front 1 Grand narratives | back 1 Large-scale theories that attempt to explain the totality of human experience. |
front 2 Participatory culture | back 2 A culture in which media consumers are able to annotate, comment on, remix, and otherwise respond to culture. |
front 3 Mass communication | back 3 Communication transmitted to large segments of the population. |
front 4 Mass Media | back 4 Those means of transmission that are designed to reach a wide audience; some examples are radio, newspapers, magazines, books, and video games, as well as internet media such as blogs, podcasts, and video sharing. |
front 5 Modernism | back 5 An artistic movement of late-19th and early-20th centuries that arose out of the widespread changes that swept the world during that period, and that questioned the limitations of “traditional” forms of art and culture. |
front 6 Watchdog journalism | back 6 Independent scrutiny by the press of the activities of government, business, and other public institutions to document, question, and investigate those activities to provide the public and officials with timely information on issues of public concern. |
front 7 Freedom of the press | back 7 John Milton’s 1644 treatise that criticized the British Parliament’s regulation of texts, which paved the way for the freedom of the press and was considered by the writers of the U.S. Constitution. |
front 8 Copyright law | back 8 The U.S. Constitution granted Congress the power “to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries |
front 9 Public domain | back 9 Works not covered by intellectual property law or for which copyright protection has expired. Works in the public domain are essentially public property. |
front 10 Fair use | back 10 An aspect of copyright law that specifies the ways in which a work (or parts of a work) under copyright can legally be used by someone other than the copyright holder. |
front 11 Propaganda | back 11 The organized spreading of information to assist or weaken a cause. |
front 12 Depth interview | back 12 A research method in which researchers conduct lengthy interviews with test subjects. |
front 13 Tastemaker | back 13 People or organizations who exert a strong influence on current trends, styles, and other aspects of popular culture. |
front 14 Gatekeeper | back 14 people who help determine which stories make it to the public, including reporters who decide what sources to use, and editors who pick what gets reported on, and which stories make it to the front page or to television. |
front 15 Obscenity | back 15 any material with a possible immoral influence |
front 16 Crowd-sourcing | back 16 The act of taking tasks traditionally performed by an individual and delegating them to a (usually unpaid) crowd. |
front 17 Free speech | back 17 The first amendmant free to say whatever. |
front 18 Media literacy | back 18 The skill of being able to decode and process the messages and symbols transmitted via media. |
front 19 Media convergence | back 19 The process by which previously distinct technologies come to share content, tasks, and resources. |
front 20 News magazine | back 20 a magazine about the current events or real time events. |
front 21 Picture magazine | back 21 A journal that specializes in photography and typically features large spreads of photos with short captions and few articles. |
front 22 Agenda-setting | back 22 A theory stating that the mass media determine the issues the public considers important. |
front 23 Stereotyping | back 23 An image or character that generalizes and oversimplifies a particular group of people. |
front 24 Focus group | back 24 A group interview in which participants respond to questions posed about a certain subject. |
front 25 The uses and gratifications theory | back 25 A theory stating that individuals use media to satisfy specific needs or desires. |
front 26 Cultivation analysis theory | back 26 a sociological and communications framework that examines the long-term effects of media consumption |
front 27 Beat generation | back 27 The name given to a group of American writers who came to prominence in the 1950s and who were known for literary experimentation and nonconformity |
front 28 Zenger trial in New York | back 28 charges of seditious libel under the British colonial government became a symbol of the American commitment to the freedom of the press |
front 29 Yellow journalism | back 29 Made famous by Pulitzer and Hearst, this style of journalism uses sensationalism, misleading stories, and distorted images to boost sales. |
front 30 Yellow Kid | back 30 Richard Felton Outcault (1863-1928) created Hogan's Alley, which is considered the first commercially successful newspaper comic strip. |
front 31 Inverted pyramid style | back 31 A journalistic style in which the most important information is placed in the lead paragraph, with additional information appearing in order of importance. |
front 32 Telegraph | back 32 Early communication technology that used wires to transmit messages through a series of clicks. |
front 33 Niche magazine | back 33 magazines that cater to trades, political and religious groups, scholars, and hobbyists in such diverse fields as sports, crafts, music, and even pets. |
front 34 Vaudeville | back 34 A popular form of variety entertainment in the early 20th century that included singing acts, magicians, comedians, and acrobats. |
front 35 copy right Act of 1911 | back 35 imposed a royalty on all records of copyrighted musical works to compensate composers and authors |
front 36 Mississippi Delta | back 36 Region in northwest Mississippi, home of the Delta blues style of music. |
front 37 Merseybeat | back 37 Term used to describe the music of bands originating in the Mersey area of England during the 1960s, e.g. the Beatles. |
front 38 Oligopoly | back 38 A market condition in which a few firms dominate an industry’s production and distribution. |
front 39 The direct-to-fan business model | back 39 a marketing strategy that allows artists to sell directly to their fans without relying on a distributor or retailer. |
front 40 The inverted pyramid | back 40 journalistic style in which the most important information is placed in the lead paragraph, with additional information appearing in order of importance. |
front 41 Ragtime | back 41 A jazzy style of piano music characterized by a syncopated melody that was influenced by offbeat dance music and music. |
front 42 Tin Pan Alley | back 42 A term used to refer to the area in Manhattan in which singer-songwriter and publisher teams worked in the early 20th century. |
front 43 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | back 43 Mark Twain most famously used humor in his many works of journalism, travel writing, and fiction. |
front 44 Woodblock printing | back 44 The earliest known printed books were made with |
front 45 Printing press | back 45 A newspaper format popular in the 1830s, printed on small paper sizes with a fast printing press and sold for one penny |
front 46 Print-on-demand | back 46 A printing technology in which new copies of a book are not created until an order is received. |