TCU INTRO TO JOURNALISM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULLY SOLVED
Magazine origins - Answers -National mass medium BEFORE newspapers
-Collection of articles, stories, and ads distributed on a weekly or monthly cycle
-EU origins: Review: London, in 1704
Cosmopolitan (History/success) - Answers -1886: targeted @ women
-Today: Top-selling women's magazine
-300 years of history
Muckrakers - Answers -journalists and novelists of the Progressive era, who sought to expose corruption
in big business and government
Teddy R: people are willing to crawl through muck for a story
Lead to FDA act, Meat inspection act, progressive tax income, direct election of US senators
Photojournalism - Answers -Use of photographs to augment editorial content
-Gained prominence through the 1950s
-Had a visual advantage over radio
General interest magazines (characteristics) - Answers -Popular from 1920-1950
-Investigative journalism & broad topics
Special interest magazines (characteristics) - Answers
Life, Time & Reader's Digest are all examples of what? - Answers Successful GENERAL interest magazines
What is disruptive technology? - Answers -A technology that disrupts or shakes up an industry and
replaces an existing technology.
-Early examples are the radio and television.
Early examples of disrupting technology - Answers
Podcasting (growth) - Answers -Estimated to reach 162 million listeners per year
-2023 estimate: $2 billion
Technology that boosted podcasts - Answers -Apple Podcasts on iTunes (offers 3k free podcasts)
-Spotify podcasts
, Issues with analytics (for podcasts) - Answers -Only tracks numbers of downloads
-Not number of listeners
-Tough to attract big advertisers
-Ad revenue topped @ 7 figs
Serial (podcast) & why it is important - Answers -Fastest podcast to reach 5 million downloads & streams
in Apple history
-68 Million downloads by the end of season 1
-First podcast to win the peabody award
-Popularized true crime podcasts
Examples of how technology affects the audience first (disruptive technology) - Answers
Digital first (disruptive technology) - Answers
What was the New York Times innovation report? - Answers -Digital media is getting more crowded,
better funded, and more innovated
-NYT readership falling significantly on website & smartphone app
-Need to become digital-first newsroom
Why was The World's Fair important? - Answers Televised FDR at the worlds fair, first president ever
televised
What were early broadcasts called? - Answers Chalk Talks
(Television) Meet the Press - Answers Oldest running show on TV
(Television) Big networks & dominating national TV news coverage - Answers
(Television) Narrowcasting - Answers -Delivery of specialized programming for niche viewer groups
(Television) McCarthyism - Answers -Witch hunt for commies
-Investigated film industry
-R- WI
-House Committee on Un-American Activities
-Blamed American failures on commie infiltration
-Claimed to have a list of known commies in the USA
Magazine origins - Answers -National mass medium BEFORE newspapers
-Collection of articles, stories, and ads distributed on a weekly or monthly cycle
-EU origins: Review: London, in 1704
Cosmopolitan (History/success) - Answers -1886: targeted @ women
-Today: Top-selling women's magazine
-300 years of history
Muckrakers - Answers -journalists and novelists of the Progressive era, who sought to expose corruption
in big business and government
Teddy R: people are willing to crawl through muck for a story
Lead to FDA act, Meat inspection act, progressive tax income, direct election of US senators
Photojournalism - Answers -Use of photographs to augment editorial content
-Gained prominence through the 1950s
-Had a visual advantage over radio
General interest magazines (characteristics) - Answers -Popular from 1920-1950
-Investigative journalism & broad topics
Special interest magazines (characteristics) - Answers
Life, Time & Reader's Digest are all examples of what? - Answers Successful GENERAL interest magazines
What is disruptive technology? - Answers -A technology that disrupts or shakes up an industry and
replaces an existing technology.
-Early examples are the radio and television.
Early examples of disrupting technology - Answers
Podcasting (growth) - Answers -Estimated to reach 162 million listeners per year
-2023 estimate: $2 billion
Technology that boosted podcasts - Answers -Apple Podcasts on iTunes (offers 3k free podcasts)
-Spotify podcasts
, Issues with analytics (for podcasts) - Answers -Only tracks numbers of downloads
-Not number of listeners
-Tough to attract big advertisers
-Ad revenue topped @ 7 figs
Serial (podcast) & why it is important - Answers -Fastest podcast to reach 5 million downloads & streams
in Apple history
-68 Million downloads by the end of season 1
-First podcast to win the peabody award
-Popularized true crime podcasts
Examples of how technology affects the audience first (disruptive technology) - Answers
Digital first (disruptive technology) - Answers
What was the New York Times innovation report? - Answers -Digital media is getting more crowded,
better funded, and more innovated
-NYT readership falling significantly on website & smartphone app
-Need to become digital-first newsroom
Why was The World's Fair important? - Answers Televised FDR at the worlds fair, first president ever
televised
What were early broadcasts called? - Answers Chalk Talks
(Television) Meet the Press - Answers Oldest running show on TV
(Television) Big networks & dominating national TV news coverage - Answers
(Television) Narrowcasting - Answers -Delivery of specialized programming for niche viewer groups
(Television) McCarthyism - Answers -Witch hunt for commies
-Investigated film industry
-R- WI
-House Committee on Un-American Activities
-Blamed American failures on commie infiltration
-Claimed to have a list of known commies in the USA
