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J1100 Exam 2
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65 cards·by crayonwarrior
Cost-lowering user-generated content and more page views are the two economic advantages of
social media
social media took hold after the dot com bubble burst, in an era of the web we know as
Web 2.0
In 2010, most Americans got their news here
online
The internet offers more _____ and _____ in news and information
diversity, choice
Through the internet, greater _____ can be achieved in reporting
depth
More diveristy in _______ and _________ is possible thanks to the internet
commentary, analysis
The internet enables _____ _________.
citizen engagement
The biggest standout thing the internet has over other news delivery formats:
speed and ease
The internet allows for cheaper _________ ___________.
content distribution
Tying in with the cheaper content distribution, the internet allows for...
cheaper content creation
Two ways in which the internet has fallen short in journalism:
Overabundance of voices, huge struggle for start-ups
The internet hasn't filled the reporting gap left by newspapers because of ____ choice
consumer
Consumers also do this with content, which hurts the internet's ability to fill the newspaper
gap
free-riding
Newspapers made a lot more revenue with this than online sources do, creating another gap the
internet can't quite fill
Ad rates
Advertizing is ___ __________ __ _______ on the internet thanks to browser-based tracking
and the like.
less dependant on content
Newspapers bundle content, but the internet _____ ______ _____, siphoning away potential
revenue
provides specialized content
The four speech chokepoints
webhosting services, search engines, payment service providers, third party platforms
Often the recipients of defamation or copyright claims
webhosting services
Magnets for censorship. Often asked by governments to blacklist things.
search engines
Can be pressured by governments into blocking payments to speakers
payment service providers
Examples of these are gmail, facebook, and youtube, which contain loads of personal
information that could be tapped into
third party platforms
Europe is attempting to develop this right that would allow one to demand the permanent
removal of personal information from 3PPs
Right to be Forgotton
The United States has taken this approach to commercial media
market based approach
One reason the US has taken the market based approach to commercial media:
independance from government control
THE CENTRAL TENSION IN AMERICAN JOURNALISM IS BETWEEN
the public service funtion of journalism and enterainment function
The central tension in American journalism is between its ______ _____ and _____ functions
public service, entertainment
The majority of US news media is owned
commercially
Concentration of ownership benefits producers by
eliminating competition
eliminating competition benefits ________ and hurts _____
producers, consumers
A lack of competition leads to _____ _______
higher prices
In which a large media company owns a variety of media products and outlets
horizontal integration
In which a media corporation owns companies involved in the different phases of the media
production process
vertical integration
Can a media corporation be both horizontally and vertically integrated at the same time?
yes
The two products media companies are really selling:
Content and viewer's attention
How do media companies make more money, through advertisers or consumers?
advertisers
Content is sold to ________ while viewer attention is sold to ______
consumers, advertisers
Advertisers can control news content by threatening to
pull funding
The biggest point to remember from the documentary about the NYT is
The internet has changed how news is produced
Information is a
commodity
The change of journalism and news adds value by
giving information meaning for citizens and consumers
The news values
timeliness, impact, currency, conflict, novelty, prominence, proximity
Value 1: News isn't news unless it's recent!
timeliness
Value 2: What is this story's effect on public and can it be considered newsworthy?
impact
Value 3: Ongoing issues. Ties in with timeliness.
currency
Value 4: Creates a useful narrative frame and breaks a story down into neat catagories, but
tends to dichotomize everything
conflict
Value 5: An unusual aspect of a news event. Weird things/emotionally stimulating things =
more views!
novelty
Value 6: The power of fame. The more recognizeable a subject, the more attention they will
garnish
Prominence
Value 7: News events that occur closer to your audience are much more likely to make news
proximity
The news values are used by ______ to determine where to best put your story
editors
Two trends gaining attention in the world of online news
paywalls and engagement
Two kinds of paywalls
hard and soft
Are more flexible in the quantity of content nonsubscribers can view
soft paywall
Allow only limited access to content without a subscription
hard paywall
The success of a paywall depends on content and the imposer's ____ ____.
brand name
_______ ________ has both economic benefits and has reinvigorated the journalist-audience
relationship
audience engagement
The more journalism itself changes, the more important the ______ __ _________ become
principles of journalism
This important structure is how news is organized, with the most important information at the
top. This allows for easier editing.
inverted pyramid structure
The average length of a lead
30 words
A lead's purpose is to
engage and prepare a reader
The five kinds of leads
immediate identification, delayed identification, you, narrative, multiple elements
This lead is used when the most important detail is the person involved
immediate identification
This lead is used when a person/org is important, but not very recognizeable
delayed identification
A lead most often used when trying to personally invest a reader in a story. Seen more in
magazines than papers.
the "you" lead
A lead that paints a vivid picture and is more often seen in magazines than newspapers
narrative
This lead is used when a story has a lot of very important things going on
multiple elements