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58 Cards in this Set
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What is the Hepburn Act of 1906?
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Allowed Interstate Commerce commission to tighten railroad regulations following series in McClure's
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What did Pure Food and Drug act of 1906 do?
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Regulates medicine standards following the expose in Collier's
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What did the Mann act of 1909 do?
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Prohibited transportation of females across state lines for immoral purposes
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What brought about the Mann Act?
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A series written in McClure's called "Daughters of the Poor"
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What are some examples of muckrakers and political commentary today?
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Mother Jones, The Nation, New Republic
Texas Monthly National Review, Weekly Standard, and American Spectator |
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What are some examples of investigative journalism?
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McClure's(1893)
Ida Tarbell |
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What were the first magazines?
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American Magazine and General Magazine (1741)
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What was the first women's magazine?
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Godey's Lady's Book (1830)
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What are some other example of early Magazines/Literature?
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Southern Literary Messenger(1834)
Harper's (1850) The Nation (1865)- Known for its political commentary |
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What are some examples of the noteworthiness of magazines?
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They are Print Media Leaders
They reflect the social reality of the times They are also a catalyst (they shape the social reality) |
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Magazine covers we studied in class reflected
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attitudes about the vietnam war.
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What does magazine "exceptionalism" mean?
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Magazines have their own "persona"
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How do consumer magazines influence the views of young adults?
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They get their news from non-traditional sources
They re-infoce readers interests They can also be opinion leaders They provide more information because of longer analytical stories |
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Why are magazines still a big player?
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Magazine readers are attractive to advertisers
Convergence adds value People still like print |
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How is magazine circulation measured?
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Measured by the Audit Bureau of Circulation(ABC)
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What are some characteristics of freelancers?
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Paid per article published
Some specialize in certain areas They often write for more than one publication at a time |
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What have magazines contributed to?
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disengagement
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What are some examples of magazines with targeted audiences?
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Guideposts
Jeep Junkie |
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What are some examples of magazines with general audiences?
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Time
People |
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What movie shown in class reflected public ambivalence toward the Korean war?
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri
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Early radio ads
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Sponsored the whole show.
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Critics of deregulation may argue that Nelly's music
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promotes too many products.
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Who is Clear Channel?
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A large corporate radio chain
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What are some arguements against corporate radio?
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Doesn't promote enough new artists
Doesn't promote local content Doesn't use local talent etc |
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What are the different fields of radio jobs?
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General Manager(runs station)
Program Manager(controls programming) Account Executives Traffickers(schedule ads etc) Production Administrative Engineers |
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How many radio stations are in the US?
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About 14,000
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Why is radio so important to advertisers?
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Very direct audience
Very loyal audience Radio announcers will pitch products Radio ads are very easy to modify |
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Research presented in class shows:
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Internet ads are more irritating than radio advertisements
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What is an example of corporate radio promoting new artists?
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iheartradio.com
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What was the first epic movie?
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The Birth of a Nation(1915)
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How were radio and movie upbringings similar?
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Large companies formed and dominated
Movies were cheap entertainment |
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What was the Motion Picture Producers & Distributors Association made for?
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To deal with complaints and scandals
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What court case gave movies protection under the first amendment?
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Burstyn vs. Wilson 1952
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What is the MPAA?
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Motion Picture Association of America
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What is their purpose?
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To prevent censorship, and provide ratings
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What blockbusters did MGM make?
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Gone with the Wind(1939)
Wizard of Oz(1939) |
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What was a powerful movie during the Great Depression?
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It Happened one Night(1934)
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What was significant about "It Happened one Night"?
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Undershirt sales went down
Was considered the "comedic" antidote to the Great Depression |
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How many times were movies attended at their peak?
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4 Billion in 1946
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How many times were movies attended after 2000?
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Flat- Between 1.38 billion and 1.6 billion
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What are some reasons for lack of growth in the movie industry?
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Technology
Rude People Price Overhyped Advertising Commercials Poor Movies |
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More people attended movies in 2010 than
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All major sports, and theme parks combined
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The song from what movie properly idealized everyones feelings from the Great Depression?
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The Wizard of Oz
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What is an example of a movie reflecting culture from WWII?
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They Died with Their Boots On 1941
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What is an example of a movie reflecting culture from the Korean War?
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954
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What are some movies used to fight terrorism in the US?
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Fahrenheit 9/11
Syriana Jarhead Hurt Locker Dear John etc |
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What movie shown in class reflected ambivalence towards the Korean war?
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri 1954
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The study done in class about magazines suggested
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they encourage students to be more cynical towards politics.
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What did the magazines career guide suggest was an important way to impress a future employer?
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Being on time
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Where to people listen to the radio?
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41 percent at home
36 percent in car 21 percent at work 2 other (portable) |
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What was the "War of the Worlds" incident?
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A dramatized radio broadcast was taken to be real, because people were so dependent on the radio for news
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Why was the War of the World incident so important?
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Blurred the lines between entertainment and news
Demonstrated the power of this new medium Orson Welles and John Housman became famous |
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What federal law suggested that radios would operate as "public convenience"?
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Radio act of 1927
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Burns and Allens were
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Radio Comedians.
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How is the popularity of Radio compared to TV?
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Less prominent role after TV
Plays music more than programming More "cookie-cutter" music than protest Deregulation in 1996 means more group ownership |
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What is the public broadcasting act of 1967?
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Set up public broadcasting in the US; eventually establishing the NPR, PBS, and the Corp. for Public Broadcasting
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What was a big driving political force with Radio?
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Fireside chats
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Magazine sales are...
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decreasing
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