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The first public demonstration of television, in the form of regularly scheduled two-hour broadcasts, was presented by _____________ at the 1939 World's Fair.
Definition
NBC
Term
Digital delivery of over-the-air television signals permits _________, sending different content
Definition
Multiplexing
Term
As a result of the quiz show scandal, the networks changed the way they accepted sponsors' money, changing from single sponsorship for most programs to:
Definition
Spot commercial sales
Term
The primary collector of television rations is a company known as
Definition
Nielsen
Term
Sweeps
Definition
Four times each year more detailed measuring of television audiences takes place, employing not only mechanical counting but home diaries.
Term
At cable's inception, the primary goal of most cable television operations was
Definition
to improve the reception of distant signals
Term
time-shifting
Definition
Recording a television show on a home VCR or DVR for later viewing
Term
zipping
Definition
Fast-forwarding through commercials on a recorded television show is called:
Term
Sesame Street is produced by the
Definition
Children's Television Workshop
Term
If your market has 100,000 television homes and 30,000 are tuned into your program, your rating
Definition
is 30
Term
technology classified as a "telecommunications service" operates as a _____________—that is, it is required to carry the messages of others with no power to shape or restrict them.
Definition
common carrier
Term
bandwidth
Definition
The capacity of the wires or signals that bring video content into people's homes
Term
NETWORK NEUTRALITY
Definition
refers to granting equal carriage over phone and cable lines to all Web sites.
Term
PAUL NIPKOW
Definition
Russian scientist- Nipkow disc- first working device for generating electric signals suitable for transmission of a scene that people could see
Term
Iconoscope tube
Definition
Vladimir Zworykin- first practical television camera
Then developed Kinescope at RCA- improved picture tube
Term
TV stats
Definition
-1952- 108 station broadcasting to 17 mill homes
-559 stations, 90% american households had tvs
-now 114.9 mill tvs in us households
-71% says its leading place where they get news
Term
Coaxial cable and microwave relay
Definition
AT&T- for the distribution of tv programming summer of 1951
Term
Quiz show scandal
Definition
The 64,000$ question- fixed by advertisers to ensure desired outcomes
Term
spot commercial sales
Definition
selling individual 60-second spots on a given program to a wide variety of advertisers
-reduced demand for quality or put the network became responsible for the show they aired
Term
I love lucy
Definition
transformed tv
lucy had cuban(real) husband
-had the show edited then aired instead of aired live
-moved tv from ny to hollywood
saved money and time-stock shots
Term
Coaxial Cable
Definition
Copper-clad aluminum wire encased in plastic foam insulation, covered by an aluminum outer conductor, and then sheathed in plastic

allowed more of the original signal to pass and permitted a greater number of channels
Term
Microwave relay
Definition
Audio and video transmitting in which super-high-frequency signals are sent from land-based point to land-based point
Term
Total Audience Measurement Index
Definition
measure of all viewing of a single TV episode across all platforms
Term
Community antenna television (CATV)
Definition
Outmoded name for early cable television
-created by John Walson
Term
Master antenna television (MATV)
Definition
Connecting multiple sets in a single location or building to a single, master antenna
Term
All-channel legislation
Definition
1962 law requiring all television sets imported into or manufactured in the United States to be equipped with both VHF and UHF recievers
Term
network
Definition
Centralized production, distribution, decision-making organization that links affiliates for the purpose of delivering their viewers to advertisers
Term
First-run syndication
Definition
programming produced specifically for sale into syndication on a market to market basis
-producers can keep 100%of profits
Term
Stripping
Definition
Broadcasting a syndicated television show at the same time 5 nights a week
Lots of episodes with no repeats and easy to promote (Friends)
Term
Sterling Manhattan
Definition
-1972- launched Home Box Office(HBO)
premium cable offering high quality nationaly produced content
Term
Fiber optic cable
Definition
transmission of signals by light beam over glass permitting the delivery of hundreds of channels
Term
Cable TV consumer protection and competition
Definition
requires operators to offer a truly basic service composed of the broadcast stations in their area and their channels
Term
Multiple system operator (MSO)
Definition
A company owning several different cable television operations
Ex. Time Warner, Liberty, and Cablevision own Court TV
Term
Information service
Definition
legal designation allwoing a telecommunication service provider to maintain control over what passes over its lines
Term
Bandwith
Definition
space on wires bringing content into people homes
-reason why tv on internet took a while to take off
Term
Mobisodes
Definition
Brief video episodes of television programs created specifically for mobile screens
Term
David Gottlieb
Definition
invented baffle ball-first mass-produced arcade game 1931
1947-humpty dumpty-sixflipper game pinball
Term
Tech model railroad club
Definition
Mit,wrote programs for fun on military computers
-steve russell made spacewar-complete game
Term
Noah Bushnell
Definition
univ of utah- created coinoperated version of spacewar=computer space
created ATARI in 1972
released Pong set off game revolution
marketed home pong from sears
Term
Ralph Bear
Definition
crreated Odyssey
created most advanced tv for the time
Term
LED (light-emitting diode)
Definition
Light-emitting semiconductor manipulated under a display screen
Term
LCD (liquid crystal display)
Definition
Display surface in which electric currents of varying voltage are passed through liquid crystal, altering the passage of light through that crystal
Term
LAN (local area network)
Definition
network connecting two or more computers, usually with in the same building
Term
facts***
Definition
69% heads of household play video games
-average player is 35
Term
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMO)
Definition
interactive online game where characters and actions are controlled but other player, not the computer
Term
Casual games
Definition
Classic games most often played in spurts and accommodated by small screen devices
Term
Sticky
Definition
An attribute of a Web site; indicates its ability to hold the attention of a user
Term
hypercommercialism in V.G.
