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
trace the history of video game development.
Tennis for Two: A forerunner of the modern video game. Introduced on October 18, 1958. Created by William Higginbotham, a nuclear physicist. Spacewar!: First known video game to be played at multiple computer installations.
• describe the digital divide and list 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.
Blockbusters: A “blockbuster” is a movie that's made with large budget and big stars and is a financial success.
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
The Hollywood Blacklist: and they were forced out of the film industry.
The Hays Code: Specified acceptable and unacceptable content for films, to avoid. government censorship.
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
Technological convergence: Technological convergence is the merging of formerly distinct technologies. Example: MCU on Disney + or to play “marvel contest of champions” on smartphones
Cultural convergence: Cultural convergence refers to stories flowing across multiple media platforms. Example: “Guardians of the Galaxy: becoming two different theme park rides.
Digital divide: The digital divide is the gap between those with access to technology and the internet and those without.