Exam 12: The Mass Media

What do we call information that is transmitted from a single source to a large impersonal audience?

Marion generally watches television for an hour or two per day to unwind after long days at work on her computer, surfing the Internet. With which of the following is she engaged in these activities?

Access to the Internet is not evenly distributed globally. Which of the following countries has the highest percentage of its population connected to the Internet?

Are mass media audiences active or passive? Incorporate British sociologist Stuart Hall's views into your response.

Some have argued that the Internet is good for democracy, and others have argued that we are being amused to death. Find arguments that defend these positions and write a paper defending one side or the other.

Which of the following media made the coordination of time and the establishment of just six time zones across Canada possible?

LMNO Corporation owns a coliseum, a hockey team, several magazines and newspapers, a television network, and various retail outlets. Which of the following best describes LMNO Corporation?

Why are access to the Internet and Internet content important issues in global and national perspectives?

According to the textbook, what is the potential effect of the Internet on the mass media?

James and Andrew created an Internet application they called Shazam that will allow millions of people to download music for free without using a central server. What is this phenomenon indicative of?

According to symbolic interactionists, functionalists and conflict theorists both underestimate the extent to which the audiences resist and shape the messages they are receiving.

Despite some limitations, conflict theorists make valid points about the homogeneity of media messages when they focus on which of the following?

According to cultural studies experts, people are passive consumers of media.

Mass media ownership over time tends to become more concentrated. According to the textbook, which of the following explains this?

Mainstream news sources and outlets always act like the "lap dogs" of the powerful because of media conglomeration.

According to the textbook, which of the following best captures the main point, the role of media in war, made by Brian de Palma's film Redacted?

Chrissy carefully monitors what her three-year-old daughter is watching on television, ensuring that she is only watching non-violent shows that teach important values, such as sharing, cooperation, acceptance of diversity, and so on. Which of the following characterizes the function that media is fulfilling in the lives of Chrissy and her daughter?

The first writing systems were developed 5500 years ago in Egypt and Mesopotamia.

How have social media changed the way people interact?

The television program 60 Minutes refused to broadcast a damaging interview with a former Philip Morris executive because the tobacco company threatened the network with legal action. According to Herman and Chomsky, what does this case illustrate?