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JMS440 FINAL REVIEW 12/15/2014 6:23:00 AM 
100 Questions, same scantron 
The rise of mass media 
 Roots in 18th/19th century 
 Factor that contributed to mass media PG 15 
o Industrial revolution 
 Innovative technology-made possible the large 
circulation dailies 
 Media factories 
o Urbanization (movement to urban centers) 
 Wider audiences- driving out competition 
o Education/rise in literacy 
Media concentration 20th century PG 17 
 Decline in family ownership- Usually after three generations the 
newspaper is turned into a new business- in terms of its financial 
structure and vision. 
 New tech (more options for consumers) 
 Tax laws/business climate favoring corporate expansions- virtually 
impossible to shelter family wealth beyond the third generation 
 Conglomerates taking over media industries- Instead of claiming 
huge profits- project revenues and frequently buy new businesses. 
The system encourages companies to reinvest in themselves and 
get bigger. 
PG13-14 Free marketplace of ideas 
 John Milton- Mid1600’s 
o Argument for public discourse 
 Opposed the practices of the English government 
 argued against the king because he (and the monarchy) 
determined what info was available to the public. 
 “Only when ALL ideas are on the table can truth be 
determined” 
 Place DISCOURSE above all other freedoms 
o Free marketplace of ideas—only when public is exposed to 
variety/different POVs can they make their own decisions. In 
that free market place, the truth would eventually rise.
o “give me liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely 
according to conscience, above all liberties” 
 1st amendment was modeled after FMOI 
1st amendment PG 316 
 congress shall make no law… 
 Intended to prevent the government from interfering from the “free 
market place” of ideas 
1st amendment protections—inalienable aka the govt isn’t granting, it’s 
protecting. Apply to everyone 
 freedom of speech 
 freedom of the press 
o media is the only industry that has written in protections in 
the constitution 
o Press is an extended word which means mass media in 
general 
 freedom of religion 
 freedom to petition 
 freedom of assembly 
Watergate and the press 
 Goal of the Washington Post in exposing scandal 
 Eventually led to Nixon’s resignation 
 “All the President’s Men”- Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, 
Ben Bradlee (editor)... they reported on the Watergate scandal 
 Deep throat- Watergates whistle blower- news source who 
provided sensitive leaks 
Prior restraint PG 317 
 Governmental prohibition imposed on expression before the 
expression actually takes place 
 Dissemination of material in advance because of its message-preventing 
people of ever receiving the information. 
 First amendment framers wanted to eliminate prior restraint 
 Only available to the government/government agencies, not to the 
individual.
 Prior restraints are usually attempted through a court order: 
INJUNCTION” 
 Legal when… 
o National security is at risk 
o Material is deemed obscene 
o Material would incite people to engage in unlawful behavior 
(imminent violence or overthrow of the govt) 
o Material includes “fighting words” (language that presents a 
danger of imminent violence) 
 Most famous case involved Prior Restraint 
 Daniel Ellsburg- Released the Pentagon papers 
o The papers showed that the war was “unwinnable” 
o And many more causalities were forecasted than the 
American public had been told. 
o He tried to release the information 
o He went to the NY Times 
o Published the excerpts June 16,1971 
o Federal law prevented them from published and they were 
told to cease publication 
o NY Times refused to cease 
o Ultimately the government could not prove that national 
security would be compromised 
o This changed the view of the war 
o First whistle blower 
Access to public info 
 freedom of Info Act—federal law that guarantees/protects the 
public’s right to obtain info from federal government agencies. 
Freedom of information Act 
 Enacted in 1966 
 Federal law that establishes the public’s right to obtain info from 
federal agencies 
 “any person” can file a FOIA request, including US citizens, foreign 
nationals, organizations, associations and universities.
 Not a blanket open door for any kind of info. 
 Exceptions: 
o National security info, personnel info, confidential business 
info. 
o Congress, the federal courts, and parts of the Executive Office 
of the President that function solely to advise and assist the 
president, are NOT subject to the FOIA. 
Public access CA STATE LAWS 
 CA public records Act—state law that governs access to info. 
Modeled after FOIA. 
 Open meetings act—state law that requires open meetings at the 
state level. 
 Brown act—state law that requires open meetings at the local level. 
Shield laws 
 Grants journalists some means of protection against being forced to 
reveal confidential information or sources. 
 49 states and the District of Columbia have some form of shield law 
 State shield law does not protect you if it pertains to federal law 
 current controversy—to whom/what kind of journalists do they 
apply to? (Should it include bloggers?) 
