C200 – Intro. To Mass Communications
Study Sheet – Test 1

Know the following:

Channels, medium, mediated, source, receiver, content, mass communication, social currency, categories of content (entertainment – advertisements), production, distribution, exhibition, finance, book classifications, trade books, mass market paperbacks, religious books, educational books, professional books, university press, reference books, book clubs, consolidation, illiteracy, alliterates, censorship, audio books, ebooks, hypertext fiction, vanity press, newspaper declines, newspaper advertising revenue, newspaper types, dailies, weeklies, special interest, alternative press, ethnic press, syndicates, wire services, newspaper trends, target audience, freelancing, editorial department, general assignment reporter, beats, circulation, classifieds, production, reasons for FYS courses, how college differs from high school, groups on campus, The Horizon, where to go for help (academically, personally, legally), harassment, grade replacement, academic bankruptcy, FX, FN, FNN, I, withdrawing, late withdrawals, plagiarism, interference, student rights, how to succeed in class, Cup of Grace, disruptive behavior, general education requirements (written communication – central ideas), skills to learn in college (leadership – written communication)