Final exam study guide

Remember that it's just through chapters 15-18.

It will be Thursday, Dec. 11 at 9 a.m. (we don't have class that Tuesday). Here are some topic (but it's not limited to this list):

Chapter 15
First Amendment
Prior Restraint
Near vs. Minnesota case
Pentagon Papers
Shield laws
Privacy Protection Act of 1980
Freedom of Information Act
Libel, Slander, actual malice, NY Times v. Sullivan
Copyright and fair use
Food Lion case
Equal Opportunities Rule
The FCC and Cable/Network TV
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Deceptive Advertising and the FTC

Chapter 16
How journalists make their decisions: Ethical Principles (know basic differences)
Acculturation
Ombudsperson
Voluntary performance codes for print/broadcast/film
Hayes Code/MPPA ratings (when? why?)

Chapter 17
Governmental systems and media control (libertarian, social responsibility, etc.)
Theories of media-government relationships and examples
Free Marketplace of Ideas
Global Village - what is it, examples, who said it?
"The World is Flat" -- Thomas Friedman
One laptop per child - goals
Digital divide - .. 4 main areas (economic equality, social mobility, democracy, economic growth)


Chapter 18
Magic bullet theory
Minimalist effects theory (with two-step flow)
Media Research - survey's, experiments, panel studies - pro's and con's of each
Socialization
Narcotizing theory
Spiral of Silence
Third person effect
Cultivation/Gerbner
Stereotypes (with cultivation theory)
Impact of TV on politics
Bandura and Bobo doll research
Different approaches to violence in the mass media
Catharsis/Stimulation
Social effects of the Internet
Agenda setting
Mainstreaming, resonance
Children and Advertising

4 possible essays (again, I'll pick two for the test):
1. You think that The Des Moines Register has written defamatory statements about you! What do you have to show to win, and what can the paper do to defend itself?

2. Please describe how a media researcher would describe violence in the media and its effect on viewers according to these theories: socialization theory, catharsis theory, stimulation theory, and agenda setting theory.

3. Ownership of the press can be public (the government) or private (corporations). Control can be centralized (government controlled) or decentralized (little or no government control). This gives us four different possible combinations. As we've talked about, the United States, the U.K., China, and Mexico each have a different combination of these two variables. Which combination would be best for modern-day Iraq and why?

4. You're a photojournalist. You arrive at a fire at a school and take many photos. One of them is of a child laying on the ground who you find out has later died of smoke inhalation. The child's face is turned away, and the only people who could recognize him are the parents and maybe some classmates and teachers. The photo could possible raise awareness and help future schools to be more aware of fire safety. Should you run the photo? Run through five of the ethical principles in our book and what each would say about this situation.