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Journalism
12th Grade
05/14/2007

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Medium
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"A physical device--such as books, newspapers, magazines, sound recording devices, radio, motion pictures, television, and the Internet--that is used to maintain records and transmit ideas. (1) "
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intrapersonal communication
Definition
Personal thoughts. (1)
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interpersonal comm..
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The expression of thoughts to another. (1)
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noise
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An impediment to communication. (1)
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feedback
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"Audience response, as measured by subscriptions to newspapers and magazines or television ratings. (1) "
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when the history of technology first began
Definition
A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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who the first people were to experiment with the printing process
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A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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Johannes Gutenberg
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A coin-operated phonograph in a public place. (6)
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Radio Lee De Forest
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The ability of a computer to search through data in a random manner. (1)
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the electron image
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The belief that the media affect other people more than they affect oneself. (15)
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digital vs. analog technology
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A theory that argues that the media minimize people's inhibitions about acting in certain ways. (15)
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convergence
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"The ability of a computer to access, produce, and transmit a variety of media rather than each medium existing separately. (1) "
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gatekeepers
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The decisions of editors that determine what they think their readership and viewers should know. (4)
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demassification
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"The process in the mass media of targeting, or reaching, niche--that is, specific--audiences. (1) "
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"the four levels of media literacy: cognitive, aesthetic, emotional, and moral"
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The belief that the media affect other people more than they affect oneself. (15)
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when paper was developed
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A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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penny press
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The period of the one-cent newspaper catering to popular tastes; from 1833 until roughly the beginning of the Civil War. (1)
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Samuel F. B. Morse
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"A group of seven women's magazines. (5) [[Ed: Stet cap ""Sisters""]] "
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Linotype
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Books of fiction and nonfiction in hardcover and paperback that can be ordered by mail. (3)
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inverted pyramid
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A style of reporting that provides a quick synopsis of the news in which the most important information comes first. (4)
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Partisan Press
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"Late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century practice of giving newspaper editors and reporters gifts and passes for free concerts, sporting events, and railroad travel. (14) "
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Yellow Journalism
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"A term derived from a popular comic strip, The Yellow Kid, to describe sensational U.S. journalism around the turn of the twentieth century. (4) "
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agenda setting
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" Advertisements that combine a specific product with a socially acceptable theme, such as health or concern for the environment. (11) "
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offset printing
Definition
Printing that uses photographic and plastic plates to transfer images to a rubber blanket that then prints the material on the paper; the most frequently used printing method in today's publications. (3)
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Online newspapers
Definition
A document that delineates the specific terms of the relationship between the advertiser and the advertising agent. (11)
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news hole
Definition
Central news agencies that provide reports to other organizations. (10)
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executive officer of newspaper
Definition
A consultant whom top management depends on to deal with public relations problems. (12)
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producers
Definition
"Business, law, science, technical, and medical books in hardcover and paperback. (3) "
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acta diurna
Definition
" Making a decision in reaction to the media, such as to purchase a product after seeing an advertisement. (15) "
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halftone printing process
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A printing process that creates an image by a pattern of small dots. (5)
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intaglio printing
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A form of printing that consists of a pattern of recessed sections etched into a copper cylinder or wraparound plate. (5)
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computers in magazine publishing
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"Business relationships, gifts, money, political activism, or stock ownership that might conflict with a person's ability to do a job. (14) "
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institutional magazines
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"Periodicals published by corporations, nonprofits, and educational institutions and sent free to employees, students, and other interested parties. (5) "
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trade magazines
Definition
Publications aimed at specific groups of readers and their businesses. (5)
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city magazines
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The original form in which books appeared in the West in the fourth century A.D.-pages were placed between wooden tablets held together by rings. (3)
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age group that reads the most magazines
Definition
" The process by which editors choose specific types of stories as news and eliminate others, thereby establishing what the public should think about. (4) "
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characteristics of magazines
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The original form in which books appeared in the West in the fourth century A.D.-pages were placed between wooden tablets held together by rings. (3)
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the threat of TV
Definition
The belief that the media affect other people more than they affect oneself. (15)
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muckrakers
Definition
Early twentieth-century journalists who uncovered scandals and brought about reform in a variety of fields. (5)
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pulp magazines
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"Popular magazines printed on low-quality, wood-pulp paper and aimed at reaching the highest number of readers. (5) "
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Margaret Bourke-White
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The use of technology to reach a large and diverse audience. (1)
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photo journalism
Definition
