Deck 15: Global Mediaglossaryreferences

Question 1

Britain's external service, the BBC, is available on shortwave radio, the Internet, and American public broadcasting and cable and satellite television. Listen to or watch the BBC. How does its content compare to the homegrown radio and television with which you are familiar Think especially of news. How does its reporting differ from that of cable networks such as CNN and from broadcast networks such as ABC, CBS, and NBC Why do you think differences exist Similarities

Answer 1

NO ANSWER

Question 2

What are clandestine broadcast stations Differentiate between indigenous and exogenous stations.

Answer 2

Clandestine broadcast stations were and are anti-government and anti-regime in nature and often operated without license. The difference between indigenous and exogenous stations is that the former operates within the targeted region they want to change while the latter operates from outside, typically to avoid discovery, capture, or for legal reasons.

Question 3

Do you have experience with another country's media If so, which one Can you place that system's operation within one of the concepts listed in this chapter Describe how that system's content is similar to and different from that with which you are familiar in the United States. Do you favor one system's fare over another's Why or why not

Answer 3

NO ANSWER

Question 4

What are pirate broadcasters What differentiates them from traditional clandestine operators

Question 5

Do you think countries, especially developing nations, should worry about cultural imperialism Would you argue that they should use low-cost Western fare to help their developing system get "off the ground," or do you agree with critics that this approach unduly influences their system's ultimate content

Question 6

How did World War II and the Cold War shape the efforts of the United States in terms of its external and surrogate services

Question 7

What is comparative analysis

Question 8

What are the main characteristics of media systems operating under Hachten's Western concept

Question 9

What are the main characteristics of media systems operating under Hachten's development concept

Question 10

What are the main characteristics of media systems operating under Hachten's revolutionary concept

Question 11

What are the main characteristics of media systems operating under Hachten's authoritarianism and communism concepts

Question 12

What is cultural imperialism What two telecommunications technologies fuel current concern over its operation

Question 13

What was the MacBride Report Why did most Western nations reject it How does it relate to McLuhan's concept of the global village