JOMC 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Egyptian Hieroglyphs, The Huffington Post, Charmin

• School: UNC
• Department: Journalism and Mass Communication
• Course: JOMC 101
• Professor: Aikat Deb

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Covers august 29 through october 12 (weeks 2-8) 65 minutes (wednesday, october 26th @ 5:15 pm) Bring a scantron, #2 pencils, and your brain! 50 m/c questions worth 2 points each (100 points possible) Lecture content (i. e. slide shows and what the speakers said), in-class discussions, and assigned readings are all fair game for the test. Question breakdown (per mejo 101 study guide posted on sakai) Adam lau, katria farmer and deb aikat online research panel: 4 questions. Deb aikat"s opening act: journalism, gatekeeping, and news algorithms. Journalism is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information. Role of media in the digital age (the 6 e"s) Enlighten, educate, entertain, empower, enrich, and engage. Journalism attempts to be fair and accurate by using objective methods and managing bias. Time magazine person of the year 2006: you: we are the gatekeepers today. Andy bechtel: understanding news judgement lecture notes (4 exam questions)