Details Title: Mass Media Test #1 Description: more notecards to add with jessicas Total Flash Cards: 38 Created: 10/05/2009 16:04:32		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Journalism Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term the inverted pyramid originated..? Definition during the civil war, to be sure ppl got the main news Term delayed id Definition also called indefinite who...when the name is unfamiliar Term media are... Definition conservative, corporate businesses Term Maynard's fault lines Definition race class gender generation geography Term Portmanteau Definition suitcase lead, BAD. PILED IN. Term Lede block Definition bunch of paragraphs working together as the lede Term Wall street journal ledes Definition Boring business story? make it a human interest story lede Term other kinds of ledes* Definition wall street journal soft-news leads Term media create the ______ that maintain the ______________. Definition frames, status quo Term in what area of journalism have african americans and native americans gained ground in? Definition RADIO and TV Term diversity smart Definition education to raise awareness of cultivating sources, story ideas, and content of broader range Term Seven Categories of "Otherness" Beverly Daniel Tatum Definition Ethnicity (racism) gender (sexism) age (agism) sexual orientation (heterosexism) socio-economic staus (classism) religon (religious oppression/anti-semintism) physical or mental ability, ableism Term Diversity within diversity* Definition Term open-meeting laws Definition sunshine in government laws, sunshine laws, media play a vital rle in the honest and effective functioning of a democracy, we have enacted laws that guarentee access to those meetings of citizens Term exceptions to the open meetings Definition personnel matters collective bargaining (deciding wages) legal discussions with attorneys buying/selling public property Term summary graf Definition In other business, X did, did, did. Term News conferences Definition a pseudo event use the info it provides, but recognize that it fits the needs of those giving it -news is controlled and coralled Term Reporting is ___________ and __________ in news conferences. Definition CONTROLLED CORALLED Term Definition Term 2 most influential style books Definition New york times los angeles times Term 3 things style books impose Definition *consistency *usage *precision Term 2 jobs of writers for mass media Definition GATHERING INFO PUT THAT INFO INTO the appropriate form for the medium Term attribution Definition is important because it makes the news credible. asess the info based on who the source is Term why should we use the word said? Definition said doesnt jump out on the page other words promote opinion Term deadliest sin of mass media writers Definition DISHONESTY-- falsification-making up info plagerism misrepresentation-identify themselves fully to sources Term general assignment Definition most reporters prefer this suggestions from the editor must come up with some of their own ideas too Term direct quotations Definition DONT PRESENT NEW INFO, use to support and supplement. --use them sparingly --use the exact words Term direct quote lead Definition begins the lead with a direct quote "A city that cares!" that's what mayor tom riley said... Term direct adress lead Definition adresses the reader. "if gardening is your hobby..." Term the most important part of the news story... Definition THE LEAD. Term the news culture Definition The need for accurate information presenting information efficiently the economic health of the organization deadlines individual and corporate integrity Term chief goal of any mass media writer Definition ACCURACY Term Association (type of transition) Definition *its carried out throughout the text, but not necessairly with the same meaning he thought he would establish fear in the mind of the batter... He didnt pick up on Arnolds meaning. Term different types of transitions Definition *associations *pronouns *hooks *chronological words *enumeration (first,second) Term good writing Definition clear, concise, simple, to the point efficient precise clear modest Term 3 sources of information Definition ppl records personal observation Term probe Definition "can u tell me more?" Term news sense Definition being able to determine what is news. *whos important *sense of time *sense of ppl of matter *sense of drama