 11

period of political and social reform lasting roughly from the 1890’s to the 1920s that inspired many Americans - and mass media- to break with tradition and embrace change

Question 12

postmodern period

Answer 12

era in 1960’s- social values include celebrating populism, questioning authority, and embracing technology

Question 13

populism

Answer 13

a political idea that attempts to appeal to ordinary people by setting up a conflict between “the people” and “the elite”

Question 14

critical process

Answer 14

1. Description: getting the gist of the subject
2. Analysis: finding patterns and making connections
3. Interpretation: interpreting the patterns made earlier
4. Evaluation: evaluate how it made you feel personally
5. Engagement: making your voice heard, act upon the material

Question 15

papyrus

Question 16

parchment

Question 17

codex

Question 18

manuscript culture

Question 19

illuminated manuscript

Question 20

block printing

Question 21

printing press

Question 22

vellum

Question 23

paperback books

Question 24

dime novel

Question 25

pulp fiction

Question 26

linotype

Question 27

offset lithography

Question 28

synergy

Question 29

trade books

Question 30

textbooks

Question 31

professional books

Question 32

mass market paperback

Question 33

reference paperbacks

Question 34

reference books

Question 35

university press

Question 36

e-books

Question 37

acquisition editor

Question 38

subsidiary rights

Question 39

developmental editor

Question 40

copy editor

Question 41

design manager

Question 42

book challenge

Question 43

news

Question 44

partisan press

Question 45

penny papers

Question 46

human-interest stories

Question 47

wire services

Question 48

inverted pyramid

Question 49

yellow journalism

Question 50

objective journalism

Question 51

interpretive journalism

Question 52

newsworthy

Question 53

ethnocentrism

Question 54

responsible capitalism

Question 55

small-town pastoralism

Question 56

individualism

Question 57

conflict of interest

Question 58

newshole

Question 59

paywall

Question 60

feature syndicates

Question 61

newspaper chains

Question 62

citizen journalism

Question 63

magazines

Question 64

muckrakers

Question 65

general-interest magazines

Question 66

photojournalism

Question 67

pass-along readership

Question 68

trade publications

Question 69

zines

Question 70

supermarket tabloids

Question 71

branded content

Question 72

regional editions

Question 73

split run editions

Question 74

demographic editions

Question 75

evergreen subscription

Question 76

magalogs

Question 77

audiotape

Question 78

audiotape

Question 79

stereo

Question 80

analog recording

Question 81

digital recording

Question 82

compact discs

Question 83

MP3

Question 84

pop music

Question 85

jazz

Question 86

rock n roll

Question 87

blues

Question 88

rhythm n blues

Question 89

cover music

Question 90

rockabilly

Question 91

soul

Question 92

folk music

Question 93

punk rock

Question 94

indie rock

Question 95

grunge

Question 96

hip hop

Question 97

gangster rap

Question 98

country

Question 99

Indies

Question 100

A&R agents

Question 101

online piracy

Question 102

telegraph

Question 103

morse code

Question 104

radio waves

Question 105

electromagnetic waves

Question 106

narrowcasting

Question 107

broadcasting

Question 108

wireless telegraphy

Question 109

wirelesss telephony

Question 110

wireless ship act

Question 111

radio act of 1912

Question 112

Radio corporation of America (RCA)

Question 113

network

Question 114

Radio act of 1927

Question 115

Fed Radio Commission

Question 116

Fed Comm. act of 1934

Question 117

Fed. Comm. Commission

Question 118

transistors

Question 119

AM/ FM

Question 120

Format radio

Question 121

rotation

Question 122

top 40 format

Question 123

Public broadcasting act of 1967

Question 124

Corporation for public broadcasting

Question 125

public broadcasting service (PBS)

Question 126

National Public radio (NPR)

Question 127

Internet Radio

Question 128

Payola

Question 129

Telecommunications act of 1996

Question 130

Kinetograph/ Kinetoscope

Question 131

Vitascope

Question 132

Narrative films

Question 133

Vertical integration