Com 101 Final WSU Questions and
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
5 .elements .of .media .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-media .messages, .social .world,
.audience, .media .industry, .technology
levels .of .communication .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-interpersonal, .intrapersonal,
.group, .mass
interpersonal .communication .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-communication
.between .2 .people
intrapersonal .communication .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-communication .with
.self
group .communication .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-communication .where .one
.person .is .talking .to .an .audience .of .2 .or .more .people
mass .communication .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-when .an .institution .or
.individual .uses .technology .to .send .a .message .to .a .large, .mixed .audience,
.most .of .whose .members .are .not .know .by .the .sender
characteristics .of .communication .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-audience,
.economics, .source
5 .truths .of .media .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1) .media .= .essential .parts .of .our
.lives .
2) .no .mainstream .media .
3) .everything .from .a .margin .moves .to .the .center .
4) .nothing .is .new
5) .new .media .is .always .scary
4 .functions .of .news .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1) .information .
2) .entertainment .
3) .persuasion .
4) .watchdog
Early .findings/characteristics .of .media .(before .printing .press) .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-hieroglyphics .& .carvings .
, ancient .greek ."posts" .
Roman .act .drama .
minstrels .& .bards .
town .criers .
coffee .house/public .house
colonial .press .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-began .as .pamphlets, .single .page,
.typically .very .biased .reports .on .a .variety .of .topics
Stamp .Act .of .1765 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1 .cent .tax .of .any .paper .printed
.included .ALL .publishers
1st .amendment .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-congress .shall .make .no .law
.respecting .an .establishment .of .religion, .or .prohibiting .the .free .exercise
.thereof .or .abridging .the .freedom .of .speech, .press, .assembly, .and .petition
penny .press .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-in .1833 ."The .Sun" .sold .for .a .penny
.instead .of .6 .cents, .in .2 .years .hit .a .circulation .of .more .than .15,000
James .Bennett .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-began .the .New .York .Herald, .and .was
.the .first .to .use .street .terms, .pushed .the .timeless .elements .of .news, .and
.others .began .to .hate .him .and .started .the ."moral .war"
yellow .journalism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-got .its .name .based .on ."yellow .kid"
.cartoon. .called .for .a .right .of .privacy .at .the .end .of .its .time .
Pulitzer .vs. .Hearst .- .ended .by .the .start .of .the .Mexican/American .war
Muckrakers .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Lincoln .Steffens, .Ida .Tarbell, .Upton
.Sinclair, .Woodward .& .Bernstein, .Don .Bolles
improvement .to .the .printing .press .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-demand .for .mass
.culture, .literacy, .and .standardization .of .knowledge .(spelling .and .language)
.led .to .steam .powered .rotary .press, .Linotype
2 .big .players .in .publishing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Pearson .& .Reed .Elsiver
types .of .publishing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .trade .& .mass .paperbacks .
- .university .& .small .presses: .small .academic .audiences .
- .vanity .press .(self .published) .
- .government .printing .office
short .head .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-blockbusters .and .bestsellers .are .the .short
.head .and .make .all .the .money
long .tail .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-independent .booksellers .that .don't .make
.much .money
Answers A+ Graded (2025)
5 .elements .of .media .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-media .messages, .social .world,
.audience, .media .industry, .technology
levels .of .communication .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-interpersonal, .intrapersonal,
.group, .mass
interpersonal .communication .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-communication
.between .2 .people
intrapersonal .communication .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-communication .with
.self
group .communication .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-communication .where .one
.person .is .talking .to .an .audience .of .2 .or .more .people
mass .communication .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-when .an .institution .or
.individual .uses .technology .to .send .a .message .to .a .large, .mixed .audience,
.most .of .whose .members .are .not .know .by .the .sender
characteristics .of .communication .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-audience,
.economics, .source
5 .truths .of .media .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1) .media .= .essential .parts .of .our
.lives .
2) .no .mainstream .media .
3) .everything .from .a .margin .moves .to .the .center .
4) .nothing .is .new
5) .new .media .is .always .scary
4 .functions .of .news .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1) .information .
2) .entertainment .
3) .persuasion .
4) .watchdog
Early .findings/characteristics .of .media .(before .printing .press) .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-hieroglyphics .& .carvings .
, ancient .greek ."posts" .
Roman .act .drama .
minstrels .& .bards .
town .criers .
coffee .house/public .house
colonial .press .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-began .as .pamphlets, .single .page,
.typically .very .biased .reports .on .a .variety .of .topics
Stamp .Act .of .1765 .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1 .cent .tax .of .any .paper .printed
.included .ALL .publishers
1st .amendment .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-congress .shall .make .no .law
.respecting .an .establishment .of .religion, .or .prohibiting .the .free .exercise
.thereof .or .abridging .the .freedom .of .speech, .press, .assembly, .and .petition
penny .press .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-in .1833 ."The .Sun" .sold .for .a .penny
.instead .of .6 .cents, .in .2 .years .hit .a .circulation .of .more .than .15,000
James .Bennett .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-began .the .New .York .Herald, .and .was
.the .first .to .use .street .terms, .pushed .the .timeless .elements .of .news, .and
.others .began .to .hate .him .and .started .the ."moral .war"
yellow .journalism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-got .its .name .based .on ."yellow .kid"
.cartoon. .called .for .a .right .of .privacy .at .the .end .of .its .time .
Pulitzer .vs. .Hearst .- .ended .by .the .start .of .the .Mexican/American .war
Muckrakers .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Lincoln .Steffens, .Ida .Tarbell, .Upton
.Sinclair, .Woodward .& .Bernstein, .Don .Bolles
improvement .to .the .printing .press .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-demand .for .mass
.culture, .literacy, .and .standardization .of .knowledge .(spelling .and .language)
.led .to .steam .powered .rotary .press, .Linotype
2 .big .players .in .publishing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Pearson .& .Reed .Elsiver
types .of .publishing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .trade .& .mass .paperbacks .
- .university .& .small .presses: .small .academic .audiences .
- .vanity .press .(self .published) .
- .government .printing .office
short .head .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-blockbusters .and .bestsellers .are .the .short
.head .and .make .all .the .money
long .tail .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-independent .booksellers .that .don't .make
.much .money
