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02-40-101-01 FALL 2017 Introduction To Media and Society: Final Exam Study Guide

The document provides a study guide for a final exam covering topics discussed over the course of a semester. It lists key concepts, examples, case studies and names organized by date and lecture topic, including media technologies, policy and regulation, ownership and funding, global media, and changing media environments. The guide serves as an aid for reviewing course material in preparation for the exam but students are advised to review all lecture notes and textbook chapters as well.

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02-40-101-01 FALL 2017 Introduction To Media and Society: Final Exam Study Guide

The document provides a study guide for a final exam covering topics discussed over the course of a semester. It lists key concepts, examples, case studies and names organized by date and lecture topic, including media technologies, policy and regulation, ownership and funding, global media, and changing media environments. The guide serves as an aid for reviewing course material in preparation for the exam but students are advised to review all lecture notes and textbook chapters as well.

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02-40-101-01

FALL 2017
INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA AND SOCIETY

Final Exam Study Guide

FIRST-HALF REFRESHERS

• Concepts: Critical perspective; convergence; “Shrinking space through time”; social model of
communication; space/time bias; culture; public sphere; Canada’s communication/media system
challenges; representation; ideology; audience-as-commodity.
• Names: Harold Innis; Marshall McLuhan; Frankfurt School.

OCTOBER 30 | MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES | CHAPTER 6

• Concepts: Algorithmic media; constructivism; digital enclosure; instrumentalism; panopticon;


re-intermediation, substantivism; technological determinism.
• Examples/case studies: Examples (various) of government surveillance; Google’s data mining.
• Names: Edward Snowden.

NOVEMBER 6 | MEDIA POLICY AND REGULATION | CHAPTERS 7 & 8

• Concepts: Canadian content regulations for TV and radio; copyright; de-regulation;


frequency/spectrum allocation; net neutrality; over-the-top services; privatization.
• Examples/case studies: Canada’s “big 3” mobile oligopoly; Netflix and Canadian content controversy;
zero rating controversy.
• Names: Aird Commission; Broadcasting Act; Telecommunications Act.

NOVEMBER 13 | MEDIA OWNERSHIP AND FUNDING | CHAPTER 9

• Concepts: Alternative media and media democratization; “best atmosphere for selling”; conglomerate;
corporate concentration; horizontal vs. vertical integration; market externality; market failure;
myth of meritocracy; private vs. public ownership.
• Examples/case studies: Examples of vertical integration; Postmedia and corporate concentration in
Canadian journalism; YouTube de-monetization controversy.

NOVEMBER 20 | GLOBAL MEDIA | CHAPTER 11

• Concepts: Cultural dependency; cultural sovereignty; free flow of information; globalization;


imagined community; information flows; media imperialism thesis (including factors, counter-arguments).
• Examples/case studies: Ads from Tim Hortons and Molson Canadian; Disney’s Frozen; Nyan cat.

NOVEMBER 27 | CHANGING MEDIA ENVIRONMENTS | CHAPTER 12

• Concepts: Anomalies of media/cultural products; digital divide; hope labour; native advertising; long tail.
• Examples/case studies: CRTC “basic service” decision; Facebook Free Basics.

DISCLAIMER: This sheet is a list of important concepts, case studies, and names that came up in lectures, the textbook, and in
many cases, both. The exam questions will relate, directly or indirectly, to the above. But please keep in mind: this sheet is an
aid, not a replacement for reviewing all lecture notes and relevant textbook chapters. Some assembly required.

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