Definition
half of computer games sold are falmily and strategy
Term
freemium games
Definition
advertising serves as in-game virtual currency
in exchange for watching a commercial players can obtain virtual goods
Term
Advocacy Games
Definition
presidential campaigns supported by them
-obama race game
-Created by dr. ian bogost
inexpensive
-encourage voters to interact with the message
Term
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Definition
-13 and 11 year old set off fire alarms in middle school and shoot kids and teachers as they fled-played Golden-eye 007
-1999 columbine- the kids played Doom
-created a custo Doom to represent their shooting of classmates
Term
ERSB
Definition
rating system
87% of boys and girls playe M-rated games
Term
RO culture
Definition
-read only
-fueled by professionalism demands a certain respect-an authority
-critically important to spread culture and knowledge=copyright law in the arts
-controls artistic expression of quality assurance
-depends on content and consumer products economics value in an economy is generated by competition
-Form of education(Law)teaches responsibility as well as the subject
-jurors have power and responsibility that reaches beyond their lives, makes them think and act different
Term
What does Lessig offer as the first difference between RO and RW cultures?
Definition
RO emphasized learning, RW emphasizes speaking.
Term
American copyright law regulates creative work produced by individuals for how long?
Definition
life of the author plus 70 years
Term
American copyright law regulates creative work produced by corporations for how long?
Definition
95 years
Term
What cultural practice does Lessig continually link RW culture to?
Definition
More than 2/3
Term
According to the NPD Group, what portion of music acquired by college students was obtained illegally?
Definition
writing
Term
RW culture
Definition
-Read/Write
-fueled by both pros and amateurs
-asks more of and is involved w/ audience
changing the plot offering new picture or course
Term
Two essential elements of all good definitions of public relations are communication and:
Definition
management
Term
Pseudo-event
Definition
an event staged specifically to attract attention
Term
WEb 2.0
Definition
democratization of content production, user-generated content
Term
Viral culture
Definition
content that becomes popular through prolific sharing
-can come from mass media,personal videos,remixes or parodies
-distributed through networks, not channels
-tends to be more democratic and is made possible by digital language
Term
meme
Definition
a concept that spreads through the Internet and reaches world-wide popularity in a few days
Term
remix
Definition
an alternate incorporation and reinterpretation of media content
Term
parody
Definition
imitation for the purpose of critiquing, mocking or commenting upon a text
Term
"A sucker is born every minute" was the public relations philosophy of what legendary PR practitioner?
Definition
P.T Barnum
Term
President Franklin D. Roosevelt made impressive use of which medium as a public relations tool to sell his New Deal directly to the people?
Definition
radio
Term
As a result of the public's distrust of public relations, Congress passed the _____________ in 1946, requiring that those who deal with federal employees on behalf of private clients disclose those relationships.
Definition
Federal regulation of lobbying act
Term
Some public relations firms bill clients according to the performance of a specific set of services for a specific and prearranged fee, a method known as:
Definition
fixed fee arrangements
Term
Some public relations firms bill clients by adding a surcharge as high as 17.65% for such things as printing, research, and photographs, which are known as:
Definition
collateral materials
Term
publicity
Definition
The public relations activity of getting media coverage for clients
Term
spin
Definition
________, outright lying or obfuscation, is antithetical to authentic communication and should be avoided by PR professionals, according to executive Roxanne Taylor.
