Test 1 Journalism 190
56k modems - ANS-
Advertising Revenue - ANS-Has been on the decline for years. Revenue brought in
from outside sources to fund the newspaper.
Alternative Press - ANS-1960s
-worked to challenge mainstream depictions of news
ARPAnet - ANS-Defense departments Advanced Research Project Agency, created the
internet.
Associated Press - ANS-In 1848, six New York newspapers formed a cooperative
arrangement and founded the first major news wire service.
blogs - ANS-Open source media where authors can post to an online audience.
Broadband - ANS-How a device connects to the internet.
Browsers - ANS-Mosaic and Netscape, in the 1990s helped to prompt the mass
medium stage of the Internet.
Bulletin Boards (Digital) - ANS-Websites that listed information about particular topics
such as health issues, computer programs, or employment services.
Citizen Journalism - ANS-Activist amateurs and concerned citizens, not profes- sional
journalists—who use the Internet and blogs to disseminate news and information.
Common Carrier - ANS-General public service without discrimination to who can use it.
Conflict-Oriented Journalism - ANS-News in which front-page news is often defined
primarily as events, issues, or experiences that deviate from social norms.
Consensus-oriented Journalism - ANS-News focused on carrying articles on local
schools, social events, town government, property crimes, and zoning issues.
, Digital Divide - ANS-The growing contrast between the "information haves," those who
can afford to pur- chase computers and pay for Internet services, and the "information
have-nots," those who may not be able to afford a computer or pay for Internet services.
Eras of Journalism - ANS-
Feature Syndicates - ANS-Commercial outlets that contract with newspapers to provide
work from the nation's best political writers, editorial cartoonists, comic-strip artists, and
self-help columnists.
Fiber-optic cable - ANS-Sped up time for data to travel.
First Amendment - ANS-Write to freedom of the press.
Gonzo Journalism (immerse yourself) - ANS-Imbed yourself in a group of people. Put
yourself in the environment that you're writing about.
How has convergence (such as a print medium moving to a digital, online format) and
reliance on advertising dollars impacted the news industry? - ANS-...
HTTP and HTML - ANS-Hypertext Markup Language: the written code that creates Web
pages and links, is a language that all computers can read, so computers with different
operating systems, such as Windows or Macintosh, can communicate easily.
Internet - ANS-Developed in 1960 as an information superhighway.
Internet Service Provider (ISP) - ANS-Owned mostly by Timewarner and Comcast
today, sell you access to the Internet.
Interpretive Journalism - ANS-Aims to explain key issues or events and place them in a
broader historical or social context.
(Walter Lippmann)
Invert-pyramid Style - ANS-(most words to least words)
- most important/ noteworthy
-Supporting details
-Related info
56k modems - ANS-
Advertising Revenue - ANS-Has been on the decline for years. Revenue brought in
from outside sources to fund the newspaper.
Alternative Press - ANS-1960s
-worked to challenge mainstream depictions of news
ARPAnet - ANS-Defense departments Advanced Research Project Agency, created the
internet.
Associated Press - ANS-In 1848, six New York newspapers formed a cooperative
arrangement and founded the first major news wire service.
blogs - ANS-Open source media where authors can post to an online audience.
Broadband - ANS-How a device connects to the internet.
Browsers - ANS-Mosaic and Netscape, in the 1990s helped to prompt the mass
medium stage of the Internet.
Bulletin Boards (Digital) - ANS-Websites that listed information about particular topics
such as health issues, computer programs, or employment services.
Citizen Journalism - ANS-Activist amateurs and concerned citizens, not profes- sional
journalists—who use the Internet and blogs to disseminate news and information.
Common Carrier - ANS-General public service without discrimination to who can use it.
Conflict-Oriented Journalism - ANS-News in which front-page news is often defined
primarily as events, issues, or experiences that deviate from social norms.
Consensus-oriented Journalism - ANS-News focused on carrying articles on local
schools, social events, town government, property crimes, and zoning issues.
, Digital Divide - ANS-The growing contrast between the "information haves," those who
can afford to pur- chase computers and pay for Internet services, and the "information
have-nots," those who may not be able to afford a computer or pay for Internet services.
Eras of Journalism - ANS-
Feature Syndicates - ANS-Commercial outlets that contract with newspapers to provide
work from the nation's best political writers, editorial cartoonists, comic-strip artists, and
self-help columnists.
Fiber-optic cable - ANS-Sped up time for data to travel.
First Amendment - ANS-Write to freedom of the press.
Gonzo Journalism (immerse yourself) - ANS-Imbed yourself in a group of people. Put
yourself in the environment that you're writing about.
How has convergence (such as a print medium moving to a digital, online format) and
reliance on advertising dollars impacted the news industry? - ANS-...
HTTP and HTML - ANS-Hypertext Markup Language: the written code that creates Web
pages and links, is a language that all computers can read, so computers with different
operating systems, such as Windows or Macintosh, can communicate easily.
Internet - ANS-Developed in 1960 as an information superhighway.
Internet Service Provider (ISP) - ANS-Owned mostly by Timewarner and Comcast
today, sell you access to the Internet.
Interpretive Journalism - ANS-Aims to explain key issues or events and place them in a
broader historical or social context.
(Walter Lippmann)
Invert-pyramid Style - ANS-(most words to least words)
- most important/ noteworthy
-Supporting details
-Related info
