MASS MEDIA FINAL

Explain why researchers believe that watching too much television may negatively affect behavior

Evidence suggests that TV has decreased our attention spans and contributed to

attention deficit disorder. Television can isolate us from other people. TV news has changed the way all news platforms present information. Increasingly, there is a focus on the drama as opposed to the intrinsically important

Describe the digital divide and lists its causes and effects

The digital divide is the gap between those with access to technology and the internet and those without. Exclusion from vital health information and resources. Decreased economic opportunities and competitiveness in the digital economy. Children being denied the educational benefits of the internet

Discuss how social media has positive and negative consequences

POSITIVE: Facilitates communication with people on different continents. Exposes people to diverse views and opinions. Allows for near-instantaneous “Breaking news”

NEGATIVE: Lack of depth in coverage of any given topic. Short news cycle makes It easier hour journalists to be exploited as mouthpieces of propaganda. Spread of misinformation and propaganda.

a movie that's made with large budget and big stars and is a financial success

Blockbuster

Producers

The person responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of the film production process

Distributors

a company that specializes in the marketing and distribution of films to cinemas, television networks, and streaming platforms.

Exhibitors

Own the screens where we watch the movie.

The studio system

Major studios-controlled actors, directors, writers, etc., through exclusive contracts

and they were forced out of the film industry

Hollywood blacklist

Specified acceptable and unacceptable content for films, to avoid. government censorship.

The Hays Code

MPAA rating system

Ratings are determined by a board comprised of an independent group of parents. MPAA ratings are entirely voluntary

Whitewashing

Casting white actors to play nonwhite characters on rewriting characters who were originally people of color to be white

franchise

If the 1970s and 1980s were the blockbuster movie era, the 2000s could be considered the ______ era.

Asian Americans

Which group of gamers is more likely to play video games than all others?

They created a ratings system that they regulated on their own.

How did the video game industry make it easier for manufacturers to produce violent games?

true

When new forms of entertainment and media are developed, most people are initially suspicious of them

To what question were people sharing their answers when Twitter was originally created?

What are you doing?

combining mobile messaging with online messaging

 

Twitter was originally designed with the goal of ______.

Gave it away for free

What did Berners-Lee do so that the World Wide Web became the standard for posting documents on the internet?

Data limits

 

Although the internet provides unlimited sources of information and entertainment, what are we still restricted by?

Authoritarian Theory of the Press

Oldest theory where the press serves the government. Control is carried out by giving permits to certain printers and prosecuting anyone who violates standards

Communist Theory of the Press

The press is run by the government to serve its needs. It acts as a tool for government propaganda.

Libertarian Theory of the Press

The press belongs to the people and serves as an independent observer of the government. Based on the marketplace of ideas theories, which posits that they truth will win

Social Responsibility Theory of the Press

The press is a free from government interference that can still be influenced by corporate interests. It has an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large

Development Theory of the Press

In emerging nations, freedom of the press is often restrict freedom to promote industry, national identity, and partnerships with neighboring countries. • The media focuses on positive development tasks aligned with policy.

Global village theory

this theory suggests mass media helps people live and interact globally.

explain why the video game industry had to create a ratings system similar to movies and television.

researchers have a causal link between playing violent video games and committing acts of violence.

Death race: Pulled from shelves due to public backlash

Mortal Kombat: Focus of congressional hearings on the violent of video games on kids.

Doom: Blamed for the Columbine high school massacre

Safe harbor hours

Indecent content can only be broadcast during safe harbor hours from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Two main points of the movie and the problem

Eroding mental healthy, and democracy. Evidence presented COVID 19 conspiracy theories.