Final exam study guide
Chapter 16
First Amendment
Prior Restraint
Near vs. Minnesota case
Pentagon Papers
Shield laws
Covering the courts
Privacy Protection Act of 1980
Freedom of Information Act
Libel, slander, actual malice, NY Times v. Sullivan
Copyright and fair use
Food Lion case
Equal Opportunities Rule
Fairness Doctrine
The FCC and Cable/Network TV
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Deceptive Advertising and the FTC
Chapter 17
How journalists make their decisions: Ethical Principles (know basic differences)
Acculturation
Ombudsperson
Jimmy's World by Janet Cooke
Who are Stephen Glass andy Jayson Blair?
Voluntary performance codes for print/broadcast/film
Hayes Code transitioning to MPPA ratings (when? why?)
Chapter 18
Governmental systems and media control (libertarian, social responsibility, etc.)
Theories of media-government relationships and examples
Free Marketplace of Ideas
Global Village - what is it, examples, who said it?
"The World is Flat" -- Thomas Friedman .. what is the main point?
One laptop per child - goals?
Digital divide - .. 4 main areas (economic equality, social mobility, democracy, economic growth)
Chapter 19
Magic bullet theory
Minimalist effects theory (with two-step flow)
Media Research - survey's, experiments, panel studies - pro's and con's of each
Socialization
Narcotizing theory
Spiral of Silence
Third person effect
Cultivation/Gerbner
Stereotypes (with cultivation theory)
Impact of TV on politics
Bandura and Bobo doll research
Different approaches to violence in the mass media
Violence: Catharsis/Stimulation/Catalytic theories
Social effects of the Internet
Agenda setting
Mainstreaming, resonance
Children and Advertising
3 possible essays (again, I'll pick two for the test, you write one):
1. You think that The Des Moines Register has written defamatory statements about you! What do you have to show to win, and what can the paper do to defend itself?
2. Please describe how a media researcher would describe violence in the media and its effect on viewers according to these theories: socialization theory, catharsis theory, stimulation theory, and agenda setting theory.
3. Ownership of the press can be public (the government) or private (corporations). Control can be centralized (government controlled) or decentralized (little or no government control). This gives us four different possible combinations. As we've talked about, the United States, the U.K., China, and Mexico each have a different combination of these two variables. Which combination would be best for modern-day Iraq and why?
Friday, December 4, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Reaction Paper #13 due 12-10
This one is worth up to two reaction papers (depending on the quality of your answer!):
A nuclear power plant located in Colorado Springs, CO. provides power to a 400-mile radius.
The plant is notable for being tied to the Defense Department's local network of "in-case-of-disaster" installations (the North American Aerospace Defense Command is located in Colorado Springs).
A journalist receives a tip from a source whose name they know but wishes to remain anonymous in print (or they won't give the journalist information). The tip concerns the lack of security at the plant, including sleeping guards and visibly broken security cameras.
The plant offers a tour to the public once a month. Of course, no cameras are allowed. The journalist goes undercover, posing as a regular citizen, and takes the tour. Once inside the journalist uses a special hidden camera to take still photographs.
The tipster was right. The journalist discovers many faults in the security at the plant.
The newspaper decides to go with it as a multi-part story, spanning five days. Different pictures and detailed notes from inside will be published.
After the first edition is released, the government immediately springs to action. Hit by surprise, the Defense Department launches an injunction against the paper, trying to stop further pictures and details from being published whatsoever and also to reveal the identity of the anonymous source. They also want to charge the journalist.
The court will hear the opening arguments to decide if the paper has a right to publish this information and whether the journalist must reveal their source.
Take one side or the other. The side of the newspaper, arguing for the right to print it (and no trespassing), or the side of the Defense Department, arguing that it should not be allowed to go to print (and the journalist should be charged with trespassing).
Your best bet to win is to cite prior court cases that show that you are right. You can use court cases from your book (Chapter 16) or from the Internet (one idea, try Googling: reporter trespassing). You can use other sources but if you do be sure to cite them.
A nuclear power plant located in Colorado Springs, CO. provides power to a 400-mile radius.
The plant is notable for being tied to the Defense Department's local network of "in-case-of-disaster" installations (the North American Aerospace Defense Command is located in Colorado Springs).
A journalist receives a tip from a source whose name they know but wishes to remain anonymous in print (or they won't give the journalist information). The tip concerns the lack of security at the plant, including sleeping guards and visibly broken security cameras.
The plant offers a tour to the public once a month. Of course, no cameras are allowed. The journalist goes undercover, posing as a regular citizen, and takes the tour. Once inside the journalist uses a special hidden camera to take still photographs.
The tipster was right. The journalist discovers many faults in the security at the plant.
The newspaper decides to go with it as a multi-part story, spanning five days. Different pictures and detailed notes from inside will be published.
After the first edition is released, the government immediately springs to action. Hit by surprise, the Defense Department launches an injunction against the paper, trying to stop further pictures and details from being published whatsoever and also to reveal the identity of the anonymous source. They also want to charge the journalist.
The court will hear the opening arguments to decide if the paper has a right to publish this information and whether the journalist must reveal their source.
Take one side or the other. The side of the newspaper, arguing for the right to print it (and no trespassing), or the side of the Defense Department, arguing that it should not be allowed to go to print (and the journalist should be charged with trespassing).
Your best bet to win is to cite prior court cases that show that you are right. You can use court cases from your book (Chapter 16) or from the Internet (one idea, try Googling: reporter trespassing). You can use other sources but if you do be sure to cite them.
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