Episode 3: History of Media Literacy (Part 2)

Following newspapers, what were the next two forms of mass media that emerged in the late 1800s and early/mid 1900s?

• radio and television

• paintings and radio

• television and the internet

• web forums and podcasts

What is the form of media literacy called that insists that the public is in grave danger due to X type of media and seeks to censor or abolish it?

• gatekeeping

• protectionism

• monopolizing

• preservation

What is it called when certain types of media are thought to have less cultural value than other types of media?

• media representation

• being old and curmudgeonly

• cultural defensiveness

• innovative denial

What is the called when certain types of media are thought to be spreading false beliefs and ideologies, thus prompting a desire from certain groups to "protect the people"?

• political defensiveness

• public safe-keeping

• conspiracy theorizing

• media sanctuary

What is the called when certain types of sex, violence, and consumerism displayed in the media prompts a desire from certain groups to "protect the people"?

• shock and awe

• moral defensiveness

• boundary-pushing

• ethical reformation

What is it called when the public reacts strongly to a perceived threat to social norms? (the reaction often stems from stereotypes, racism, and/or sexism)

• being old-fashioned

• ethical elitism

• media hysteria

• moral panic

We need to study the methods of content __________ as well as the content itself.

In other words, the way we communicate is (sometimes) even more important than what we communicate.

• creation

• delivery

• financing

• diversity

What is the set of skills required to successfully access and use digital media called?

• textual literacy

• visual literacy

• intercultural literacy

• digital literacy

What is the set of skills required to successfully access and use news media called?

• news literacy

• visual literacy

• intercultural literacy

• digital literacy