Term
Public relations firms with particular skill at countering the PR efforts of environmentalists are said to be good at:
Definition
greenwashing
Term
Flack
Definition
derogatory name given to pr people
Term
astroturf
Definition
-fake grassroots organization
-Get health reform right- group caught paying gamers virtual currency to send prewritten emails to congress
Term
early pr
Definition
-ceasar telling roman empire acheivments to boost morale
-Gengis Khan sent people into the lines to frighten enemies
Term
psuedo-event
Definition
-an event staged specifically to attract public attention
-The Federalist Papers-john mays, james madison,alexander hamilton to sway public opinion to to support new constitution
Term
Westinghouse Electric
Definition
1889- started the first corporate public relations department, to make sure their positions were always clear and in public eye
Term
Ivy Lee
Definition
New York world reporter- p.r. genius, when railroad company had trouble he excorted press and made them look good
-colorado coal mine strike,handled press situation and convinced rockafeller to come and talk
- issued his Declaration of Principles
Term
Public
Definition
in PR, any group of people with a stake in an organization, issue, or idea
Term
Facts
Definition
-public relations people help establish communication and advertising people implement them
Term
PR departments
Definition
-Exectutive-sets policy and serves as the spokesperson for the operation
-account executive-provide advice to client,defines problems and situations
-Creative specialists-writers,graphic designers,photographers
-media specialists-aware of rewuirement,preferences,limitations of media used to serve client
Term
Sattelite delivered media tour
Definition
spokespeople can be simultaneously interviewed by a worldwide audience connected to the on-screen interviewee via telephone
Term
Lobbying
Definition
in PR, directly interacting with elected officials or government regulator agents
Term
Integrated marketing communications (IMC)
Definition
Combining public relations, marketing, advertising, and promotion into a seamless communication campaign
Term
Edward Bernay
Definition
father of public relations
demanded that the industry police itself
Term
FLOG
Definition
fake blog-sponsored by a company to anonymously boost itself or attach a competitor
sony did this
Term
Transparentists
Definition
PR professionals calling for full disclosure of their practices-transpareny
Term
public relations
Definition
uses media to improve image or company or nonprofit
-(Advertising uses media to persuade or promote)
Term
The First Amendment is based on the _____________ philosophy that people cannot govern themselves in a democracy unless they have access to the information they need for that governance.
Definition
Libertarian
Term
The _____________ principle is represented by the paired ideas that the free flow or trade of ideas ensures that public discourse will allow the truth to emerge and that truth will emerge from this public discourse because people are inherently rational and good.
Definition
Self-righting
Term
When discussing the First Amendment, Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black said, "No law means no law." He was expressing the _____________ position on the freedom of press and speech.
Definition
absolutist
Term
Advertising, or commercial speech, enjoys First Amendment protection, as established by the Supreme Court in its 1942 _____________ decision.
Definition
Valentine v. Chrestensen
Term
Because freedom of the press can be limited if the likely result is damaging, there is no absolute freedom of expression in the case of:
Definition
clear and present danger
Term
balancing of interests
Definition
in individual First Amendment cases, several factors should be weighed in determining how much freedom the press is granted.
Term
metaethics
Definition
a cultures fundamental values
Term
libel
Definition
false publishes information about a person that damages his or her repuation
-not protected by first amendment
Term
social responsibility theory
Definition
The idea that media should be free of government control, but in exchange, media must serve the public is known as
Term
Ethics
Definition
knowing the diff b/w what you have a right to do and what is right to do
Term
The soup boycott
Definition
7 student organizations campbell soup=pissed off conservative group AFA
-ran a ad in gay magazine"The advocate"
Term
Libertarianism
Definition
-philosophy that people cant govern themselves in a democracy unless they have access to the information they need for that governance
Term
self-righting principle
Definition
-John Milton-freeflow trade of ideas serves to ensure that public discourse will allow truth to emerge b/c people are inherently rational and good
Term
Absolutist position
Definition
Hugo Black- freedom of speech means gov cant do anything to people for view they have or express
Term
Gitlow vs. New York
Definition
-that the first amendment is amoung the fundamental personal rights and liberties pretected by the due process clause of the 14th amendment from impairment by states
Term
ad-hoc balance of interests
Definition
-less than absolutist approach
-In individual First Amendment cases several factors should be weighed in determining how much freedom the press is granted
Term
Pentagon Papers
Definition
Daniel Ellsburg gave copies to the Times
Term
FCC
Definition
-99% of complaints of indecency originate with the conservative Christian parents television council
Term
Traffic cop analogy
Definition
In broadcast regulation, the idea that the FCC, as a traffic cop, has the right to control not only the flow of broadcast traffic but its composition
Term
Fairness Doctrine
Definition
Required broadcasters to cover issues of public importance and to be fair in that coverage, and ascertainment,which required broadcasters to ascertain and affirmatively determine nature of audiences interest
Term
Copyright law
Definition
remains with creators for span of their lives plus 70 years after death
Term
Fair use
Definition
-limited noncommercial use(classroom use)
-use of limited portions of work
use doesnt decrease commercial value of original
Term
Social responsibility theory
Definition
Asserts that media must remain free of government control, but in exchange media must serve the public
The core assumptions of this theory are a cross between libertarian principles of freedom and practial admission of the for some sense of control on the media
Term
Normative Theory
Definition
Explains how media should ideally operate in a given system of social values
It is the standard against which the public should judge the performance of the U.S. media.
