News Media & Global Flows Review

Vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes covering news media influences, social media concepts, search engine dynamics, and global media flows.

Individual Influence (Shoemaker & Reese)

How a reporter's political views shape their coverage of an event, such as framing protestors as 'activists' versus 'radicals'.

Routine Influence (Shoemaker & Reese)

News outlets using wire services (AP, Reuters) and press releases due to factors like deadlines.

Organizational Influence (Shoemaker & Reese)

How ownership and audience expectations of a media outlet influence story choice and tone (e.g., Fox News vs. NPR).

Extra-media Influence (Shoemaker & Reese)

External factors, such as advertisers potentially discouraging coverage of vaping dangers if they sponsor the outlet.

Ideological Influence (Shoemaker & Reese)

The tendency for U.S. media to support capitalist, pro-democracy narratives when covering international conflicts.

Social Affordances (Technical)

Technical features of social media platforms, like Twitter/X's retweet button, that enable content to go viral instantly.

Social Affordances (Social)

How users treat platform features, such as 'likes,' as social approval, leading to peer pressure for posting popular content.

Section 230

A legal provision stating platforms like Facebook are not liable for misinformation posted by users, though they may remove posts.

Programmability (Platforms)

How platform algorithms, like TikTok's, push viral dances to millions of users.

Programmability (Users)

How hashtag campaigns (e.g., #BlackLivesMatter) gain momentum from grassroots posting by users.

Flow State (TikTok)

A phenomenon induced by endless scrolling and tailored recommendations on platforms like TikTok, leading to 'time loss' as users lose track of time while consuming content.

Filter Bubble

A situation where search results are personalized based on a user's history, leading them to see only information that aligns with their existing views and miss opposing arguments.

Algorithmic Influence (Search)

How search engine algorithms rank results, for example, Google ranking Wikipedia first for 'What is climate change?'.

Advertiser Influence (Search)

How advertisements appear as top results for product-related searches (e.g., Nike, Adidas ads for 'shoes').

User Influence (Search)

How a user's clicking habits train search engines to continuously show more results aligned with those past choices (e.g., clicking on conservative outlets leads to more right-leaning results).

Media Imperialism

The domination of global box offices by films from a major media producer (e.g., Hollywood) overshadowing local cinema.

Cultural Flows

The worldwide spread of cultural phenomena (e.g., K-Pop), often blending global pop with local cultural elements.

Netflix Glocalization (Traditional)

The adaptation of global content for local audiences, such as dubbing a U.S. sitcom like Friends into Spanish for Mexican viewers.

Netflix Glocalization (Netflix's Version)

The creation of original content in one national context (e.g., Squid Game in South Korea), which is then subtitled/dubbed into multiple languages to become a global hit.

National Identity & Soft Power (Media Impact)

The reduced ability of governments to fully control their nation's global image due to citizen-generated content (e.g., YouTube videos contradicting official state media portrayals during protests).