Flashcards JMC 1013-020 Midterm Study Guide

Midterm Study Guide Summary

Course Information

  • Course: JMC 1013-020

  • Study Materials: Chapters 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 in Media & Culture; Introduction and Chapters 1, 2, 3 & 8 in Digital Literacy; Storytelling presentation from week 1.

  • Testing Focus: Questions from chapters 4 & 5 based on class presentations; other chapters from both presentations and readings.

Key Concepts to Study

  • Five Eras of Communication

  • 5-Step Critical Process

  • Linear vs. Cultural Models of Communication

  • Storytelling Defined by NSN

  • Traditional vs. Modern Media Storytelling

  • History of Sound, Recording, Radio, TV (Key individuals, inventions, laws/acts)

  • Radio's Role in WWI & WWII

  • Racial/Cultural Issues in Early Music Recording

  • Spectrum Scarcity & Broadcasting

  • Water Cooler vs. Spoiler Culture (DL)

  • Digital Media & Gatekeeping (DL)

  • Legacy vs. Digital Media (DL)

  • McLuhan’s “The Medium is the Message” (DL)

  • TV’s Popularity Impact on Other Entertainment

  • Quiz Show Era of TV

  • Cable’s Effect on TV News

  • Hollywood Film Authors

  • Racism in Early Hollywood

  • Hollywood Studio System Pioneers (Edison, Zukor, Fox)

  • Newspapers vs. Radio/TV Competition

  • Colonial Newspaper Shutdown Causes

  • Civil War Coverage in Newspapers

  • Hearst/Pulitzer Rivalry

  • Minority Presses & Social Issues

  • Newspaper Peak & Decline

  • First Amendment Importance

  • Zenger Trial Significance

Terms to Know

  • Narrowcasting

  • Web 1.0 and 2.0 (DL)

  • Media Literacy

  • Digital Literacy (DL)

  • Mass Media

  • Media Fragmentation

  • Gatekeeping

  • Media Convergence

  • Digital vs. Analog Recording

  • Syndication

  • MP3

  • Screens (First-Fourth)

  • Culture Definition (from Media and Culture text)

  • FRC and FCC

  • Narratives in Film

  • Nickelodeons

  • Oligopoly

  • Independent Film

  • Documentary

  • Vertical Integration

  • Marketplace of Ideas

  • Muckraking

  • Watchdog Journalism

  • Citizen Journalism

  • Yellow Journalism

  • Civic Journalism

  • Backpack Journalism

  • Partisan Press

  • Wire Services (in early newspapers)

  • Objective Journalism

  • Inverted Pyramid

  • Literary Journalism

Study Tips

  • Concepts: Write a short paragraph on main points.

  • Terms: Know one-sentence definitions.

Exam Details

  • Format: Multiple choice or true/false.

  • Questions: 50-60 total.

  • Duration: 50 minutes.

  • Location: In-person or OU Testing Center (if registered).

  • Bring: Device for Canvas; paper copy available upon request before Monday before exam.