Why are today's teenagers sometimes referred to as "screenagers"?

They are surrounded by screens all day, every day.

What is NOT one of the four roles of media in society

acting as a watchdog for private citizens

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1
Mass media was not possible until 1456 after the invention of the _________________
Printing Press
Camera
Steam powered press
Cotton gin
2
What famous newsrunner established the marathon?
Johannes Gutenberg
Pheidippides
William Henry Fox Talbot
Paul Revere
3
Time was "conquered" after the invention of _______________
The printing press
Steam powered presses
Newspapers
Photography
4
Why are today's teenagers sometimes referred to as "screenagers"?
The are addicted to media.
They had to do school virtually.
They want to be on their phones all day.
They are surrounded by screens all day, every day.
5
Who made mass media possible?
Paul Revere
William Henry Fox Talbot
Pheidippides
Johannes Gutenberg
6
The practice of passing down information from communities through songs and rhymes is referred to as ________________
Verbal stories
Word of mouth
Verbal histories
Oral histories
7
Most U.S. television programming serves entertainment purposes
True
False
8
What were the forerunners of today's television news anchors called?
town criers
broadcasters
messengers
news runners
9
How is cable tv categorized?
personal communication
none of the above
broadcast media
10
What were two other simple ways communities communicated before mass media?
smoke signals, newspapers
newspapers, television
drums, radio
smoke signals, drums
11
One of the fastest growing fields in technology
broadcast media
telecommunications
mass media
personal communication
12
Medium is plural for media.
False
True
13
What is NOT one of the four roles of media in society
entertaining and providing an outlet for the imagination
serving as a public forum for the discussion of important issues
educating and informing
acting as a watchdog for private citizens
14
In order to occur, "mass media" required the invention of large ______________.
countries
cities
newspapers
empires

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Media Basics Review

14 termsStudBud Administration117 plays

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Questions 14

Answers

1
Mass media was not possible until 1456 after the invention of the _________________
Printing Press
Camera
Steam powered press
Cotton gin
2
What famous newsrunner established the marathon?
Johannes Gutenberg
Pheidippides
William Henry Fox Talbot
Paul Revere
3
Time was "conquered" after the invention of _______________
The printing press
Steam powered presses
Newspapers
Photography
4
Why are today's teenagers sometimes referred to as "screenagers"?
The are addicted to media.
They had to do school virtually.
They want to be on their phones all day.
They are surrounded by screens all day, every day.
5
Who made mass media possible?
Paul Revere
William Henry Fox Talbot
Pheidippides
Johannes Gutenberg
6
The practice of passing down information from communities through songs and rhymes is referred to as ________________
Verbal stories
Word of mouth
Verbal histories
Oral histories
7
Most U.S. television programming serves entertainment purposes
True
False
8
What were the forerunners of today's television news anchors called?
town criers
broadcasters
messengers
news runners
9
How is cable tv categorized?
personal communication
none of the above
broadcast media
10
What were two other simple ways communities communicated before mass media?
smoke signals, newspapers
newspapers, television
drums, radio
smoke signals, drums
11
One of the fastest growing fields in technology
broadcast media
telecommunications
mass media
personal communication
12
Medium is plural for media.
False
True
13
What is NOT one of the four roles of media in society
entertaining and providing an outlet for the imagination
serving as a public forum for the discussion of important issues
educating and informing
acting as a watchdog for private citizens
14
In order to occur, "mass media" required the invention of large ______________.
countries
cities
newspapers
empires