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The plural form of medium; a channel of communication
media
He invented the printing press in 1453.
Johannes Gutenburg
This was the first electronic communication and the first human communication to outrun the stagecoach.
the telegraph
A British-American journalist, who has served as Editor-in-Chief of Vogue since 1988 and Global Chief Content Officer for Condé Nast since 2020; she is also the Artistic Director of Condé Nast and the Global Editorial Director of Vogue.
Anna Wintour
A self-regulating system of the television industry that rates programs based on appropriateness for particular age groups is known as
TV Parental Guidline
What is mediated communication intended for large audiences?
Mass Media
These papers, sold cheaply on the street and often filled with sensational news, were the first to attract a true mass audience.
the penny press
This mass medium cut into sales by the record industry, but later had to cut a deal with the industry to play hits when television stole its audience.
radio
An American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in the sitcom *her name* from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted her syndicated television talk show
Ellen DeGenerez
the concept that creators own the rights to their original works
copyright
Large organizations in the business of mass communication that produce, distribute, or show various media texts as an industry.
Culture industries
This magazine, founded in 1974, was the first successful mass market magazine to appear in decades.
People
This cable network, founded in 1972 to send movies to hotels and motels, was the first crack in the dominance of the Big 3 networks.
HBO
This female country music singer was a victim of bullying, and spent her time writing songs to express her emotions
Taylor Swift
Published in 1930, the strict rules for Hollywood media content were established with the goal of creating “wholesome entertainment”
Hays code
The first form of mass media
newspaper
This website decimated classified advertising, the financial backbone of most modern newspapers.
Craigslist
Equipment used to translate analog signals into electrical impulses.
Microphone
An American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show broadcast from Chicago, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media,” she was the richest African American of the 20th century was once the World's only Black billionaire and the greatest Black philanthropist in U.S. history.
Oprah Winfrey
What is the Communications Decency Act?
This law failed in 1996 and 1999 to keep indecent content off the Internet.
The pertinent way to access information
the internet
A successful entrepreneur or businessperson who controls, through personal ownership or via a dominant position in any media related company or enterprise, media consumed by many individuals.
Media proprietor, media mogul or media tycoon
Using a computer to merge various types of media such as word processing, graphics, sound ,animation, virtual reality and video.
Multimedia
An American comedian, television host, and actor. He is known for his work in television as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.
Jimmy Fallon
This concept allows government to regulate broadcast media, including TV and radio, because the electromagnetic spectrum is considered a public asset
the public airwaves