Flashcards on Introduction to Mass Media and Communication
Introduction to Mass Media & Communication for Students
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Mass Media and Communication
14 cards
Card 1
Question: What are some of the most common types of media?
Answer: Newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the internet.
Card 2
Question: What are the main roles or purposes of media?
Answer: To inform (provide information), entertain, educate, and uncover the truth.
Card 3
Question: Which two countries invented many technologies used in modern communication media?
Answer: Britain and America.
Card 4
Question: Which device was invented in America in 1829?
Answer: The typewriter.
Card 5
Question: What was invented in Britain in 1837?
Answer: The telegraph.
Card 6
Question: Who invented the telephone, when, and why was it important?
Answer: Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 in America; it allowed people to speak over long distances.
Card 7
Question: When and where was the first radio broadcast, and when did television appear?
Answer: The first radio broadcast was in the USA in 1916; television was invented in Britain and America in the 1920s.
Card 8
Question: What are the differences between newspapers and magazines in terms of publication frequency?
Answer: Newspapers are mostly daily (published every day), with some only on Sundays; magazines are usually weekly or monthly.
Card 9
Question: What are the basic differences between tabloids and broadsheets?
Answer: Tabloids are small, popular, with short articles and many pictures; broadsheets are larger, more serious, with longer articles.
Card 10
Question: What types of content can commonly be found in broadsheets?
Answer: Headlines, main news, national news, editorials, financial and sports news, features, TV programs, weather forecasts, theater and cinema listings, cro