Mass media

Question 1

Gatekeeper

Answer 1

Editor of a newspaper who decides what news is newsworthy

Question 2

Interactivity

Answer 2

When individuals engage in the mass media & become part of a programme or newspaper

Question 3

Mass popular culture

Answer 3

The mass media which is used by a large number of the population because it is entertaining

Question 4

Hyper reality

Answer 4

When the media is so powerful people find it difficult to know what Is fact and fiction

Question 5

Moral panic

Answer 5

When news stories are exaggerated to make it appear that society is under threat

Question 6

Semiology

Answer 6

Study of signs and images in the media in a qualitative way

Question 7

Broadsheet

Answer 7

Large newspaper which focuses on world and political stories, appeals to middle class

Question 8

Globalisation

Answer 8

The way technology and media has made the world smaller

Question 9

Hypodermic syringe

Answer 9

Where the media is powerful and influences behaviour of individuals who are passive

Question 10

Spin doctor

Answer 10

A person, often employed by a political party which tries to manipulate the message of the media

Question 11

Tabloid

Answer 11

A newspaper which is small, often containing stories about celebrities & appeals to working class individuals

Question 12

Tabloid

Answer 12

I newspaper which is small, often contains stories about celebrities and appeals more to working-class individuals

Question 13

Mass popular culture

Answer 13

The mass media which is used by large number of the population because it is entertaining

Question 14

Semiology

Answer 14

This study of signs and images in the media in a qualitative way

Question 15

Hyper reality

Answer 15

When the media is so powerful that people find it difficult to know what is fact or fiction

Question 16

Moral panic

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When new stories are exaggerated to make it appear that society is under threat

Question 17

Broadsheet

Answer 17

Allowed to newspaper which focuses on world and political stories, appeals to more middle-class individuals

Question 18

Globalisation

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The way in which the media and technology has made the world smaller

Question 19

Hypodermic syringe

Answer 19

Where the media is powerful and influences the behaviour of individuals who are passive

Question 20

Propaganda

Answer 20

An attempt to control the media and to influence public opinion

Question 21

Pluralism

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A belief that there are many producers of the mass media who provide the public with a choice of what to watch and read

Question 22

Convergence

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When different forms of mass media join together for example using the Internet to read a newspaper

Question 23

Censorship

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A word used to describe when the public are prevented from accessing items in the media

Question 24

Intertextuality

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Where more and more of the mass media is about the mass media

Question 25

Framing

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The way in which the mass media produces particular stories and images

Question 26

Agenda setting

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The way in which the mass media decide what the public should be interested in

Question 27

Substitute hearth

Answer 27

Where the TV becomes the centrepiece of the living room

Question 28

Desensitisation

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When people are not affected by violent images in the media because they have seen them so many times before

Question 29

Folk devils

Answer 29

A group that is defined as a threat to society

Question 30

Content analysis

Answer 30

Quantitative analysis of the media