Final Study Guide

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?