Term
Normative ethics
Definition
Generalized theories, rules, and principles of ethical or moral behavior
The various media industry codes of ethics or standards or good practice are examples
Term
Shield Law
Definition
Legislation that expressly protects reporters' rights to maintain sources' confidentiality in courts of law, or court precedent upholding that right
Term
Applied ethics
Definition
media practitioners must apply both the big rules and the general guidelines to very specific situations
-allows privacy to be denied
Term
Embedding
Definition
-reporters accepting military control over their output in exchange for close contact with troops
Term
access journalism
Definition
reporters acting deferentially toward news sources in order to ensure continued access
Term
Standards and Practices Departments
Definition
The internal content review operation of a television network
-Policy books- Local broadcasters
-Operating and editorial policies-newspapers&magazines
Term
Ombudsman
Definition
Practitioners internal to the company who serves as "judges" in disputes between the public and the organization
Term
Advertising
Definition
Commercial promotion of good,services,corporations,groups,causes,ideas
-attribute advantage,authoritarian appeal,image/brand appeal,humor appeal, emotional appeal,sex appeal
Term
Murketing
Definition
our susceptibility to marketing arises from our ignorance of its pervasiveness
Term
Ambient advertising/360 marketing
Definition
ads in nontraditional settings
KFC paints firehydrants so they can put their label on it
Term
Lead generation
Definition
-refers to using Internet-created databases to collect names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and other information about likely clients or customers.
Term
Rich media
Definition
refers to sophisticated, interactive Web advertising, usually employing sound and video.
Term
Which company hired graffiti artists to paint ads on walls and buildings?
Definition
sony
Term
siquis
Definition
-Common 15th-century European pin-up want ads for all sorts of products and services
Term
shopbills
Definition
In the 15th century, European tradespeople promoted themselves with attractive, artful business cards
Term
Advertising in the United States was a small business until the mid-1800s, when industrialization and _____________ combined to alter the social and cultural landscape, bringing about advertising's expansion.
Definition
the Civil War
Term
Advertising copywriter _____________ recognized in 1841 that there were merchants who needed to reach consumers other than their local newspaper readership. He contacted several Philadelphia newspapers and agreed to broker the sale of space between them and interested advertisers, thus inventing the advertising agency.
Definition
Volney B. Palmer
Term
With the rapid industrialization and improved transportation of the 1880s, more product producers were chasing the growing purchasing power of more consumers. As a result, they were forced to differentiate their products, resulting in the development of:
Definition
Brands
Term
The need to reach more consumers than local newspaper readership provided gave rise to the
Definition
advertising agency
Term
The average American child (2 to 11) sees how many television commercials a year?
