Mass Media Test 2

Who founded CNN?

True or False: Over half of the movies generate revenue.

Which invention led to the mass production of musical recordings?

True or False: The World Wide Web is based on accuracy and censorship.

Which best describes the penny press?

Which movie ushered in the Blockbuster Era?

According to the textbook, what percent of the world has internet access?

Which was the first radio station in the U.S.?

What does the term "above the fold" refer to?

Who pretended to be insane to gather inside information about a women's insane asylum?

Why was the New York Board of Censorship formed in 1909?

Which company typically tracks television ratings?

True or False: Website cookies are used to track users browsing habits.

Who created the World Wide Web?

True or False: In the 1950's people began to shift their interest away from movies and toward broadcast television.

True or False: A podcast is a long-tail alternative to radio.

Which of the following is not a current movie rating?

Which is true of talk radio?

Which was the first easy to use web browser?

Google tends to favor Amazon and Facebook search results.

____ is when an amateur cell phone video that, once uploaded to the internet, can potentially have national implications

What is yellow journalism?

Which is not one of Herbert Gans's basic journalistic values?

Which best describes the initial design of the World Wide Web?

Which is not a problem with most television programs.

True or False: Invention of color television was a major contributor to the "earthquake in slow motion" of television.

What is the basis for U.S. broadcast television?

True or False: The acquisition of The Simpsons caused Fox's viewership to skyrocket.

True or False: Thomas Edison invented the electronic television.

Why could a movie be "blacklisted"?

True or False: During Elvis Presely's time, it was common for white artists to release songs written by black artists.

True or False: The U.S. is the biggest movie distributor in the world

Which is not a principle of the "hacker ethic"?

Who owns most newspapers?

Who invented the radio?