Chapter 5 Vocabulary
True or False: The meaning of Tuned in is the same as suck in
False
Tuned in = watch TV or listen to a radio show
Suck in = Can't stop watching a TV show, movie, or doing an activity
A feeling of affection for something in the past
nostalgia
What is an example of mass media from the 19th to early 20th century?
Newspaper, radio
What is an example of "digital divide?"
Answers will vary:
One possibility: A poor area with limited or no internet access
Doing voice-overs
one-sided, biased, innacurate
skewed
Make the following into a headline:
An earthquake has caused major damage to many cities on the western coast of Chile.
Earthqake Causes Major Damage to Western Chilean Cities
These are the 3 dangers of mass media that Dedra Smith mentions in her lecture.
Violence, passivity and addiction
What is an example of instant gratification?
Answers will vary:
Some possible examples: spending time with friends instead of working, eating unhealthy food, watching TV instead of exercising
Give an example of something that you are "bombarded" by
Answers will vary
Examples: Advertisements, spam calls, spam emails, political posters/signs
According to part 1 of the lecture in chapter 5, what is an example of an "unplanned" event that a journalist might cover?
fight, fire, someone holding a knife in public
What is an example of "product placement"?
Answers will vary
Possible answer: An action hero drinking a Coca-Cola in a movie
This phrase has the opposite meaning of "before it started."
After the fact
The opposite meaning is "not knowing."
2 possible answers - Conscious or aware
This word or phrase has the same meaning as "to begin with"
First of all
According to Dedra Smith's lecture "Advertising and Invasion of Privacy", What is the danger of becomeing a "couch potato"?
Not being able to distinguish between fantasy and reality
This word means "believable"
credible
Name 5 pieces of technology that you have at your disposal.
Answers will vary:
Examples: Phone, TV, Computer, Internet, Car
Five factors determine if a story will make it to the news. What are these five factors?
Timing, significance, proximity, prominence, human interest.
Name 6 forms of media
Newspaper, News on TV, Social media, Radio show, Posters in public, Billboards, News applications on a smartphone, etc.