Media Definitions

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Conglomorate
Media group/institution is a company that owns large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio, publishing, movies, and the Internet
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Vertical Intergration
Commercial institutions try to become larger and create vertical integration. This is where an institution has shares or owns each part of the production and distribution process.
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Horizontal Intergration
Horizontal Integration is where an organisation develops by buying up competitors in the same section of the market
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Convergence
The joining of technology across different media platforms
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Globalisation
Cultures /Societies /Economies become intergrated globally through a trade and communication network
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Cultural imperialism
Countries that dominate other countires media consumption, also dominating their values and beleifs
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Regulation
Controlling of content and suitability for an audience
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Dress codes
What people wear e.g. evening dress represents glamour and sophistication
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Non- verbal codes
Gesture and Body Language NVC
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Technical codes
Camera angles /Sound /Lighting /Voiceovers /Shooting techniques
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Bricolage
'Tinkering' adaptation of real footage
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Intertextuality
Combined texts to create meaning
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Voyeurism
Please from watching people e.g. reality tv
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Markers
Temporal /Geographical /Historical /Character /Generic
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Audience segmentation
categorisation of audiences by aspects such as Age /Gender /Ethnicity/ Socio economic group
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Demographics
population statistics Age/Gender/Occupation/Fincances/Education
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Narrowcasting
niche audiences are targeted
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Representaion
convey a certain perception
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Commercial institutions try to become larger and create vertical integration. This is where an institution has shares or owns each part of the production and distribution process.

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Vertical Intergration

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Horizontal Integration is where an organisation develops by buying up competitors in the same section of the market

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The joining of technology across different media platforms

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Cultures /Societies /Economies become intergrated globally through a trade and communication network

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