Mass media

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Agents of social control
Influencing social attitudes and Government policy
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Alienated
Lacking social connection with the world
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Bias
Not taking a neutral view and favouring one side of argument
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Censorship
Preventing certain information from becoming public knowledge
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Culture of simulation
A virtual world that becomes more important to the individual than their real life
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Democratic values
The dominant political and social values of western society e.g. Freedom of speech
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Deviancy amplification
The process whereby the mass media can exaggerate the significance of a particular social issue
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Elite
A small dominant group ( that may own and control media) -Marxism
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Freedom of speech
The democratic principle that protects legitimate comment regarding the actions of the government or matters of public interest
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Gatekeeper
One who has editorial control over media content
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Global culture
The idea that many cultural values (generally western) are now shared by people across the world
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Hyperreality
An alternative reality based on an individual's experience of the mass media - particularly TV and the internet
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Image
The identity that individuals wish to present to the world
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Internet
A global system of interconnected computers
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Junk mail
The postal equivalent of SPAM
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Lads magazine
Publication aimed at young men often containing pictures of women as sex objects
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Mainframe computer
Large room sized early computers that stored data using reel-to-reel magnetic tape
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Mass communication
Reaching an audience of thousands perhaps millions
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Mass media
Media e.g. Newspapers which reach a large group of people
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Media imperialism
The idea that western culture values are imposed by a dominant media empire
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Media stereotype
Simple media image based on a prejudice
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Moral panic
When media coverage of an issue leads to exaggerated public concern
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Neo-Liberalism
A political approach based on the belief that governments should limit their activity to maintaining law and order. In particular should not interfere with market forces in the economy
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New media
Computerised communications technology e.g. Satellite tv and digital radio
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News value
The importance attached to particular news items
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Ofcom
The independent regulator and competition authority for the U.K. communications industries
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Old media
Print media and electronic communications developed in the mid-20th century or earlier
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Pluralism
Theories about mass media that see variety and competition as healthy signs of a working democracy
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Propaganda
The selection and control of information usually for political ends
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Social construct
Patterns of behaviour that are based on society's norms and expectations e.e. Masculinity and femininity
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Social convention
A generally expected form of social behaviour
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Social networking site
Virtual community that enabled members to establish a user profile and communicate and share images and information
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SPAM
Unwanted and unasked for bulk electronic messages accounting for much of the increased volume of email traffic
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Spin
Managing the message to influence the way in which events are reported
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Stereotype
A simple fixed mental image of people generally based on the behaviour of a few individuals from within the group
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Stigmatise
To mark a particular group or individual as different, disapproved of and even dangerous to others
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Substitute Hearth
The idea that the tv had replaced the fireplace as the focus of the living room
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Tabloid
Popular newspapers generally published in a smaller format than the so called 'quality press'
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Technological change
The changing technology of communications
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Telesales
Teh selling of goods and services over the telephone
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World information order
The idea that information is now available almost instantly in a global marketplace
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World view
A general view of the way that society works
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Lacking social connection with the world

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Alienated

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Not taking a neutral view and favouring one side of argument

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Preventing certain information from becoming public knowledge

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Card 5

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A virtual world that becomes more important to the individual than their real life

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