Midterm test II on Discourse Analysis for the 2nd

c)Yellow journalism

d)Magazine

e)Editorial

f)Print media

g)Press

h)Tabloid

i)Newspaper

j)News

k)propaganda

l)Broadcast

m)Column

n)Journalism

o)Journalist

p)Mass media

q)Media bias

r)Media event

s)Press conference

t)television

1)______________is a form of communication that typically attempts to persuade potential customers to purchase or to consume more of a particular brand of product or service.

2)A ____________ is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

3)_______________ is the distribution of audio and/or video signals which transmit programs to an audience.

4)A __________ is a recurring piece or article in a newspaper, magazine or other publication.

5)An _____________ is an article in a newspaper or magazine that expresses the opinion of the editor, editorial board, or publisher.

_6)_______________ is the craft of conveying news, descriptive material and comment via a widening spectrum of media.

A 7)________________ is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for non-bias viewpoint.

8)__________________ are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three.

9)______________ includes all the "tools" we have for communicating with large numbers of people… television, radio, film, on-line services, magazines and newspapers. All carry messages that reach masses of people in contrast to letters, telephone calls and one-to-one conversations known as interpersonal media.

10)_____________ is a term used to describe a real or perceived bias of journalists and news producers within the mass media, in the selection of which events will be reported and how they are covered.

11)______________an event that is staged primarily for the purpose of simply being covered.

12)___________ is any new information or information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.

A 13)____________ is a written publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper.

14)__________________meetings with reporters.

15)_____________the media that includes television, radio, newspapers, magazines, wire services, and on-line services, among others. 

16)_____________that portion of the mass media which include newspapers and magazines.

17)_____________ is the dissemination of information aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people.

18)______________is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic ("black and white") or color, usually accompanied by sound.

A 19)______________ is a newspaper of small format giving the news in condensed form, usually with illustrated, often sensational material