 The most recent proposal to congress for a shield law 
o Free Flow information Act 
o The government cannot force anyone to provide information 
without showing why there is a need to do so. 
o Imminent and actual harm 
o There wouldn’t be any kind of an absolute privilege. 
o Instead, there would be a litigation process. (Up to the 
courts) 
o Who would be covered in the Federal Shield Law? 
o Don’t look at the job description. Look at the act of journalism 
 The person must regularly gather news and information 
on matters of public interest for the purpose of 
disseminating that information to the public and must
have doing so at the time he or she gathered 
information from a confidential source. 
Yellow Journalism 
The two newspapers which ran the Yellow Kid, Pulitzer's World and Hearst's 
Journal American, quickly became known as the yellow kid papers. This was 
contracted to the yellow papers and the term yellow kid journalism was at 
last shortened to yellow journalism, describing the two newspapers' editorial 
practices of taking (sometimes even fictionalized) sensationalism and profit 
as priorities in journalism. Yellow journalism—although it is proven to 
increase viewership, most traditional news media does not use it (credibility) 
Effective management—characteristics PG 39-40 
 Vision of where they want their employees and the company to go 
 Ability to communicate that vision to others 
 A talent for building trust in others 
 Ability to positively manage themselves 
Henri Fayol PG 41-42 Functions of management 
 Fayol’s principles (there are 14 that can be found in book, she 
wants us to focus on the following 3) 
o 1st- Division of Labor to be accomplished into appropriate 
departments and teams. Specialized tasks based on 
individuals work 
o Equity- overriding sense of fairness 
o 14th-Espirit de corps- Not quantitatively focused 
 Must have a positive spirit within an organization 
 Managing the attitude of people toward their work 
 Managements responsibility to have morale within 
employees 
 positive moral has a direct effect on the employees and 
 Controversial for his days 
o Meaningful remuneration- compensation other than money 
like paid vacation 
Frederick Taylor- Scientific Management PG 41-42 
 Worked in steel mills/mining
 Most effective use of labor 
 Wanted to figure out ways to get maximum output 
 To Taylor, to more productive the worker was, the happier he was-humanistic 
considerations 
 Theory of incentive pay- Now has evolved throughout companies 
and includes complex formulas. 
o Compensation for good work. NOT quotas; re-numeration. 
 Critics- too much focus on financial reward.- Utilitarian approach 
may be negative if employees view their payout as a indicator of 
their worth. 
Management theory—theory X (more authoritative) 
 People don't really want to work and will try to avoid doing things 
 Managers must control and coerce workers to do their jobs 
(negative reinforcement) 
 Workers are not motivated, don't desire responsibility and prefer to 
be directed. 
Management theory—theory Y 
 Work is viewed as a natural part of life people do not inherently 
dislike it. 
 Workers want to achieve goals to which they are committed 
 People will commit to goals they view as producing personal 
rewards (not necessarily monetary). 
 Workers will seek out and accept responsibility 
 Frequently workers intelligence is not fully used 
theory Z (less of management theory and more of organization) 
 Longer-term employment- more stable employment with an high 
value on experienced workers. 
 Relatively slow advancement- promotion is a process of growth and 
not a short term reward. 
 Cross departmental- Management experience in various 
departments- better sense of the entire organization 
 Attention to fit and suitability od decisions- makes sure it had as 
many facts as possible but still uses intuitive sense and feelings
about itself and its market to reach final decisions. Doing the right 
thing for the company in the long run. 
 Holistic attitude with a sense of family 
 Attention to how and if individual and company values fit 
 Emphasis on participative decision making and consensus- ultimate 
decision is one persons responsibility, but with much consideration 
from others. 
“machine” organizations PG 57 
 substantial specialization of jobs- little margin for performance up 
to the individual 
 fairly rigid command and control where formal decision-making 
policies 
 job grouping where similar skills are brought together and define 
departments 
 numerous subordinates in a narrowly defined specialty area for 
each supervisor (narrow span of control) 
 tendency towards substantial and frequent supervision 
VS 
“professional” orgs PG58 
 wide job latitude- significant control over what is done and how it is 
accomplished. 
 loose command and control- Informality in the work environment, 
which encourages collective, consensual decision making 
 broadly defined departments and divisions- multifaceted teams 
 limited managerial supervision generally approached as a 
coordinating activity more then controlling one. 
 sense of professional ethic, w/work as a higher-level activity that 
has a greater social purpose. 
 Great social purpose 
 Media relations falls into this category! 
Perception PG 68
 Difficulty within orgs (including media orgs) because they’re made 
up of individual and varying Points Of Views 
 Terministic screens 
o Concept that we all see the world and what happens around 
us through filters, which is how we make sense/how we see 
the world 
 Based on experiences, biases, upbringing, belief 
system, etc 
 Through which a person views the world and relates to 
it can be difficult to define 
Selective influence theory PG 70 
 Selective attention—we filter out “clutter” and information we view 
as less important in order to focus on what really matters to us or 
we perceive as important. 
 Selective perception—cognitive differences- we perceive meaning 
and value based on our values, attitudes and prior knowledge. 
