Midterm

Question 1

What is Objective Journalism

Answer 1

Reporter utilizes a neutral voice

Question 2

Types of Journalism

Answer 2

Interpretive, Literary, Argument Against Objective, Advocacy, Consensus, and Conflict

Question 3

What is Literary Journalism?

Answer 3

form of non-fiction that combines factual reporting with fictional narration – Tom Wolfe article on Customized Cars

Question 4

What is Interpretive Journalism?

Answer 4

Goes beyond basic facts to provide context, analysis and possible consequences (1923 –Time Magazine)

Question 5

What is Argument Against Objective Journalism?

Answer 5

It conveys a limited conception of facts – leading to incomplete story

Question 6

What is Advocacy Journalism?

Answer 6

Promotes a cause from a biased viewpoint to solve a problem in society (Oprah)

Question 7

What is Consensus Journalism?

Answer 7

smaller; promotes social and economic harmony in their communities. -articles on local schools, social events, town government, property crimes, and zoning issues. Conflict-oriented journalism: national/metro daily papers, monitor city’s institutions and problems.

Question 8

What is Conflicted Journalism

Answer 8

reporters act as “watchdogs” of government and highlight conflicts

Question 9

What is Media Literacy?

Answer 9

the ability to critically analyze stories presented in the mass media and to determine their accuracy or credibility.

Question 10

What is mass communication?

Answer 10

Mass communication refers to information transmitted to large segments of the population.

Question 11

Who invented the invented mechanical moveable printing press?

Answer 11

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 12

What is Semniotic Analysis?

Answer 12

Semiotic Analysis= regards “texts” as a collection of possible meanings

Question 13

What is Hegemony ?

Answer 13

social, cultural, ideological, economic influence exerted by a dominant group

Question 14

What is the movie CititzenFour About?

Answer 14

Edward Snowden and how he leaked highly classified information while working at NSA and is said to have broke the Espionage Act

Question 15

What is the Esponiage Act?

Answer 15

The Espionage Act prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defense with intent or reason to believe that the information may be used for the injury of the United States or to the advantage of any foreign nation

Question 16

Who invented Yellow Journalism?

Answer 16

Joseph Pulitzer

Question 17

What is Yellow Journalism?

Answer 17

It relied on sensationalism in order to sell papers
It contained false or deceptive information and stories

Question 18

What is Stunt Journalism?

Answer 18

Considered merely entertainment, but it enabled women a way at the time to cover “political and criminal news”
Think of Elizabeth Cochraine and how she went to an asylum enrolled as a patient all for a story

Question 19

Name the Logical Fallacies

Answer 19

Either or fallacy, Slippery Slope fallacy, AD Hominem, False Dilemma, Circular Argument, Appeal to Authority, Strawman Fallacy, Red Herring Fallacy

Question 20

What is a logical fallacy?

Answer 20

Deceptive or false arguments that may seem stronger than they actually are due to psychological persuasion, but are proven wrong with reasoning and further examination.

Question 21

What is the Either Or Fallacy

Answer 21

When you say you are either for us or against and puts you into an either or situation

Question 22

What is Slippery Slope Fallacy?

Answer 22

Saying one thing that definitely leads to all these other things when they we dont know that “If we legalize marijuana itll lead to coke addiction”

Question 23

What is AD Hominem?

Answer 23

Where you are attacking the person rather than the argument

Question 24

What is False Dilemma?

Answer 24

Misrepresents an issue by presenting only two mutually exclusive options rather than the full, nuanced range of options

Question 25

What is Circular Argument Fallacy?

Answer 25

a type of informal fallacy in which a conclusion is reached that is not materially different from something that was assumed as a premise of the argument. In other words, the argument assumes what it is supposed to prove.

Question 26

What is Appeal to Authority Fallacy?

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claiming that because an expert said something is true then it must be true.

Question 27

What is Strawman Fallacy?

Answer 27

Substituting a person’s actual position or argument with a distorted, exaggerated, or misrepresented version of the position of the argument.

Question 28

What is Red Herring Fallacy?

Answer 28

relevant information is presented alongside relevant information, distracting attention from that relevant information. This may be done intentionally or unintentionally. A red herring is often used in movies, television and literature.