MIDTERM 2



STUDY GUIDE – Midterm 3 Dr. Christopher Burnett COMMS-JOUR55

The test will be on Wednesday, May 18 at 3 p.m. in Mendocino 1003. This is the scheduled time in the course catalog and I expect all students to be there if they want to take the test. I'm leaving town on Thursday, May 19, and won't return until early the following week, so makeups are pretty much out of the question

The test will cover chapters 12, 14, 15 and 16 in Media Impact and information covered in class lectures and videos.

A good study strategy is to start by reviewing the quizzes that covered the chapters. I have drawn several questions from the quizzes. The questions are drawn more or less equally from each of the four chapters. The second step in reviewing is to go over key terms and concepts in each of the five chapters.

I will be available in my office (Mendocino 5026) from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, and from 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18, to answer last minute questions. You don't need an appointment – just drop by. You can also call me at 278-5311 or e-mail me at burnettc@csus.edu and I will answer your questions during this time period. Good luck!

The following key terms and concepts are likely to appear on the test. This doesn't mean, however, that this is ALL that will be covered. You should read each of the chapters, paying attention to boldfaced terms and terms in the margins.

Bob Barr

Examples of unethical journalistic behavior

Definitions of ethics and law

Definition of libel, and kinds of libel defenses

Aristotle's golden mean

Rawls' veil of ignorance

Jayson Blair

Janet Cooke

Stephen Glass

Basis of press development in different areas of the world

Australian Broadcast Corporation

Al Jazeera

International Herald Tribune

Joseph McCarthy

Roth and Miller obscenity cases

Public officials and libel

Child Online Protection Act

Cameras in the courtroom

Telecommunications Act of 1996

Communications Decency Act

Agenda setting

Wilhoit and Weaver

Embedding

Responsible capitalism

Infomercials

Consensus journalism

Changes in broadcast journalism

News coverage in American wars of the 20th century

Walter Cronkite

Dan Rather

Watergate hearings

Newsreels

Golden Age of Television News

Accreditation

Ernie Pyle

Examples of prior restraint

Checkbook journalism

Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics

Authoritarian Theory

Soviet Theory

Social Responsibility Theory

Media systems in Africa, Asia and Middle East

Confidentiality of sources

The First Amendment and the press

The Fourth Amendment and the press

Bob Barr

Jeanene Garafolo

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