INTRO TO COMMUNICATION FINALS

Samuel Morse

Inventor of the Telegraph in 1844.

Alexander Graham Bell

Inventor of the Telephone in 1876.

Thomas Edison

Inventor of the Light bulb in 1879.

Rudolph Hertz

Pioneer of Wireless radio waves (1888).

Lee De Forest

Inventor of the Vacuum tube; known as the Father of Radio.

Francisco “Koko” Trinidad

Referred to as the Father of Philippine Broadcasting.

Hertz (Hz)

Unit of radio frequency.

Audio Tube

Technology that enabled voice transmission.

AM (Amplitude Modulation)

Radio technique that alters amplitude; effective for talk radio.

FM (Frequency Modulation)

Radio technique that alters frequency; delivers clearer sound, ideal for music.

DZ Call Sign

Used for Luzon radio stations in the Philippines.

DY Call Sign

Used for Visayas radio stations in the Philippines.

DX Call Sign

Used for Mindanao radio stations in the Philippines.

Commercial Radio

Profit-driven private broadcasting.

Non-Commercial Radio

Institution-funded, often religious or civic broadcasting.

Government Radio

Broadcasting focused on information dissemination.

NTC (National Telecommunications Commission)

Regulates broadcasting by creating policies and assigning frequencies.

KBP (Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters sa Pilipinas)

Sets ethical standards and protects media freedom for broadcasters.

Photojournalism

The practice of capturing real-life news events through photography.

Digital Photography

Capturing images using light-sensitive sensors instead of traditional film.

Cut

A sudden change of shot in video editing.

Fade

A gradual transition to/from a blank screen in video.

Establishing shot

An extreme long shot that sets the location for a scene.

Rule of Thirds

A principle that suggests dividing the frame into thirds for dynamic composition.