Definition
25,000
Term
The weekly news
Definition
-printed in England, the first newsbook containing ads
-1625
Term
Depression in advertising
Definition
Making direct claims why a consumer needed a product
-congress passed wheeler-lea act granting FTC extended powers to regulate advertising
Term
Unique selling proposition
Definition
-highlighting aspect of a product that sets it apart from other brands in the same product category
-ability to demonstrate a product
Term
Consumer culture
Definition
-culture in which personal worth and identity reside in the product we surround ourselves with
Term
copy testing
Definition
measuring the effectiveness of advertising message by showing them to consumers
Term
cross-promotion
Definition
U2"rush-released"Vertigo on iTunes in 2004
-U2's new album,special edition iPod, and complete U2(iTunes)
Term
search marketing
Definition
-advertising sold next to or in search results produced by users keyword searches
Term
rich media
Definition
-sophisticated,interactive web advertising employing sound or video
Term
some fucking facts
Definition
1977 Star Wars hit theaters. George Lucas bought merchandising rights from 20th Century Fox. 1978 Star Wars figures made millions, toy companies scrambled to emulate
Marvel developed the characters, drew the packaging
-Toy commercials could only have 1/3 of content animated Marvel comics ads, a commercial for each issue Hasbro toy ads
Flow: Comic introduced characters, Hasbro created toy, Marvel Productions would incorporate into the cartoon This is why GIJoe is really a superhero narrative Movie removes certain characters and replaces with others
-Hasbro imports Microman (small toy objects that change into characters) and Diaclone toys (cars and planes that change into robots) from Japan
-Autobots: foreign cars Decepticons: American military planes
Term
lead generation
Definition
using internet-created databases to collect names,addresses,emails,about likely clients or customers
Term
accountability metrics
Definition
the effectiveness of a specific ad or campaign will be judged
Term
prosumers
Definition
proactive consumers who reject most traditional advertising and use multiple sources(traditional media,internet,product-rating magazines)to negotiate price and other benefits
Term
Demographic segmentation
Definition
-practice of appealing to audiences defined by varying personal and social characteristics like race/ethnicity,gender,economic level
Term
Psychographic segmentation
Definition
appealing to consumer groups with similar lifestyles,attitudes,values, and behavior patterns
Term
There is an ad that says, driving a Volvo makes you four times safer in a head-on collision than any other vehicle on the road today thanks to Volvo's patented design. This is an example of what type of advertising message?
Definition
Hard Sell
Term
Which type of advertising accounts for nearly 54.3% of all advertising dollars spent in the United States?
Definition
direct market advertising
Term
Laws
Definition
The codified social contract that defines the limits of behavior (society)
Term
Ethics
Definition
The rules of behavior or moral principles that guide our actions in given situations (individual or sub-group)
Term
Slander
Definition
the oral or spoken defamation of a person’s character
-not protected by first amendment
-Statements contained in Web pages, chat rooms or discussion boards are considered published material and are subject to libel suits.
Term
Media Reform
Definition
-Numerous organizations and media personalities publicly oppose the FCC’s weakening of the country’s media ownership rules
-American citizens are making their voices heard in far greater numbers to reclaim the airwaves
-The people have spoken against greater media concentration and for media reform
Term
_____________ theory argues that reality is a social construction.
Definition
Social construction of reality
Term
Media shit
Definition
1.media content has limited impact on audiences b/c its only make believe people know it isnt real
2.Media content has limited impact on audiences b.c it is only play or just entertainment
3.if media has any effects they arnt medias fault, media holds mirrow to society and reflect the status quo showing us&world as they already are
4.effect is only to reinforce preexisting values and beliefs, family church schools have much more influence
Term
Early window
Definition
children confront world through television before they know whats real or not
Term
willingly suspend disbelief
Definition
to enjoy what we consume, we we willingly accept as real what is put before us
Term
cool
Definition
-50%of families represented on tv are headed by married couples
-some thing over-represented and some under,but they disappear together
Term
Micro level
Definition
media have few direct effect at their personal level
-Media effects on individuals
Term
macro level
Definition
hidden important impact of media operates at cultural level
Term
Administrative research
Definition
-asks questions about the immediate observable influence of mass communication
Term
Paul Lazarsfeld
Definition
-father of social science research
-believed in critical research asking larger question about what kind of notion we are building w/ kind of people we are becoming
Term
mass communication theories
Definition
explanations and predictions od social phenomena that attempt to relate mass communication to various aspects of our personal and cultural lives
Term
mass society theory
Definition
-idea that media are corrupting influences that undermine the social order and that average [ep[;e are defensless against their influence
Term
Symbolic interaction theory
Definition
theory argues that cultures give symbols meaning and then those symbols control behavior
Term
The view of mass media as central to the maintenance of society over time and the representation of shared beliefs is the _____________ perspective
Definition
RITUAL
Term
DISSONANCE THEORY
Definition
argues that when confronted by new or conflicting information people experience a kind of mental discomfort
Term
Agenda Setting
Definition
a theory that argues that media may not tell us what to think but tells us what to think about
Term
Dependency Theory
Definition
-Melvin DeFleur&Sandra Ball-Rokeach
-massive power in media tying to audience member's dependence on media content
Term
social cognitive theory
Definition
the idea that people learn through observation and applying it to mass media especially t.v.
