The elements of journalism Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Editing The process (art and technique) by which the editor selects, arranges, and assembles the visual, sound, and special effects to tell a story Shot Basic building blocks of film editing A shot's two distinct values? -the value of the photographic image in itself -the value acquired when the shot is placed in relationship to other shots Cut Editing's most fundamental tool The Kuleshov Effect Meaning comes from the editing, not from the physical really th...

what are the challenges of PR? -multifaceted: written, interpersonal, media relations and social media, research, negotiation, creativity, logistics, facilitation and problem solving -professionals: 300,000 in US and 3 million worldwide -US: $3.7billion spent on PR in 2009 and $8 billion will be spent in 2013 -U.S: 30,000 students (PR area); 600 schools offer curriculum in PR -Global scope: PR is huge around the world What are key elements in the definition of PR? -Management of com...

newspaper - ANSWER publication that contains information about current events, features on different topics and advertisements penny press - ANSWER newspapers that were named after the cost, 1 cent inverted pyramid - ANSWER journalism style that puts the most important facts in the first paragraph yellow journalism - ANSWER mid-1890s journalism that represented sensationalism, screaming headlines and cheap melodrama muckraking - ANSWER the beginning of investigative journalism; journ...

Comm 200 Final 104 Questions with Answers 2023 1) What is a Money Pit of Wasted Resources according to the author? Explain his reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER A money pit of wasted resources is advertising. Advertising is this, because traditional advertising is generally so wide and broad that it is ineffective. You can try to target your audience on TV, but you will not reach all. 1)What is Interruption Marketing? Please provide an example. Do you agree with the author's views on Interru...

Libel - ANSWER-The publication or broadcast of any false statements that injuries someone's reputation Why are libel cases hard for the defendant when they go before a jury (3 things) - ANSWER-1)People in the community are not going to know what Libel means 2) People will tend to side with the plaintiff because its really hard to gain sympathy as a reporter 3) its common that jurors and judges will make mistakes What are the five elements of Libel? - ANSWER-1) A plaintiff muse prove t...

News on TV has what? - liveness and intimacy Liveness - sense of simultaneity with real-life events, possibly for unscripted moments Intimacy - combination of audio and visuals allow for profound emotional connection History of broadcast TV Evening News - -shape national consciousness and consensus -seen as fulfilling networks public interest mandate, not expected to serve commercial interest -responsible for telling us the news of the world -consensus press consensus...

Blog - ANSWER Short for Web log. A Web-based publication in which articles, issued periodically, appear in reverse chronological order Bureau - ANSWER A news-gathering office maintained by a newspaper somewhere other tan its central location. Papers may have bureaus in the next county; in the state capital; in Washington, D.C.; or in foreign countries Byline - ANSWER A line identifying the author of a story Citizen Journalism - ANSWER A new form of media in which citizens actively parti...

Journalism Exam The "Fourth Estate" refers to: - journalism, or the news profession. Which of the following is NOT a fictional character? - Bob Woodward Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick was: - America's first newspaper. One of the earlier court cases involving freedom of the press in America was: - the Zenger case. The first newspaper cartoon in America was published by: - Ben Franklin in his Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754. The Penny Press refers...

Instructions to examiners: When determining a Level/Mark for AO4 you should consider whether the answer has dealt with both extracts evenly. An answer with uneven coverage cannot be placed above Level 2. By uneven we mean a significant imbalance in favour of one of the extracts. An answer that only deals with one extract should not be given any credit for AO4. 10 Indicative content: Q1 Read Text A and Text B, printed on pages 3 and 4. Compare and contrast how the writers of Text A and Text...

CMN 140 Exam1, CMN 140 Exam 2, CMN 140 Final 194 Questions with Verified Answers "Hardware" vs "Software" of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER *Hardware:* -Biological organ of communication -Computation is processed in gray matter -> e.g. how info is processed in the brain -Info is transmitted via white matter *Software:* -The brain gives rise to the mind -Some programs are innate (e.g. capacity for language) -Some are learned (e.g. English language) *There is a deep physical conn...