Fall 2022 Exam Review No. 1

Thomas Edison made his first sound recordings on foil cylinders.

The New Yorker is an example of a(n)

What is the top music genre today in the U.S.

Magazines became a national mass medium in the U.S. before newspapers.

During which stage in developing a critical perspective would you take action?

Which type of info can be used to intentionally mislead audiences for political or financial gain?

The basic criteria of newsworthiness include timeliness, prominence, consequence and

Some writers in the early 1900s built their careers on crusading for social reform & the public good.

In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt called investigative reporters muckrakers.

The first type of protomodern book, which contained sheets of sewn parchment , was called

_____ editors fix spelling, punctuation, grammar, or style problems in a book manuscript.

Which journalism era best represents the arrival of newspapers as a mass medium?

The ____ file format enables sound—including music—to be compressed into small digital files

Colonial magazines in the U.S. served the working classes.

Interpersonal communication is when two people are face to face.

Yellow journalism is

The senders of messages have little control over how their messages will be decoded.

Which development spawned the rise of interpretive journalism between the 1920s and 1940s?

Intrapersonal communication means

Which magazine has the largest circulation in the U.S. today?

One result of the printing press was

_________ is the technological merging of content across different media channels

The key to the success of e-books has been

Group communicaton occurs ___________

The word magazine comes from the French term magasin, meaning "storehouse."

The best-selling book of all time is

American magazines have always primarily been a medium of entertainment and diversion.

Trade books refers to the category of books sold to the general reader.

As a result of music streaming, music industry revenue is

One of the most prominent values in American journalism is

Between 1000 A.D. and the mid-15th century, manuscripts were commissioned by members of the ruling classes.

Which statement represents a criticism of popular (low) culture?

The mass media were word-centric for hundreds of years until

During the development stage of media innovations, inventors

Which phrase describes one meaning of the term media convergence?

Technology is a requirement for mass communication

Which historical movement first benefited from televised news documentation?

Who tapped the potential of broadcasting with his fireside chats on the radio?

The introduction of _________ meant the speed of communication was now faster than the speed of transportation.

Chinese innovators developed ______, which involved hand-carving characters into wood

_____ music stood in direct opposition to the polished, professional, and often less political world of soul.

Which statement about audio books is accurate?

Which factor had a direct effect on the growth in magazine circulation in the 19th century?

In targeting audiences by age, the most recent success comes from magazines aimed at

The book industry division that makes the most money creates

Which magazine was the foremost outlet for photojournalism in the mid-20th century?

Which new demand do journalists now face during the digital turn?

______ are sold in bookstores and also on racks in drugstores, supermarkets and airports.

What is not a characteristic of mass communication?

Many books from the Middle Ages were called illuminated manuscripts because they were

The media help us make sense of daily life and articulate our values.

Which invention paved the way for digital recording?

Gutenberg played an active role in the transition from oral to written culture.

Which statement is true about citizen journalism?

Which popular magazine emerged in 1974 to capitalize on the celebrity-crazed culture that accompanied the rise of TV?

Unlike Edison's phonograph, Emile Berliner's gramophone played flat disks