The 'black box' of algorithms refers to...

The lack of transparency around how algorithms work.

Not telling us what to think, but what to think about.

High level affordances are:

More abstract, for thinking about general dynamics and conditions of media

'Dataism' is a term used to describe...

An over-reliance on data as objective/truthful

The attention economy defines...

How users' attention is limited and competitively sought by media companies, How networker attention is part of making a profit from user data

Dallas Smyth theorised that....

Audiences are sold to advertisers

Giving a representational slant and a preferred meaning to a news item.

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1
In relation to our four media studies approaches, framing theory is closest to:
textual analysis
political economy of the media
audience studies
medium theory
2
The 'black box' of algorithms refers to...
The moment when an algorithm fails to do its adjudicated task.
The lack of transparency around how algorithms work.
How algorithms sort information so that some information is not availalable
The possibility for people to hack algorithms
3
Agenda setting is:
Telling us what to think about a particular issue.
The ways that algorithms effect trending news
The ways news media cater to political agendas
Not telling us what to think, but what to think about.
4
High level affordances are:
More abstract, for thinking about general dynamics and conditions of media
Design features that are too high up to reach
Affordances only available to the elite (i.e. media owners).
Specific features of design, such as buttons, links, icons etc.
5
'Dataism' is a term used to describe...
The ways our data is mined for company profit
The process of sorting/categorizing data
An over-reliance on data as objective/truthful
The belief that data is ideologically loaded and biased
6
The attention economy defines...
How social behaviour online is all about getting attention from peers
How users' attention is limited and competitively sought by media companies
How networker attention is part of making a profit from user data
The ways hyper attentive behaviour works
7
Affordances was a conceptual concept that emerged....
In the creation of gambling
From gaming design
From ecological psychology
From Human Computer Interaction
8
Dallas Smyth theorised that....
Audiences are sold to advertisers
Prosumers use media to create business ventures
Audiences have oppositional, negotiated, and dominant readings
The medium is the message
9
Framing theory is:
About shaping public perception of the electoral issues in a campaign
Giving a representational slant and a preferred meaning to a news item.
Telling you what news topics are most important at the present time.
The subjective interpretation of an individual journalist

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