Exam 2: Media Literacy in the Digital Age

What has research revealed about media bias and media effects?

__________ combine certain elements of books and newspapers in their media grammar.

What does Magritte's famous "This is not a pipe" painting tell us?

__________ is generally either underlined or otherwise set apart typographically or graphically from nonlinked text.

Much like signs and symbols, __________ appear natural and go largely unquestioned.

Asking yourself how you would feel if the group with whom you identify was portrayed in a particular way allows you to __________.

Explain why media literacy is a critical skill in today's society, and give one example of an activity that can increase your media literacy.

In semiotic theory, the signified is _________.

Each medium of mass communication presents its messages uniquely according to a set of underlying rules that can also be described as __________.

Media businesses have been among the most profitable of any industry, with profit margins typically around __________ on an annual basis.

In many developing countries, technology is not easily accessible because of _________.

Media critics have argued that media monopolies and conglomerates contribute to which problem?

The main concern in the early days of film in the 1920s was the medium's depiction of __________.

If much of the media we consume comes from a handful of large conglomerates, it raises questions about the role of media __________, how information may be skewed toward a particular viewpoint that influences our views of politics, society, or culture.

The shift from point-and-click interactions with a mouse to touchscreen swipes and "pinches" that help manipulate content makes us aware that __________.

__________ is/are one of the few traditional mass-communication formats to include frequent interaction between media producers or hosts and the audience.

Telecommunications mergers and acquisitions in the billions of dollars have built a ____________ in the United States, a group of independent businesses that collaborate to regulate the production, pricing, and marketing of goods.

Describe a significant change over the years in the media grammar of newspapers, and explain why this is the case.

New efficiencies of creating and delivering content in a digital, networked environment are emerging throughout the world. Long-held, highly profitable business models based on __________ are less viable nowadays.

Edited audio clips from interviews with people are known as __________.