COM 201 Quiz 1

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Guttenberg

German printer credited with creating the first mechanical printing press in 1455

cultural convergence

beliefs/ culture sex in the city becomes wildly popular among female office workers in Thailand

newspaper chains

benefit: newyork times weakens local and community media

interpersonal

communication between two or more individuals, often in a small group, although it can involve communication between a live speaker and an audience

mass communication

communication to a large group or groups of people that remain largely unknown to the sender of the message

commercial forces

corporate decisions influence what we see or do not see

newspapers

daily, informing the public of of important events-yet they also have correlation and entertainment functions.

media content

digitization media are made into computer readable form

synchronous

happening right at the same time (radio)

types of communication

interpersonal/ mass, synchronous/asynchronous/ timeshift

correlation

media interpretation ascribing meaning to issues and events that helps individuals understand their roles within the larger society and culture

implications of convergence

media organizations, media content, media audience, attitude and values/ reputation and transparency

current issues with books

merges and consolidation, mixing with global media and entertainment

why is media literacy important?

new people to media should know the ins and outs of media

media audience

no longer passive, people can scope of what they consume

asynchronous

not happening at the same time (recorded video)

media organizations

oligopoly a few very large and powerful owners control an industry or a collections of related industries

surveillance

primarily the journalism function of mass communication, which provides information about processes, issues, events, and other departments in society

technological convergence

print, audio, video

POD print on demand

publication of single books or tiny print runs based on customer demand using largely automated, nontraditional book-printing methods such as color laser printer

timeshift

recording of an audio or video event for later visiting or viewing

economic convergence

refers to the merging of internet or telecommunications companies with traditional media companies

attitude and values

reputation and transparency

semiotics

study of signs and symbols once we learn one, we accept it as "natural" and accept it without question

Functions of mass communication

surveillance, correlation, cultural transmission

Three types of convergence

technological convergence, economic convergence, cultural convergence

Black box fallacy

that everything is in this single black box

cultural transmission

the process of passing on culturally relevant knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values from person to person or group to group

media grammar

the underlying rules, structures, and patterns by which a medium presents itself and is used and understood by the audience

framing

the way messages are communicated influences our attitudes and actions tax cuts/ tax relief drilling for oil/ exploring for energy

key functions of print media

transmission of culture, diffusion of ideas, knowledge and entertainment

transmission of culture

transmission of language culture to you (bigger)

5 key questions for media literacy

Author, format, audience, content, purpose


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