Unit 1 Media Intro review

Which type of reading of a media text will be common to a large number of people

• Denotation

• Connotation

Which type of reading of a media text are numerous, and vary from reader to reader

• Denotation

• Connotation

Which type of reading of a media text is the literal meaning

• Denotation

• Connotation

Which type of reading of a media text is about the emotional weight of a word

• Denotation

• Connotation

Stating that a Dove represents peace is an example of what type of reading?

• Connotation

• Denotation

What you include in your text - is called?

What you omit from your text - is called?

By definition, all media texts are re-presentations of what?

• Reality

• Life

• Film

• Television

The creator of the text, who come to their creations with all their histories and purposes/motives are know collectively as what?

• Artists

• Producers

• Directors

• Journalists

What is the missing word: By definition, all media texts are re-presentations of reality. This means that they are intentionally composed, lit, written, framed, cropped, captioned, branded, targeted and censored by their producers and that they are entirely artificial versions of the reality we perceive around us. However, it is important to note that without the media, our perception of reality would be very limited, and that we, as an audience, need these ___________________texts to mediate our view of the world.

• Artificial

• fake

• created

• composed