Exam 2 Review Terms Part 3 (ch.14,ch.15)
Communication Arts 102 with Chakrabarti at Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
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Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication
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newsworthiness
info most worthy of transformation into news stories
ethnocentrism
reporters judge other countries and cultures on the basis of how "they live up to or imitate American practices and values"
responsible capitalism
contending that jounalists sometimes naively assume that businesspeople compete with one another not primarily to maximize profits but "to create increased prosperity for all"
small-town pastoralism
favoring small over the large and the rural over the urban
absoltist ethics
suggest that a moral society has laws and codes, including honesty, that everyone must live by
situational ethics
promote ethical decisions on a case-by-case basis
conflict of interests
any situation in which journalists may stand to benefit personally from the stories they produce
categorial imperative
a moral imperative or command maintains that a society must adhere to moral codes that are universal and unconditional, applicable in all situations at all times
herd journalism
occurs when reporters stake out a house or folloe a story in such large groups that the entire profession comes under attack for invading people's privacy and exploiting their personal tragedies
Stations lead their newscasts with crime blocks. Define crime blocks
a group of TV stories that recount the worst criminal transgressions of the day. -- "If it bleeds, it leads"
sound bite
part of broadcast news report in which an expert, celebrity, victim, or person on the street responds in an interbiew to some aspect of an event or issue
public journalism
helps public life go well, explains what's "going right" along with what's "going wrong" -- might be the best imagined as a conversational model for journalistic practice
reprentative democracy
most of us sit back and watch elected officials act on our behalf
deliberative democacy
citizen groups, local government, and news media together take a more active stand in shaping social, economic, and political agendas
media effects
focus on attempting to understand, explain, and predict the effects of mass media on individuals in society
pseudo-polls
typically call-in, online, or person in the street polls that news media use to address a "question of the day"
social psychology studies measure...
individual behavior and cognition
hypodermic-needle model
aka magic bullet theory or direct effects model - suggests that the media shoot their potent effects directly into unsuspecting victims
minimal-effects model
researchers argued that people engage in selective esposure and selective retention with regard to the media
uses and gratifications model
a response to the minimal effects theory - contest the notion of audience passivity - studied the ways in which people use the media to satisfy various emotional or intellectual needs
scientific method
listed on p.529
hypothesis
tentative general statements that predict a relationship between a dependent variable that is influenced by a independent variable
experiments
use a experimental group - isolate some aspect to discover particular medium's impact on attitude, emotion, and behavior
survey research
method of collecting and measuring data taken from a group of respondents
longitudinal studies
make it possible for social scientists to compare new studies with those conducted years earlier
social learning theory
often cite the anecdotal evidence of real-life imitations of media aggression ie bobo doll experiment
cultivation effect
suggests that heavy viewing of television leads to individuals to perceive reality in ways that are consistent with television portrayals
spiral of silence
theory that links the mass media, social psychology, and formation of public opinion. Says that those who find that their views on controversial issues are in the minority will keep their views to themselves--ie become silent for fear of social isolation
cultural studies
focused on how people make meaning, apprehend reality, and order experience through their use of cultural symbols in print and visual media
textual analysis
close reading and interpretation of the meanings of culture, including the study or books, movies, and TV programs
About this deck
By: James Caraluzzi
Textbook: Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication
Created: 2009-04-05
Size: 30 flashcards
Views: 103
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Media and Culture: An Introduction to Mass CommunicationCreated: 2009-04-05
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