Exam 1: Living in a Media World: An Introduction to Mass Communication

Define mass communication.

Media scholar Neil Postman argues that a major effect of television is that it turns serious subjects into entertainment.

Name and provide an example of three of the Seven Secrets.

Felicia is attending a concert in a coffee house.She is engaging in which of the following types of communication?

Define and provide an example of each of the following models of mass communication: ritual,publicity,and reception.

In a brief essay,explain what kind of bias Fox News and CNN have in common that led to the misreporting of the U.S.Supreme Court's 2012 decision about the Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare).

One problem with studying the mass media is that all-new problems pop up every time a new medium comes along;it's useless to look to the past for explanations.