Quiz 1 Flashcards
Mass Media
The mean of communication that design to reach a wide audience which cone in variety forms
Such as Newspaper, books, magazines
Mass Communication
The imparting and exchanging of information in a large scale to a wide range if ppl
Culture
The social behavior and norms found in human societies
Economic convergence
When a single company has invest across many kinds of media
When a company controls several products or services within the same industry
Organic convergence
Is multimedia multitasking, or natural outcome of a diverse media world
Cultural convergence
When the stories flow across several kinds of media platforms and when the readers or viewers comment on, otherwise talk back to the culture
When different culture become similar or even together
Global convergence
When the geographically distant culture are able to influence one another
Technological convergence
When the different kinds of technology merge, the most extreme example of technological convergence would be one machine that controlled every media function
Merging of technology
Multitasking
To deal with more than one task at the same time
Participation
The action of taking part of something
Codex
Ab ancient manuscript text in book form
Gutenberg revolution
The term that use to express the democratizing effect of the invention of the printing press among society
Can print and produce faster
Papyrus
The earliest forms of book
Material similar to thick paper that was used in an ancient time as a writing surface
E-book
A book publication made available in digital form
Tabloid
A newspaper, typically popular in style and dominated by headlines, photographs,and sensational stories
Broadsheet
A newspaper with a large format regarded as more serious and less sensationalist than Tabloid
Sensationalism
The use of exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy, in order to provoke public attention
Vivid
A producing powerful feeling or strong, clear images in mind
Subjective
Based on personal feeling, taste, oppinion
Objective
Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and presenting facts
Chapbook
Small and inexpensive book
Paperback book
A book with soft cover
Young adult fiction
Fiction for children age 12-18
Biography
An account of someone’s life written by someone else
Autobiography
An account of a person’s life written by that person
Mainstream
A major audience; something popular with normal, ordinary people
Slashed the price
Cut the price down
Yellow journalism
Misleading stories, inaccurate information, and exaggerated details.
Later know as “Tabloids”
Seek publicity
Want & try to get attention given from everyone by the media
Receive Publicity
Get attention from public
Issue press release
Publish an official statement to the newspaper to give information
Receive lot of coverage
Got attention and popular
Whether like it or not
Hit the front page
Big News
Hold a press conference
Arrange announcement of some news or information.
Give public statement
Run a story
Make a story
Write a story
Sue for lebel
Sued press for insulting
Niche
A small or specific group
High-end
Democratization
When something can access by everyone
On the edge of your seat
Exciting
On location
Not film in studio
Based on, adaptation
The story comes from.. (a novel)
Special affect
Amazing, impossible…
Cliffhager
Exciting ending
Diff of Film & Movie
Film - use in Uk
Movie - use in Us
Arthouse
Low cost production
Blockbuster
High cost production
Projectionist
Operate projecter