The use of someone else's material without giving proper public credit. (14)
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e-zines
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Fictitious material presented as fact. (14)
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financial status of early magazines
Definition
The informal radio talks of President Franklin Roosevelt during the Depression and World War II. (7)
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the Seven Sisters
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The belief that the media affect other people more than they affect oneself. (15)
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Heinrich Hertz’s contribution to radio
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A broadcasting technology that provides better color and sound than current television. (9)
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Guglielmo Marconi’s contribution to radio
Definition
Individuals who try to illegally access computer sites. (2)
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who created the first radio station
Definition
A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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founder of NBC
Definition
"A phrase created in eighteenth-century Britain to indicate that the power of journalists was as important as that of the three parts of Parliament: the nobility, commoners, and clergy. (10) "
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who built CBS into a radio network
Definition
A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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sustaining program
Definition
Pre-World War II radio broadcasts that carried no advertising. (7)
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Alan Freed
Definition
" Advertisements that combine a specific product with a socially acceptable theme, such as health or concern for the environment. (11) "
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TSL
Definition
A process in which information flowing from the mass media is interpreted or transmitted by an opinion leader to others. (15)
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who broadcast “The War of the Worlds”
Definition
A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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what researchers found about the listeners of “The War of the Worlds”
Definition
A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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payloa
Definition
The illegal payment to radio personnel to play specific programming. (7)
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FCC
Definition
"Audience response, as measured by subscriptions to newspapers and magazines or television ratings. (1) "
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highest day parts
Definition
Ten screenwriters and directors who were jailed in 1949 for refusing to answer congressional questions about their connections to Communism. (8)
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Kinetoscope
Definition
An electronic viewing machine that displayed recorded pictures to one viewer at a time. (8)
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to what era did early motion pictures belong
Definition
"The rental of time blocks on radio, which pioneered the way for advertising. (11) "
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considered the best motion picture of the last century
Definition
A theory that argues that the media generally provide a unified picture of an idea or event. (15)
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the current movie industry’s rating system
Definition
The belief that the media affect other people more than they affect oneself. (15)
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Matthew Brady
Definition
"A theory that new media technologies, such as the printing press, television, and the Internet, are the main forces that influence society, as opposed to society's exercising control over these technologies. (1) "
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what co. grew out of the work of George Eastman
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A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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what did Eadweard Muybridge study in his experiements
Definition
A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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where the first movie program was shown
Definition
A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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W.K.L. Dickson
Definition
A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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variable-density soundtrack
Definition
"A technology that converts sound into an electrical current, enabling sound to be placed directly on film. (8) "
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first movie to have sound throughout
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A chemical solution that stops the developing process in film. (8)
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Nickelodeon programs
Definition
An impediment to communication. (1)
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considered the first film to tell a complete dramatic story
Definition
A theory that argues that the media generally provide a unified picture of an idea or event. (15)
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considered first full-length feature in color
Definition
A theory that argues that the media generally provide a unified picture of an idea or event. (15)
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what films were required viewing by all U.S. soldiers in WWII
Definition
A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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The Hollywood Ten
Definition
The belief that the media affect other people more than they affect oneself. (15)
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vertical integration
Definition
"An economic principle when applied to the motion picture business means control of production, distribution, and exhibition of movies through studios and theaters. (8) "
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Payne Fund studies findings
Definition
The illegal payment to radio personnel to play specific programming. (7)
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Vladimir Zworykin
Definition
A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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first woman tv anchor featured on network news
Definition
A chemical solution that stops the developing process in film. (8)
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HDTV
Definition
A broadcasting technology that provides better color and sound than current television. (9)
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PBS
Definition
The period of the one-cent newspaper catering to popular tastes; from 1833 until roughly the beginning of the Civil War. (1)
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who won the Nixon/Kennedy debates on TV and radio?
Definition
A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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major advantage of streaming video
Definition
The publication or broadcast of false material that the media outlet knew was erroneous and which caused damage to an individual or group's reputation. (13)
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vocational drama
Definition
A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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what caused advertisers to stop producing tv programs
Definition
A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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why newsmagazine programs became popular on tv
Definition
A computer program that links information in various databases around the world. (2)
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syndication rights
Definition
A newspaper that measures twelve by fourteen inches. (4)
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The Children’s Television Act of 1996
Definition
The belief that the media affect other people more than they affect oneself. (15)
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V-chip
Definition
"An ethical system in which people eliminate factors that may prejudice a moral decision, including age, race, and social class. (14) "
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most common effect of tv on children
Definition
An industry organization that created codes for the personal activities of film performers and the subject matter of motion pictures. (8)
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Nelsen Media Research
Definition
The organization of a number of radio stations that broadcast the same program throughout the country at the same time. (7)
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