COM 101 Midterm Exam

File sharing, as it relates to the music recording industry, means:

The means by which a message reaches the audience is called:

Mass communication:

An Amount the publisher pays an author, before a book is published is called:

Abridged or complete versions of books available on CD, Internet download or MP3 are known as:

The media:

Movies and t-shirts created froma movie is called:

All magazines sold by subscription or at newsstands are referred to as:

Cross ownership is:

An online magazine available only on the Internet is called a:

RPM stands for:

Distribution of copyrighted material on the Internet without permission is:

Marketing opportunities related to a movie:

United Artists was formed in rebellion against the big studios by:

Renting films to exhibitors without letting them see the films first is known as:

The term that describes the way that different people process messages differently is:

HD radio:

Payola:

A royalty is:

A false statement that damages a person’s character or reputation is called:

A conglomerate is:

Identifying a specific audience segment and programming is called:

Writers who are not on the staff of a magazine are known as:

Studio owner’s refusal to hire someone is called:

“Muckrakers” were America’s first:

Availability of a variety of info and entertainment sources is known as:

The first movie credited with containing a full story with a beginning, middle and end was:

Requiring theatres to take a package of movies is called:

All of the following are consumer magazines except:

Combination of telecommunications services offered to consumers is called:

Blanket licensing meant that:

Company Magazines are produced by:

The alternative press:

The first American motion picture premiere was presented by:

The Association that lobbies for the interests of the major recording companies is known as:

Trend of large companies buying smaller companies is called:

Book publishers pay authors by a system known as:

A book that sells millions of copies by a well-known author is called:

The Abbreviation for Wireless Fidelity is:

News agencies that sell articles for publication to a number of newspapers simultaneously is a:

The melding of communications, computers and electronics industries is referred to as:

Satellite radio

Seditious Language is:

Yellow journalism:

Promoting popular movie personalities to lure audiences is referred to as:

Who was responsible for inventing the phonograph?

Which film industry personality was linked with scandals in the 1920s and 1930s?

The two licensing companies that handle most of the rights to play music for broadcast are:

The International Copyright Law of 1891 required:

A small-format newspaper that features sensational stories called a: