CONCEPTS #1 Flashcards
(37 cards)
The idea of the media and its role in our culture and the associated idea of the media being our cultural storyteller
everything is determined by the media and labels, people don’t even realize they are being controlled. they’re dominant story tellers that wrap how we do things. technology is header of social and cultural change.
The notion of the media as our cultural forum
mass media has become the prime place for debate. most powerful voiced have the most chance of changing our views and understandings. only as good as the people who participate
applying the model of capitalism to the media
people turned to consumers, and making money became the real goal
the stamp act, and why it is relevant
the stamp act was a way for england to get money while in the middle of the french and indian war, imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents, needed to be printed on paper and with a special seal, prohibited expression from restless colonies
concentration of ownership
fewer individuals or organizations control increasing shares of mass media EX) american companies are dominant because of the most widely used language
conglomeration
when non media companies own media EX) should stay wide to avoid anyone having too much power and going down the wrong path
dime novels
a cheap, popular novel, typically a melodramatic romance or adventure story
pocket book
a paperback or other small or cheap edition of a book
the earliest history of the first printed book
Gutenburg movable type (letters in metal), took him 20 years. developed a system of pressing against the in type. all language was in latin
censorship and why it’s a big deal
takes away from culture, such influential forms of social change that they kept in line
uncle tom’s cabin and why it’s a big deal
1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe. heightened public awareness of evils of slavery, helped lead to the ending of the civil war
who sells the majority of books in the u.s
amazon
first book printed in the colonies
whole book of psalms
aliteracy as self-censorship
ban and burn books because books store ideas, ideas that can be read and considered with limited outside influence or official supervision
the culture value of books
books are agents of social and cultural change: revolutionary ideas can reach the people
books are important culture repository: turn to books for certainty and truth about the world
books are out windows to the past
books are important sources of personal development
books are source of entertainment
books are mirrors of culture: reflect culture that produced and consumes them
the purchase and reading of a book is much more individual, personal activity then consuming advertiser-supported
e-publishing
the publication of books initially or exclusively online, offers a new way for writers’ ideas to be published
print on demand (pod)
another form of e-publishing, they store works digitally and once ordered a book can be instantly printed, bound and sent
the first newspaper printed in the colonies
Benjamin Harris printed his own broadside, public occurrences both foreign and domestic. lasted one day
john peter zenger case
in 1734 new york weekly journal publisher zinger was jailed for criticizing that colony’s royal governor, charged with seditious libel, the criticism had been published so found guilty, then found not guilty because the words themselves needed to be a lie (which they weren’t), case became a a symbol of colonial newspaper independence from the crown, and its power was evident in the refusal by publishers to accept the stamp act
significance of the penny press
the penny press brought the paper to millions of regular people and the newspaper quickly became the people’s medium
the significance of subsidiary rights
publishers attempt to offset the large investments they do make the the sale of subsidiary rights, that is, the sale of the book, it’s content, and even its characters to filmmakers, paperback publishers, book clubs, foreign publishers, and product producers like t-shirt, poster, coffee cups, and greeting card manufactures
the new york sun and its significance
the rise of newspapers, was the first penny press, filled the sun’s pages with police and court reports, crime stories, entertainment news, and human interest stories
the significance of the north star
slogan: right is of no sex- truth is no color- god is the father of us all, we are all brethren
the most influential african american new paper before the civil war
significance of the daily defender
robbert abbot may, banned in the south, lead to the great migration, most influential american american newspaper after the civil war. goal wad the encourage southern black people to move north
