SMAD 150 Final Exam
"Who Owns and Controls the Mass Media?" (Potter Chapter 15) - ANS-This chapter
provides such an analysis to help you begin to think more deeply on the topic and
develop an opinion on whether you favor localism or efficiency. Media critics are wary of
the degree of concentration in the media industries
"Privacy" (Potter Chapter 16) - ANS-Industry groups are working hard right now to
protect their business practices that give them access to all kinds of information about
you, it is essential to be informed about the risks of your privacy
"The Hidden Side of Television Violence" (Online: Gerbner) - ANS-Media violence must
be understood as a complex scenario and an indicator of social relationships. It has
both utility and consequences other than those usually considered in most public
discussion and it is driven by forces other than free expression and audience demand
"Legal Controls and Freedom of Expression" (Online: Campbell) - ANS-* Jefferson
supported the notion of a free speech and free press and stood against the Sedition Act,
which penalized free speech
*Today, we contend with mass media that extend far beyond newspapers- a media
system that is among the biggest and most powerful institutions in the country
*Media system that that too often envisions us as consumers of capitalism, not citizens
of a democracy
*Countries as big as America operate largely through organizations
*At worst media can distract or misinform us with falsehoods or errors
*At best media can shed light on issues, tell meaningful stories, and foster discussions
that can help a citizen's democracy flourish
"Disney, Fox and the Entire Media Merger Frenzy Explained" (Video) - ANS-Media
companies are trying to merge
Example: AT&T / time warner, Fox selling to Disney
Companies like Facebook, Google, and Netflix have been cutting cable companies out
of the equation
Idea is to go big or go home, Disney trying to counter Netflix
AT&T sees a chance to modernize tv advertising with Time Warner Networks
, Effects on consumer: you will have more tv choices, other effects unknown
"DOJ: Judge Ignored Economics, Common Sense in AT&T-Time Warner Deal" (Video) -
ANS-Time Warner accusation, AT&T challenging it even after completion
AT&T responding to the Department of Justice filing its brief and appeal of AT&T
accusation of Time Warner
"Viral Video Raises Worry over Sinclair's Political Messaging" (PBS NewsHour Video) -
ANS-Issue over Fake News, Many trust local TV stations but it is mostly opinion based
A viral video compilation of local TV anchors is raising new concerns about the way
Sinclair Broadcasting mixes news with conservative, partisan political opinion. And while
it already reaches over a third of homes across the nation, the country's largest owner
of local TV stations is hoping to get bigger. William Brangham reports.
"Hot on your Trail" (Video) - ANS-Cartoon about how Liz's personal information is
known by Google, Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Google Maps, Verizon, etc, also watched
by Federal Government
Advertising and Marketing firms track her online behavior through cookies and can
follow movements across the web, claim that they cannot identify her but have good
idea of who she is
Liz has little control who sees her private information and the same goes for every other
individual and consumer
"Tidal Wave of Violence" and "Mean World Syndrome" - ANS-For years, debates have
raged among scholars, politicians, and concerned parents about the effects of media
violence on viewers. Too often these debates have fallen into simplistic battles between
those who claim that media images directly cause violence and those who argue that
activists exaggerate the impact of media exposure.
film urges us to think about media effects in more nuanced ways. In contrast to
behaviorist models that see media violence as causing real-world violence, and limited
effects models that question the impact of media altogether, Gerbner encourages us to
move outside the frame of this debate to consider how the repetitive stories media tell
constitute a pervasive cultural environment - a landscape of ritualized, often violent
images that have the power to cultivate how we see and understand the world.
"Who Owns and Controls the Mass Media?" (Potter Chapter 15) - ANS-This chapter
provides such an analysis to help you begin to think more deeply on the topic and
develop an opinion on whether you favor localism or efficiency. Media critics are wary of
the degree of concentration in the media industries
"Privacy" (Potter Chapter 16) - ANS-Industry groups are working hard right now to
protect their business practices that give them access to all kinds of information about
you, it is essential to be informed about the risks of your privacy
"The Hidden Side of Television Violence" (Online: Gerbner) - ANS-Media violence must
be understood as a complex scenario and an indicator of social relationships. It has
both utility and consequences other than those usually considered in most public
discussion and it is driven by forces other than free expression and audience demand
"Legal Controls and Freedom of Expression" (Online: Campbell) - ANS-* Jefferson
supported the notion of a free speech and free press and stood against the Sedition Act,
which penalized free speech
*Today, we contend with mass media that extend far beyond newspapers- a media
system that is among the biggest and most powerful institutions in the country
*Media system that that too often envisions us as consumers of capitalism, not citizens
of a democracy
*Countries as big as America operate largely through organizations
*At worst media can distract or misinform us with falsehoods or errors
*At best media can shed light on issues, tell meaningful stories, and foster discussions
that can help a citizen's democracy flourish
"Disney, Fox and the Entire Media Merger Frenzy Explained" (Video) - ANS-Media
companies are trying to merge
Example: AT&T / time warner, Fox selling to Disney
Companies like Facebook, Google, and Netflix have been cutting cable companies out
of the equation
Idea is to go big or go home, Disney trying to counter Netflix
AT&T sees a chance to modernize tv advertising with Time Warner Networks
, Effects on consumer: you will have more tv choices, other effects unknown
"DOJ: Judge Ignored Economics, Common Sense in AT&T-Time Warner Deal" (Video) -
ANS-Time Warner accusation, AT&T challenging it even after completion
AT&T responding to the Department of Justice filing its brief and appeal of AT&T
accusation of Time Warner
"Viral Video Raises Worry over Sinclair's Political Messaging" (PBS NewsHour Video) -
ANS-Issue over Fake News, Many trust local TV stations but it is mostly opinion based
A viral video compilation of local TV anchors is raising new concerns about the way
Sinclair Broadcasting mixes news with conservative, partisan political opinion. And while
it already reaches over a third of homes across the nation, the country's largest owner
of local TV stations is hoping to get bigger. William Brangham reports.
"Hot on your Trail" (Video) - ANS-Cartoon about how Liz's personal information is
known by Google, Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Google Maps, Verizon, etc, also watched
by Federal Government
Advertising and Marketing firms track her online behavior through cookies and can
follow movements across the web, claim that they cannot identify her but have good
idea of who she is
Liz has little control who sees her private information and the same goes for every other
individual and consumer
"Tidal Wave of Violence" and "Mean World Syndrome" - ANS-For years, debates have
raged among scholars, politicians, and concerned parents about the effects of media
violence on viewers. Too often these debates have fallen into simplistic battles between
those who claim that media images directly cause violence and those who argue that
activists exaggerate the impact of media exposure.
film urges us to think about media effects in more nuanced ways. In contrast to
behaviorist models that see media violence as causing real-world violence, and limited
effects models that question the impact of media altogether, Gerbner encourages us to
move outside the frame of this debate to consider how the repetitive stories media tell
constitute a pervasive cultural environment - a landscape of ritualized, often violent
images that have the power to cultivate how we see and understand the world.
