INTRO TO MEDIA EXAM FINAL EXAM OU QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Telecommunications Act of 1996 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Legislation regulating communication
technologies in the US, eliminates most
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Beliefs, values, and practices of a particular group or society, symbols
of expression
Format Radio - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Radio programming with a consistent and predictable format
War of the Worlds by Orson Welles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Originally a book by HG Wells—was
adapted as a Radio drama that caused panic due to its realistic portrayal of an alien invasion, trust of the
media
Gatekeepers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅creating doubt and mistrust in order to undermine the legitimacy
of news or information.
water cooler culture - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅people taking a break at the office, talking to coworkers
about a TV show that everyone watched last night
Nickelodeons - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a theater one could watch after paying a nickel in the 1910s-
1920s, often in the front of stores
Vertical Integration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅In media economics, the phenomenon of controlling a mass
media industry at its three essential levels: production, distribution, and exhibition; the term is
frequently used in reference to the film industry during the studio system era.
Trip to the Moon - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅film made in 1902 by George Melies that featured science
fiction elements and a large ensemble, one of the first narrative films
The Jazz Singer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅This film marked the end of the era of silent films and began the
era of "talkies," where films included a verbal script. The first talkie
, Linear model of mass communication - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Senders, Messages,channels, receivers,
gatekeepers, feedback. The linear process of producing and delivering messages to large audiences
Five step media analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Description-notes & research, analysis- significant
patterns, interpretation- what it means, evaluation- good or bad, engagement-taking action
The Studio System - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The studio system was an arrangement of five studios took
control or multiple aspects of the industry, transforming an industry that had previously included small
competitive firms into an oligopoly during the 1920s
Edwin Porter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅One of the pioneers of silent film; credited with the production of
the Great Train Robbery. He was known for his use of dramatic editing in film.
Movie palace - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Precursor to modern day movie theaters but only included a
single viewing space, often elaborately decorated to give audiences a full and complete immersive
experience. Occurred after Nickelodeons.
Hollywood 10 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nine screenwriters and one director that were investigated for
possible communist beliefs or threats. 1947 in the wake of the cold war, anti-communist witch hunt.
online waves of journalism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Suggest news and information flow from a smaller
audience to a wider mass audience. 1) 1984-1993 "Bazooka Approach", 2) 1993-2001 "shotgun
approach" 3) 2001-2007 "BB gun approach", 4) 2007-present "magnifying glass and ants"
payola - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the unethical practice of paying a commercial radio station to play a
song without disclosing the payment
Rock and Roll - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅music that merged the Black sounds of rhythm and blues, gospel,
and Robert Johnson's screeching blues guitar with the white influences of country,folk, and pop vocals.
ANSWERS
Telecommunications Act of 1996 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Legislation regulating communication
technologies in the US, eliminates most
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Beliefs, values, and practices of a particular group or society, symbols
of expression
Format Radio - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Radio programming with a consistent and predictable format
War of the Worlds by Orson Welles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Originally a book by HG Wells—was
adapted as a Radio drama that caused panic due to its realistic portrayal of an alien invasion, trust of the
media
Gatekeepers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅creating doubt and mistrust in order to undermine the legitimacy
of news or information.
water cooler culture - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅people taking a break at the office, talking to coworkers
about a TV show that everyone watched last night
Nickelodeons - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a theater one could watch after paying a nickel in the 1910s-
1920s, often in the front of stores
Vertical Integration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅In media economics, the phenomenon of controlling a mass
media industry at its three essential levels: production, distribution, and exhibition; the term is
frequently used in reference to the film industry during the studio system era.
Trip to the Moon - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅film made in 1902 by George Melies that featured science
fiction elements and a large ensemble, one of the first narrative films
The Jazz Singer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅This film marked the end of the era of silent films and began the
era of "talkies," where films included a verbal script. The first talkie
, Linear model of mass communication - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Senders, Messages,channels, receivers,
gatekeepers, feedback. The linear process of producing and delivering messages to large audiences
Five step media analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Description-notes & research, analysis- significant
patterns, interpretation- what it means, evaluation- good or bad, engagement-taking action
The Studio System - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The studio system was an arrangement of five studios took
control or multiple aspects of the industry, transforming an industry that had previously included small
competitive firms into an oligopoly during the 1920s
Edwin Porter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅One of the pioneers of silent film; credited with the production of
the Great Train Robbery. He was known for his use of dramatic editing in film.
Movie palace - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Precursor to modern day movie theaters but only included a
single viewing space, often elaborately decorated to give audiences a full and complete immersive
experience. Occurred after Nickelodeons.
Hollywood 10 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Nine screenwriters and one director that were investigated for
possible communist beliefs or threats. 1947 in the wake of the cold war, anti-communist witch hunt.
online waves of journalism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Suggest news and information flow from a smaller
audience to a wider mass audience. 1) 1984-1993 "Bazooka Approach", 2) 1993-2001 "shotgun
approach" 3) 2001-2007 "BB gun approach", 4) 2007-present "magnifying glass and ants"
payola - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the unethical practice of paying a commercial radio station to play a
song without disclosing the payment
Rock and Roll - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅music that merged the Black sounds of rhythm and blues, gospel,
and Robert Johnson's screeching blues guitar with the white influences of country,folk, and pop vocals.
