TC 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Asynchronous Communication, Narrowcasting, Motion Picture Production Code

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Spiral of silence- minority and majority point of you. Spiral is the minority so, the majority silences them. Message- what is the context of info. Agenda setting- the news chooses what people to think about and what is important according to what they report. Hi- work and think through things: don"t go through gut instincts i. e big purchase big decision. Low- don"t really work things out: go with your gut, quick decisions i. e. , what to eat. Steretoyping is the formation of generalizations about a group of people based on ill intentions. Keeping things the way that they are. People in power want to stay in power". Communication that occurs at the same time i. e. , talking over the phone. Communication that happens over a period of time i. e. , emails, texts (sometimes), voicemails. Yellow journalism: looked at all sensationalistic stories, show murders, sex, and love, modern equivalent- celebrity blogs, tabloids.