COM 101 Midterm Exam

HD radio:

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

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

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

A conglomerate is:

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

Payola:

Trend of large companies buying smaller companies is called:

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

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

The first American motion picture premiere was presented by:

Movies and t-shirts created froma movie is called:

The media:

Combination of telecommunications services offered to consumers is called:

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

The International Copyright Law of 1891 required:

Book publishers pay authors by a system known as:

Requiring theatres to take a package of movies is called:

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

Seditious Language is:

All of the following are consumer magazines except:

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

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

The Abbreviation for Wireless Fidelity is:

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

The alternative press:

Identifying a specific audience segment and programming is called:

Company Magazines are produced by:

“Muckrakers” were America’s first:

RPM stands for:

Marketing opportunities related to a movie:

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

Studio owner’s refusal to hire someone is called:

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

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

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

Satellite radio

Distribution of copyrighted material on the Internet without permission is:

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

Mass communication:

Yellow journalism:

Who was responsible for inventing the phonograph?

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

Blanket licensing meant that:

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

A royalty is:

Cross ownership is:

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

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

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