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International Communication
J396
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Communication
Undergraduate 3
02/05/2014

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First World
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"free world," highly industrialized, developed, capital systems
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Second World
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Communist, Socialist, usually industrialized
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Third World
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rest of world, less industrialized, poorer
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Fourth World
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Internationally unrecognized countries
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Developing World
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A country that has yet to develop industrially in comparison.
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Developed World
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highly developed, greater levels of wealth, top of global hierarchy, measured by GDP
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Global South
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3rd World, developing countries
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the West
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"idea of the west," not a specific geographical location, concepts that involve development, economic/political power, culture and technology.
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Core/Periphary
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core=developed, Periphary=developing, people always create a dichotomy
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Communism
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Derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
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Socialism
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A political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned and regulated by the community as a whole.
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Capitalism
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An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. Investment, innovation, high production of goods, cheaper exploitation of workers.
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"Decade of Development"
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(1960s) Cold War fight for freedom. US intense focus in Africa, which gained independence. Close monitoring, democracy crazy American way of media. Communism was popular
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Modernization
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(late 1950s-1970s) emerged in the US, pulled coutries out of huts and villages and modernized them. Mass media and communication is the key to modernization. "follow the west." Traditional is backward or naive. Movement to modern is the natural progression.
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Dependency
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Especially emerging in Latin America, expanding in developing worlds. TNC's control developing countires by setting terms of trade and structure of international market. Strengthens core dominance.
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Globalization
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Transnational interaction. (Step in modernatization). Economic conditions improve. Critics question neoliberalism (economical growth driven). cultural globalization is the multidirectional flow of cultures. Media globalization, distributing media in foreign countries to generate profit.
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Cultural Imperialism
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imposition or subtle transmission of different cultural values, behaviors and artifacts. Criticizes hegemonic power of the US (dominated by media). "Global homogenization." People in other countries name children Twitter or Facebook.
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Cultural Hybridity

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melding of different cultural qualities into new forms (cultural) ex. Zee TV
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Localization
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Adapting a product or service to different language/culture in order to adapt to local look and feel.
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Glocalization
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Global elements mixed with local elements. (MTV)
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Regionalization
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Regional aditions specific to certain regions.
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Contraflow
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Mass media programmed that reverses the dominant direction to flow (ex. telenovelas) Media from a non-dominant country.
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Cultural Discount
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Some media may not translate easily/successfully to another culture. (ex. Characters in the Simpsons)
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Talk about propaganda and media transferring knowledge and perception of enemy
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America realized that underwater cables were not enough. There neede to be a way to reach eerybody easily. (ex. radio waves) this is the only way Western notions could be spread and moderization could continue.
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What are some of Dance hall's origins/influences?
Definition
Limbo, mocking white slave owners movements, inspired by slave ship movements, exercise to help loosen up after being cramped in a ship for a long time.
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Explain how dancehall has spread around the globe
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Artists such as Sean Paul and Rihanna, Westward immigration, Bejing Olympics Usain Bolt, and Buju Banton (1990) who toured around US as a famous dance hall artist.
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Reception of dance hall?
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popular but seen as a vulgar, very sexual, and crude. Jamaicans/British was to express very vulgar sexual desires.
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What influenced the developed of Jamaican music industry?
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Gaining independence. Imitation of US music in a Jamaican style. Kingston owned the 1st record company.
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Telenovelas Basic info
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Global audience. appealing to all audiences because of universal themes. Also broadcast daily and have definite endings that achieve narrative closure. Attract large audiences w/realistic storylines that are universally understood.
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Telenovelas as Contraflow? Are they challenging to Western media?
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contraflow can move culture from one place to another which can hae a positive or negative affect on culture. Now it is a 2 way movement instead of primarly moving from the West. Therefore this is definitely affecting western media because as telenovelas increase in popularity, America slowly loses its top spot.
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Example of Koreanovela and affect of America
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"Jewel of the Palace" Sold in over 50 countries. A theme park was built. Also a trade partner with the US which is why it is frequently found in our news
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International Journalism: Methods: Parachute
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Parachute journalism is when a US correspondant is dropped for a short period of time when important news breaks. Downside, lacks full context of story (ex. tsunami Japan), and tend to ignore other relavent or important local stories.
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Internation Journalism: Methods: Pack
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Group of journalists covering same story, often traveling together, lodging, transportation. Limited resources, guides and translators. Dangerous or unfamiliar cultures or languages. Accuracy: muscommunications are frequent, as the story is recounted many times and often misinterpreted.
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International Journalism: Methods: Embed
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Embedded journalists are on the front line of battle, withe the Marines, a liability, and are typically very baised towards our side.
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Pulitzer Center: Correct foreign news policy
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Attempting to aid international reporting Globalpost groups who sponsor International journalists across media platforms. Raise money for over seas journalists.
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How are countries in different areas reported on? Which regions get coverage?
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If there is breaking news in a part of the world or if the US is socially, plitically, militarily, or economically invested in them. They are also typically other first world countries, occasionally second world, and rarely ever third world. If they are third world it usually talks about how under developed, poor, and troubled they are.
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