Exam 6: Communication and Mass Media

Which of the following is the global leader in the number of feature-length films produced each year?

According to Marshall McLuhan,what happens when new mass media are introduced?

Compare and contrast Harold Innis's concepts of time-biased media and space-biased media.

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

According to the CRTC,how much Canadian content are private television broadcasters in Canada required to maintain?

Jeff watched a show on television last night about the relationship between religion and violence in Western society.He is now convinced that the solution to reduce violence will be found through religious teachings,although he personally has not been to church in 10 years.According to the text,what was likely the main contributing factor that explains why Jeff's opinion was swayed so profoundly?

When British songwriter Adele became known worldwide,the world was brought together through her shared meanings and understandings of heartbreak and dating relationships.Which term best characterizes the sharing of information and cultural understandings of life experiences?

One benefit of social media is that they do not suffer from concentration and commercialization.

As a result of low viewer ratings,media outlets that cater to ethnic minority groups are decreasing in number.

The pilot for a new television show included a character that helped a teenager obtain an abortion.Since a major shareholder on the television network's board of directors was anti-abortion,the show was not purchased.According to the text,what sociological approach could be used to analyze the influence of the shareholder?

What term best characterizes how diverse media programming allows individuals to personally construct understandings and identities?

Nazi Germany was the first totalitarian state to use radio as a propaganda tool.Which term best describes this use of media?

Which type of media is the Mayan Calendar?

Torstar holds a virtual monopoly of the English-language newspaper market in major cities across Canada.

The Internet has provided the ability to "self-produce" news and music,with freedom from broadcasting and publishing controls.What does this shift in how news and music is produced demonstrate?

What is the central concept in cultural studies?

Do media reflect reality (exactly or distortedly)or do they construct it in the first place? Discuss within the context of media representations and interpretive frames.

When people play video games,they are transmitting and receiving messages.Which term best characterizes the flow of messages between the device and the user?

Which of the following is the chief provider of original Canadian radio and television programs?

In a recent newscast,bankers on Wall Street were interviewed.The common sentiment among the bankers was that capitalism is the best way to organize a society's economy.Based on what you have learned about the political economy of media,which statement best characterizes the intent behind this newscast?