Flashcards on Introduction to Mass Media
Introduction to Mass Media: Definition, Types & Role for Students
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Mass Media
11 cards
Card 1
Question: What are mass media?
Answer: Means of communication with a large mass audience, e.g., the press, radio, television, the Internet.
Card 2
Question: What are the three main roles of mass media?
Answer: To inform, educate and entertain us.
Card 3
Question: What are the two main types of newspapers mentioned?
Answer: Serious papers (broadsheets) and tabloids.
Card 4
Question: What characterizes serious papers (broadsheets)?
Answer: Bigger in size; read by people who want serious news.
Card 5
Question: What characterizes tabloids?
Answer: Smaller in size; focus on entertainment, stories and gossip about famous people; more popular than serious papers.
Card 6
Question: Name two examples of Slovak newspapers given and identify their type.
Answer: SME and PRAVDA — daily papers with nationwide distribution and influential (serious). NOVÝ ČAS — a very popular tabloid.
Card 7
Question: What is THE SLOVAK SPECTATOR?
Answer: A weekly English-language newspaper providing information about Slovakia in English.
Card 8
Question: Which British newspapers are given as examples of serious broadsheets?
Answer: The Telegraph and The Times.
Card 9
Question: Which British newspapers are given as examples of tabloids?
Answer: The Sun and The Daily Mirror.
Card 10
Question: What question does the content suggest you ask about your own media habits regarding newspapers and magazines?
Answer: Which papers and magazines do you know and what do you read?