UCLA COMM 10 FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ C (CLARP). Answer: (Storage Related Issues) Capacity: how MUCH
can be stored (i.e. books can hold much more info than cave paintings)
MINIATURIZATION of content has aided capacity & portability (i.e.
USB can hold a lot of info in a small amount of space)
◉ L (CLARP). Answer: (Storage Related Issues) Longevity: how LONG
it'll last (i.e. cave paintings/Egyptian hieroglyphics have lasted a long
time), longevity sacrificed for portability (i.e. VHS tapes disintegrate)
◉ A (CLARP). Answer: (Storage Related Issues) Accessibility: how
EASY it is to GET TO content (modern tech has provided greater access
to more people; internet allows instant access through search engines) as
devices/standards change, makes it harder to access content from older
technology
◉ R (CLARP). Answer: (Storage Related Issues) Reproducibility: how
EASY/ACCURATELY can you make COPIES (before the printing
press, it was ERROR PRONE, time consuming made by scribes, visual
media had to be copied by hand) quality sacrificed for space, etc. until
photography, every copy is a lil worse than the previous copy/original
,◉ P (CLARP). Answer: (Storage Related Issues) Portability: how EASY
it is to MOVE (paper improved portability), can influence capacity,
often go hand in hand
◉ Consequences of how media content is Stored. Answer: political,
social, personal
centralized info system with stone tablets: info concentrated in hands of
elites due to difficulty to share
decentralized info system with papyrus: greater reproducibility, led to
establishment of spread out political organizations, influenced
widespread trade, move and distribute laws, facilitated widespread
development of civilizations, business transactions
(i.e. Linda Tripp convo w/ Monica Lewinsky led to impeachment
process of Clinton)
◉ Agenda Setting. Answer: may NOT determine WHAT you think, BUT
does determine WHAT you think ABOUT
◉ Gatekeeper. Answer: anyone involved in the selection process of
news, decides what stories are important enough to end up in news (i.e.
editor, publisher, cameraman)
, ◉ Mirror Analogy. Answer: accusation of potential bias, news media
traditionally defends itself by arguing that they are simply mirroring
reality in their news
◉ intuitive selection. Answer: argued that people just know what good
news is when they see it in the selection process, too simplistic
◉ 5 factors influencing selection in news. Answer: (FONTA) Factors
within story, Organizational pressures, Newspeople, Technology,
Audience
◉ F (FONTA). Answer: (factors influencing selection in news)
FACTORS WITHIN STORY: preference for events (PUCTPDPG)
Pseudoevents, Unusual, Conflict, Timeliness, Proximity, Drama,
Personalization, Good film
◉ PS (FONTA -> PUCTPDPG). Answer: (factors influencing selection
in news --> Factors within story) PSEUDOEVENTS: events caused by
news media, designed for press coverage (i.e. staged demonstration)
seeking mass news coverage
◉ U (FONTA -> PUCTPDPG). Answer: (factors influencing selection in
news --> Factors within story) UNUSUAL: unpredictable thing
occurring at predictable time/place (i.e. president tripping during speech)
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ C (CLARP). Answer: (Storage Related Issues) Capacity: how MUCH
can be stored (i.e. books can hold much more info than cave paintings)
MINIATURIZATION of content has aided capacity & portability (i.e.
USB can hold a lot of info in a small amount of space)
◉ L (CLARP). Answer: (Storage Related Issues) Longevity: how LONG
it'll last (i.e. cave paintings/Egyptian hieroglyphics have lasted a long
time), longevity sacrificed for portability (i.e. VHS tapes disintegrate)
◉ A (CLARP). Answer: (Storage Related Issues) Accessibility: how
EASY it is to GET TO content (modern tech has provided greater access
to more people; internet allows instant access through search engines) as
devices/standards change, makes it harder to access content from older
technology
◉ R (CLARP). Answer: (Storage Related Issues) Reproducibility: how
EASY/ACCURATELY can you make COPIES (before the printing
press, it was ERROR PRONE, time consuming made by scribes, visual
media had to be copied by hand) quality sacrificed for space, etc. until
photography, every copy is a lil worse than the previous copy/original
,◉ P (CLARP). Answer: (Storage Related Issues) Portability: how EASY
it is to MOVE (paper improved portability), can influence capacity,
often go hand in hand
◉ Consequences of how media content is Stored. Answer: political,
social, personal
centralized info system with stone tablets: info concentrated in hands of
elites due to difficulty to share
decentralized info system with papyrus: greater reproducibility, led to
establishment of spread out political organizations, influenced
widespread trade, move and distribute laws, facilitated widespread
development of civilizations, business transactions
(i.e. Linda Tripp convo w/ Monica Lewinsky led to impeachment
process of Clinton)
◉ Agenda Setting. Answer: may NOT determine WHAT you think, BUT
does determine WHAT you think ABOUT
◉ Gatekeeper. Answer: anyone involved in the selection process of
news, decides what stories are important enough to end up in news (i.e.
editor, publisher, cameraman)
, ◉ Mirror Analogy. Answer: accusation of potential bias, news media
traditionally defends itself by arguing that they are simply mirroring
reality in their news
◉ intuitive selection. Answer: argued that people just know what good
news is when they see it in the selection process, too simplistic
◉ 5 factors influencing selection in news. Answer: (FONTA) Factors
within story, Organizational pressures, Newspeople, Technology,
Audience
◉ F (FONTA). Answer: (factors influencing selection in news)
FACTORS WITHIN STORY: preference for events (PUCTPDPG)
Pseudoevents, Unusual, Conflict, Timeliness, Proximity, Drama,
Personalization, Good film
◉ PS (FONTA -> PUCTPDPG). Answer: (factors influencing selection
in news --> Factors within story) PSEUDOEVENTS: events caused by
news media, designed for press coverage (i.e. staged demonstration)
seeking mass news coverage
◉ U (FONTA -> PUCTPDPG). Answer: (factors influencing selection in
news --> Factors within story) UNUSUAL: unpredictable thing
occurring at predictable time/place (i.e. president tripping during speech)