Term
critical cultural theory
Definition
the idea that media operates primarily to justify and support the status quo at the expense of ordinary people- is openly political and rooted to the neo-Marxist theory
Term
symbiotic interaction
Definition
idea that cultural symbols are learned through interaction and then mediate that interaction
-people give meanings to things, and that meaning controls their behavior
Term
Catharsis
Definition
idea that watching violence in the media reduces peoples innate aggressive drive
Term
The emergence of cultural theory in mass communication signaled a return to:
Definition
the belief in powerful media effects
Term
The mass society theory idea that media are a dangerous drug, or a killing force that directly and immediately penetrates a person's system, is summed up in the:
Definition
hypodermic needle theory
Term
The era of the limited effects perspective on mass communication theory began with what famous media event?
Definition
the Orson Wells radio production of "The War of the Worlds"
Term
The theory that says media do not do things to people; rather, people do things with media is
Definition
uses and gratifications
Term
Modeling, according to social cognitive theory, occurs in two ways. They are
Definition
imitation and identification
Term
Different countries spend different amounts of money in support of noncommercial media. For example, annual government funding for noncommercial media in the United States amounts to $_____ per person. In Canada it is $22.48; in Slovenia, $51.57; in the United Kingdom, $80.36; in Denmark, $101.00; and in Finland, $101.01.
Definition
1.35
Term
exogenous station
Definition
A clandestine broadcast operation that operates outside the region into which it transmits
Term
Shortwave radio
Definition
Radio signals transmitted at high frequencies that can travel great distances by skipping off the ionosphere
Term
skip
Definition
Ability of radio waves to reflect off the ionosphere
Term
Clandestine stations
Definition
Illegal or unlicensed broadcast operations frequently operated by revolutionary groups or intelligence agencies for political purposes
Term
Indigenous station
Definition
Clandestine broadcast operations functioning from inside the regions to which they transmit
Term
Exogenous station
Definition
Clandestine broadcasting operations functioning from outside regions to which they transmit
Term
Pirate broadcaster
Definition
Unlicensed or otherwise illegally operated broadcast stations
Term
External service
Definition
In international broadcasting, a service designed by one country to counter enemy propaganda and dissemiate infromation about itself
Term
Surrogate service
Definition
In international broadcasting, an operation established by one country to substitute for anothers' own domestic service
Term
Comparative analysis (studies)
Definition
The study of different countries mass media systems
Term
Western concept
Definition
of media systems; normative theory that combines libertarianism's' freedome with social responsability's demand for public service and where neccessary, regulation
Term
Public service remit
Definition
Limits on advertising and other public requirements requirements imposed on Britain's commercial broadcasters in exchange for the right to broadcast
Term
D-notice
Definition
in Great Britain, an officially issued notice of prior restraint
Term
Development concept
Definition
of media systems, government and media in partnership to ensure that media assist in the planned, beneficial development of the country
Term
Revolutionary concept
Definition
Normative theory describing a system where media are used in the service of revolution
Term
Authoritarian system
Definition
A national media system characterized by authoritarian control
Term
Cultural imperialism
Definition
The invasion of an indigenous people's culture, through mass media, by outside powerful countries
Term
The American broadcasting service established during World War II and the Cold War to deliver Department of Defense internal information, and radio and television programming services to overseas Department of Defense personnel and their families is:
Definition
the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service
Term
The normative theory, the _____________ concept, is based on two realities of media operation: there is no completely free (libertarian) media system on Earth; and even in the most commercially driven systems, there exists not only the expectation of public service and responsibility, but also significant communication-related activities of government to ensure that media professionals meet those responsibilities.
Definition
western
Term
The normative theory that calls for the subjugation of media for the purpose of serving the government is the _____________concept.
Definition
authoritarian
Term
Definition
The study of different countries' mass media systems
Term
British law only recently permitted product placement in television shows, but still forbids it ___________.
Definition
in childrens proggramming
Term
The Simpsons Movie premiered simultaneously in _____ countries and in __ languages. Its summer 2007 opening weekend box office in the U. S. was $72 million. Elsewhere, it topped $100 million.
Definition
100/50
Term
Which is the English-language version of the pan-Arab satellite news network that debuted worldwide in 2006?
Definition
Al Jazeera International
Term
Cultural imperialism is achieved through the mass media in what way?
Definition
people's cultures are changed by the influence of foreign media messages
Term
Proponents of the global village predict that
Definition
the world community is coming closer together as a common culture.
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