Midterm Flashcards
What is Objective Journalism
Reporter utilizes a neutral voice
Types of Journalism
Interpretive, Literary, Argument Against Objective, Advocacy, Consensus, and Conflict
What is Literary Journalism?
form of non-fiction that combines factual reporting with fictional narration – Tom Wolfe article on Customized Cars
What is Interpretive Journalism?
Goes beyond basic facts to provide context, analysis and possible consequences (1923 –Time Magazine)
What is Argument Against Objective Journalism?
It conveys a limited conception of facts – leading to incomplete story
What is Advocacy Journalism?
Promotes a cause from a biased viewpoint to solve a problem in society (Oprah)
What is Consensus Journalism?
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.
What is Conflicted Journalism
reporters act as “watchdogs” of government and highlight conflicts
What is Media Literacy?
the ability to critically analyze stories presented in the mass media and to determine their accuracy or credibility.
What is mass communication?
Mass communication refers to information transmitted to large segments of the population.
Who invented the invented mechanical moveable printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
What is Semniotic Analysis?
Semiotic Analysis= regards “texts” as a collection of possible meanings
What is Hegemony ?
social, cultural, ideological, economic influence exerted by a dominant group
What is the movie CititzenFour About?
Edward Snowden and how he leaked highly classified information while working at NSA and is said to have broke the Espionage Act
What is the Esponiage Act?
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
Who invented Yellow Journalism?
Joseph Pulitzer
What is Yellow Journalism?
It relied on sensationalism in order to sell papers
It contained false or deceptive information and stories
What is Stunt Journalism?
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
Name the Logical Fallacies
Either or fallacy, Slippery Slope fallacy, AD Hominem, False Dilemma, Circular Argument, Appeal to Authority, Strawman Fallacy, Red Herring Fallacy
What is a logical fallacy?
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.
What is the Either Or Fallacy
When you say you are either for us or against and puts you into an either or situation
What is Slippery Slope Fallacy?
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”
What is AD Hominem?
Where you are attacking the person rather than the argument
What is False Dilemma?
Misrepresents an issue by presenting only two mutually exclusive options rather than the full, nuanced range of options
What is Circular Argument Fallacy?
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.
What is Appeal to Authority Fallacy?
claiming that because an expert said something is true then it must be true.
What is Strawman Fallacy?
Substituting a person’s actual position or argument with a distorted, exaggerated, or misrepresented version of the position of the argument.
What is Red Herring Fallacy?
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.
