Media & Society

Front 1

Issue 1: Summarize Shiller's argument.

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American media shape and distribute images and information that determine what we believe and our attitudes.

Front 2

Issue 1: Hirsh & Schiller's arguement

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The media through storytelling unites and examines a culture. (

Front 3

Issue 1: How do the right and left differ on how American values are imposed?

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Right says american values are being subverted..
Left says values are being imposed.

Front 4

Issue 1: Shillers 5 Myths:

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1. myth of individualism and personal choice
2. myth of neutrality
3. unchanging human nature
4. absence of social conflict.
5. media pluralism

Front 5

Issue 2: What are Potters reasons for saying that violent tv leads to violence?

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1. watching violence increases aggression
2. increases fear and desensatizes

Front 6

Issue 2:
What are Fowels reasons for disagreeing with Potter about media causing violence?

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lab environment is not realistic.. evokes different reaction.

Front 7

Issue 4: Anderson says that long term effects of playing video games are:

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hostility, thoughts of retaliation, suspicious about others.

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Issue 4: Anderson says that video games are worse than watching violent tv because:

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-Identification with the aggressor, active participation increases learning.
-rehearsing behavior sequences in more effect.
-repetition increases learning.

Front 9

Issue 4: Anderson says that effects of violent games are more dangerous than__________ .

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xxxxx

Front 10

Issue 4: Economist says that study about video games/violence overlook:

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1. attitudes towards gaming are divided by generation
2. there is no evidence to prove it makes people violent
3. it has potential to be educational.

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Issue 4: Economist says that video games can be positive because:

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1. empathize with the enemy
2. solve problems and puzzles
3. provides excellent training for a career in business

Front 12

Issue 5:
Google challenges copyright laws by:

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-attempting to make a digital universal library

Front 13

Issue 5:
Google says not violating copyright law because of:

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public domain and the fact that they don't offer the whole book.

Front 14

Issue 5:
Wired Magazine's
Kevin Kelly says that when all books in the world are online:

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1. smaller works will find a larger audience.
2. we will gain a deeper grasp of history
3. it will cultivate a new sense of authority

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Issue 5:
Vaid. says the _________ is at stake if reporters don't pay more attention to copyright laws.

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1. "long term health of our culture"
2. if the copyright system fails, huge industries could crumble.

- excessive copyright laws hinder fair use, education and new ideas.

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Issue 5: How has YouTube and Myspace responded to copyright problems?

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saying that the terms agreement relinquish them of responsiblity.

Front 17

Issue 6: Why is advertising beneficial according to Calfee?

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1. ads provide beneficial information about products and elicits information from additional sources
2. provides health info.

Front 18

Issue 6: Godrei says that ads are about______________.

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images, dreams and emotions. and they are compulsive liars

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Issue 7:
Who does Shulman blame for the spread of misinformation?

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US Military officials. They were "weaponizing information" to confound the Iraqi combatants and shape perceptions of the war at home.

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Issue 7:
Shulman says that the_________ has made the spread of misinformation so much quicker than in past wars.

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internet

Front 21

Issue 7: The Office of Strategic Influence was started by _______ to________.

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-the pentagon
- sway public opinion in the Middle East in favor of the administration's war on terror.

Front 22

Issue 7: Ahmad Chalabi was_________.

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the man who provided most of the "intelligence" about WMD that lead the US to go to war in Iraq

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Issue 7: Ryan says that journalists in a democracy have a moral contract to ______

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provide complete, balanced, fair and accurate information to their readers.

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Issue 7: What two themes did the Bush Admin stress in making its case for the war?

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-Do nothing or use military force.
-Stand with us or stand with the terrorists.

Front 25

Issue 7: Fox news aided the Bush administration by__________

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providing pro war, pro military coverage.

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Issue 7: Some journalist failed during the beginning of the Iraq war by_____________.

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avoiding objectivity because it was difficult.

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Issue 8: Political campaigns use negative advertising because_______.

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it works. (Sleeper effect- its when you remember a message but don't remember where it came from)

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Issue 8: Pinkleton looked at the impact of negative ads on students attitudes about_________.

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political decision making.

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Issue 8: What do the authors mean by cynicism, efficacy, apathy and negativism?

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Researchers and political observers suggest that negative mudslinging ads make people negative about the whole political process and make them not want to participate.

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Issue 8: Lariscy says that you have to keep in mind 3 things

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1. How useful the information is judged to be
2. The attack must strike them as at least plausible.
3. Stand by your ad

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Issue 8: The consequences of the McCain Feingold Campaign Finance Reform:

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the people putting the ads out will be less likely to go negative based on the idea that you have to "stand by your ad"

Front 32

Issue 12:
How do Rhoda Rabkin and Poniewazik differ on their views on media decency regulation?

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-Rabkin believes in the industry standard of self-sensorship.
- Poniewazik says "it wouldn't hurt for all of us to recognize that making choices is a right for others and a responsibility for ourselves.

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Issue 12:
Fox decided to censor the bare bottom of __________ on Family Guy.

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Stewie

Front 34

Issue 12:
The right are offended by_______ The left are offended by_______.

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Right: a culture that glorifies promiscuity and drug use. Amoral Hollywood selling smut.

Left: Violence and degradation of women and megabusinesses selling soulless material to the coveted 18-34 demographic.
(Smut is defined differently by different people and general definitions don't do the trick)

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Issue 13:
Trudy Lieberman calls VNRs the marriage of_____________.

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the hospitals desperate need to compete for lucrative lines of business in our current health system and TV's hunger for cheap, easy stories.

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Issue 13:
What news network used the VNRs from Cleveland Clinic verbatim?

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FOX

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Issue 13:
PRSA wants to self regulate their members on VNRs, they propose that they must uphold their definition of excellence which includes_____________.

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Honesty, Accuracy and full disclosure.

Front 38

Issue 14:
MusicToday is__________.

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an organization that allows artists to manage their own brand.

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Issue 14:
What role does technology play in survival/ success of music industry?

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(maybe) the ability to gather data to target the market more effectively and social media to maintain a relationship with fans.

Front 40

Michael Powell says that the FCC has tirelessly worked to preserve_____________.

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1. localism
2 diversity
3. competition