State Exams Flash Cards

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The five criteria of newsworthiness are:

Timeliness, Proximity, Impact, Prominence, Conflict

The __________ refers to the geographical or cultural closeness of the event to the audience.

Proximity

The degree to which a story affects the audience or society is known as __________.

Impact

The involvement of well-known individuals or institutions in a news story indicates __________.

Prominence

The presence of disagreements, struggles, or controversies in the news is referred to as __________.

Conflict

Franklin D. Roosevelt used __________ to communicate directly with Americans during the Great Depression and World War II.

Fireside Chats

The first televised presidential debate in __________ between __________ and __________ fundamentally changed political perception based on media presentation.

the 1960s; John F. Kennedy; Richard Nixon

__________ publications, like Harper’s Weekly, used illustrations to capture current events in the 19th century.

Illustrated

Marshall McLuhan’s term for the interconnectedness brought about by electronic media is __________.

Global Village

__________ refers to the use of media to shape public opinion by promoting a specific agenda, often through selective information.

Propaganda

Roland Barthes described mythology as a 'second-order system of __________.'

signification

__________ is a vital role of a free press in a democratic society, enabling transparency and accountability.

Investigative reporting

The decline of traditional media models has led to challenges in __________ freedom, especially in countries with restrictive governments.

press

The __________ enabled rapid, large-scale book production in the __________, which changed access to knowledge.

printing press; 15th century