intro to mass (journalism) final
how many words should a lede have
25-30
functionalism provides
a collective experience
3 types of print media
magazines, newspapers, books
numbers
numbers one through ten are spelled out
functionalism is
to provide entertainment
AP style
a form of writing that most US journalists and public relations professionals use
ages
always use numerals; if age is used as an adjective or in the place of a noun it is hyphenated
days of the week
capitalize but do not abbreviate days of the week
tokenism
exasperated organization
news
gives readers information that will impact them or interests in some way
news writing
gives the reader factual information that will affect them or interests in some way; news provides readers with all of the 5 W's and H, usually in the lead or near the top of the story
who acts as gatekeepers
government, large media
3 types of digital media
instagram, twitter, facebook
functionalism promotes
international cooperation on scientific, humanitarian, social, and economic issues
dominant ideology
limiting what is put out to only see what they really want to believe or see
dates
not written as numbers
functionalism brings
people together
gatekeeping
process in which they control what can go on media
conflict theory portrays divisions in
race, gender, social class
consumer culture
refers to a theory according to which modern human society is strongly subjected to consumerism
media
sharing information
functionalism is an enforcer of
social news
monetary units
spell out "cents"; always written as numerals with the $ beforehand until million
lede
tells the most important information and the newest information; first sentence of the story
what does the feminist perspective analyze
the way that men and women are represented in the media
composition titles
use quotation marks for the titles of books, video games, movies, TV shows, works of art, speeches, and song titles
names
when mentioning a person for the first time, use their first and last name
