Media effects theory suggests...?

The media causes audiences to act in certain ways

What is fan activism?

civic + political participation emerging from fan culture

What controversy was the Leveson Inquiry in response to?

Phone Hacking/News of the World scandal

What was the Frankfurt School?

Marxist inspired thinkers developing critical theory

Which celebrities have been dubbed 'super celebrity activists'?

Angelina Jolie and George Clooney

A public sphere is...?

A forum where people can freely discuss ideas

What does ACMA stand for?

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Big Brother and Q & A have what in common?

They are both examples of mediated public spheres

What issue is the term 'corporate pedophilia' linked to?

The sexualisation of children by the media

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1
What book did Roland Barthes write?
Apologies
Typologies
Mythologies
Technologies
2
Who coined the term 'moral panic'?
Stanley Cohen
The Coen Brothers
Seth Cohen
Leonard Cohen
3
What is a theory?
An idea or concept
A factual statement
Something completely factual
Something clever that someone said
4
Interpretation depends on...?
Shared knowledge
Shared ideologies
Shared myths
All of the above
5
What does Comic Book guy illustrate regarding fans and fandom?
Critques of fandom and consumerism
stereotypes of the 'bad fan'
All of the above
the competitive nature of fans
6
Herta Herzog carried out her research on audiences of which media type?
Television
All of the above
Newspapers
Radio
7
Who devised the Bobo doll experiment?
Antonio Banderas
Albert Bandura
Sigmund Freud
David Gauntlett
8
What theory is Jurgen Habermas associated with?
Pythagora's theory
Ideology and economic rationalism
Semiotics
The public sphere
9
What concerns about media ownership stem from techniques Hitler used in the 1930s?
Both A and C
C. That concentrated media ownership makes propaganda spread
A. That media will spread only select ideologies
B. That media will utilise phone hacking to gain information
10
Media effects theory suggests...?
The media is effected by the public
The media causes audiences to act in certain ways
The media changes according to public opinion
The public likes the media
11
Debates on social media about issues effecting society are an example of...?
breaking the internet
ideology
semiotics
Public Sphere 2.0
12
Which business does Rupert Murdoch NOT own?
The Australian
Kora Organics
Fox News
The Daily Telegraph
13
What is ideology?
A system of ideas or ideals
All of the above
The set of beliefs characteristic of a person or group
The way we imagine the world to be
14
What is fan activism?
When fans discuss television online
civic + political participation emerging from fan culture
When fans give each other gifts
Fans being activated
15
What term can be applied to both celebrities, and one's online presence?
Fake
Ubiquitous
Mirage
Persona
16
Who does NOT own part of the Australian media?
Bruce Gordon
Rupert Murdoch
Oprah Winfrey
CBS
17
What controversy was the Leveson Inquiry in response to?
Biased reporting in the media
Phone Hacking/News of the World scandal
Gina Rinehart's complaints about House of Hancock
The concentration of media ownership in Australia
18
What was the Frankfurt School?
German sausage makers
A school of Marxist barbecue masters
A side branch of Harvard University
Marxist inspired thinkers developing critical theory
19
TIEBREAKER: Which celebrity was used in the Week 9 lecture to demonstrate 'authenticity'?
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Aniston
20
Which Kardashian/Jenner did we use to illustrate the concept of 'interpretations'?
Kim
Caitlin
Kylie
Kendall
21
The Pixar film Wall-E is an example of what future?
Zootopian
Utopian
Dystopian
Rastafarian
22
Which celebrities have been dubbed 'super celebrity activists'?
Angelina Jolie and George Clooney
George Clooney and Kendall Jenner
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet
23
A public sphere is...?
All of the above.
A 3D circle where people can think
A town square where people gather
A forum where people can freely discuss ideas
24
When one thing causes another thing - this is called?
Calamity
Nausality
Formality
Causality
25
What did Habermas liken the public sphere to?
A sewing circle
Justin Bieber running in a circle
The Game of Thrones red wedding
An 18th Century coffee house
26
What does ACMA stand for?
Australian Communications and Messaging Authority
Australian Country Mother's Association
All Cats Mating Australia
Australian Communications and Media Authority
27
Who owns Facebook?
Rupert Murdoch
Mark Zorn
Fairfax Limited
Mark Zuckerburg
28
What cult musical inspired active participation from fan audiences?
Chicago
Dirty Dancing
Fame
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
29
What does the transmission model lead to?
The hypodermic needle theory
The magic bullet theory
All of the above
The theory of causality
30
In semiotics, the denotation is..?
An ideology drawn from the image
The signifier
A meaning
What the image brings to mind
31
In our lecture on the public sphere, which 2 TV programs were case studies?
Insight and Big Brother
Big Brother and A Current Affair
Insight and The Block
Insight and Today Tonight
32
Who is associated with the Frankfurt School?
Cobain and Grohl
DiCaprio and Scorsese
Horkheimer and Adorno
Ernie and Bert
33
The controversy surrounding David Jones catalogue adverts in the mid 2000s is an example of?
All of the above
Moral panic
Discussions about the sexualisation of children
the debate about corporate paedophilia
34
Which British celebrity was a victim of the News of the World scandal, & spoke out against it?
Harry Styles
Gordon Ramsey
Lily Allen
Hugh Grant
35
Big Brother and Q & A have what in common?
Only idiots watch them
They are both examples of mediated public spheres
They are screened on the same network
They are both TV shows
36
When considering media effects theory, who is NOT considered vulnerable to media influence?
Mothers
Children
Academics
Youth
37
What is semiotics?
The influence of the public sphere
The relationship between the media and children
Another word for drugs
The science of signs
38
Who coined the term 'produser'?
Axel Honneth
Axel Bruns
Axl Rose
Darryl Braxton
39
Which of these web series is set in Wollongong?
The Wizards of Aus
Kate and Damo
Get Krackin'
Damo and Darren
40
In the lecture on media effects, who made the film about the train arriving at the station?
Warner Brothers
Drewheir Brothers
Wilson Brothers
Lumiere Brothers
41
Which of the following is considered 'high culture'?
Television
Film
Pop music
Theatre
42
What issue is the term 'corporate pedophilia' linked to?
The activities of pedophiles in corporations
Socialism
The sexualisation of children by the media
Miley Cyrus's makeover
43
Fears about the impact of TV violence are best illustrated by which theory?
Semiotics
Moral panic
The public sphere
Media ownership

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