Mass Media
Elements of Newsworthiness
Media Evolution
Radio
This and That
100
Name 2 problems and concerns the media had to deal with?
Accusations of mind control, bias, poor quality
100
What are situations that draw emotional interest?
Human Interest stories
100
Sensational or scandalous writing
Yellow Journalism
100
Radio news makes its appearance
The 1920s
100
What is the writing and publishing of news coverage that exposed corrupt business and government practices
Muckraking
200
Name 2 things that mass media can be
Print, radio, TV, Internet
200
The best, the worst, 1st, highest is called
Extremes
200
Why have newspaper subscriptions declined?
Because of so many free forms of news
200
83% of households had radio by when?
The 1940s
200
Partisanship and political party loyalty dominated the choice of editorial content
Party press era
300
Social media is part of the mass media, True or False
True
300
High profile figure involved in criminal behavior or going against societal norms. Give one example
Scandal
300
He was the first president to give speeches on the radio
Franklin Roosevelt-FDR
300
Which president became famous for using the radio?
FDR
300
What was invented in the 1980s opened up more options for media consumers?
Cable and the expansion of the internet
400
What has communications technology allowed?
For people to find information easily
400
The more people involved means the more newsworthy a story is
Numbers
400
What have the invention of cable and the internet allowed viewers to do?
Watch almost anything with the click of a button
400
What were FDR's radio broadcasts called?
Fireside chats
400
What is it called when people use their personal recording devices and cell phones to capture events and post them on the internet
Citizen jornalism
500
Obama was the first president to do what?
Use social media to create a powerful online presence
500
Stories where problems surround religion, sports business, wars
Conflict
500
What do Gen Xers and Millennials want their news to be?
Humorous or funny
500
What happened to radio after the start of WWII?
FM broadcasting which provided clear soundn with less static so people could get news faster
500
Which president said he was addicted to his Blackberry
Obama
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