 Selective action—We choose whether to act on, ignore or “file” 
info/communication 
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs PG 75 
 The needs of the previous level must be met 
 Pyramid top—self actualization 
o A sense of fulfillment, deeper meaning in life’s 
accomplishments; a sense of happiness 
o You are loving to your highest potential 
o Goal is to get to the top of the pyramid 
 Esteem 
o You've acquire the skills that lead to honor and recognition 
o Positive regard to self and others 
 Love and belonging 
o Achieving deeper, more meaningful relationships 
o Friendship, love, social affiliation 
 Safety and Security- from external threats 
o Home, sweet home 
o Feel safe-stability
 Pyramid bottom—physiological needs 
o Food water sleep shelter- basic survival needs 
o 
o 
B=f(SO) PG 83 
—behavior is a function of the situation and the organism (person) 
 Too often we focus on the behavior without looking at the cause 
 Behavior is more easily predicted if we understand the situation and 
organism 
 To create good behavior; set people up for success 
 Behavior is what is observable of us 
 Behavior looked at in isolation tells us very little 
 “Stakeholders”- increasingly invested and perceive a sense of self in 
the organizational context 
 your subordinates are not you 
 be aware of what motivates others 
 media people have a sense of “calling” 
 extrinsic- external comfort- symbols of worth 
 intrinsic- internal comfort- feeling of worth
Cardinal rule of management: treat others as you would want to be treated. 
Equity theory PG 89 
—when workers do not believe there is equity in their work environment, 
they try to restore the balance by whatever means are available and 
necessary, including: 
 Changing the way tasks are done 
 Making suggestions for improvement 
 Creating the illusion of productivity 
 Withdrawing—physically or psychologically 
Causes: lack of knowledge, management plays favorites, the “stars” are 
viewed as getting special treatment, too much control and coordination 
which organizations grow large 
Justifications: some positions require more “talent” 
Media “Stars”- news anchors, newspaper columnists, special reporters, or 
other people who are highly promotable as audience draws. 
Expectancy theory PG 92 
 Based on knowledge, experience and past practice, workers assume 
certain outcomes will result from their actions 
o Behavior = predictable outcome 
 Based on two routes/ “outcome paths” to motivate workers 
o The probability that effort produces desired performance 
o The probability that performance produces a desired outcome 
o effort ----> performance ----> outcome 
Malicious compliance Syndrome PG 104 
Book EX: Management deleting games off employees computers. 
 Treating a symptom instead of the cause.- angering employees 
 Employees may have high productivity and come in early/leave late 
to play games. 
 In turn, now employees are less motivated to work. 
 Creates an “us verses them” mentality
—doing work that appears to comply with directives and organizational 
goals, but that really harms effectiveness. (sometimes difficult to detect, can 
be very detrimental to the org) 
 Pretending to work hard, when real productivity and creativity is 
reduced 
 Doing only what the job description says with no circumstantial 
adaptation. 
Media organization manifestations may include 
 Intentionally overlooking or downplaying something to reduce 
effectiveness 
 Doing work that could be done extraordinary in a mundane but 
acceptable way 
Better Solution: Adjusting work flow 
 More prevalent where employees don’t trust managements and 
there is a lot of turnover 
Measuring effectiveness PG 111 
Media organization effectiveness – What (or who) determines 
effectiveness? 
 Who EVALUATORS: 
o shareholders 
o employees 
o customers 
o society 
 What MEASURES: 
o profitability 
o reach 
o critical acclaim 
o adherence to the mission 
NOTE-There is a danger of adopting too narrow a view of effectiveness 
Internal variables PG 113 
 Employee social interaction (ie team atmosphere or formal 
hierarchy) 
 Office politics- (backstabbing, trying to get ahead = negative affect 
on the organization)
 Labor atmosphere and turnover of personnel- (disruptive. too many 
new people trying to learn the ropes. constantly having to train 
people only to have them leave) 
External variables PG 113 
 Changing competitive situation 
 Audience/customer perceptions 
 Public attitude during crises (ie to whom do people turn for news 
and info hen something big happens, the media outlet of record) 
 Attitude of regulators (ie FCC, FTC)—TV, radio, NOT PRINT 
Analysis of organizational effectiveness PG 113-14 
 Structuralists- external forces have considerable impact on the 
choices available 
 Strategic choice- management influences- the environment is used 
as a precondition to decide where to focus there efforts- based on 
the best chance of success. 
 Collective action- changes with the environment- intertwined 
 Natural selection- Darwinism 
o Either appropriate to the environment and surviving or 
inappropriate and dying 
o Are media experiencing this? 
Goal Based Management- advantages PG 130 
 Specificity- concise and clear measures of success- (goals should 
never be so vague as to be immeasurable. they will also be easier 
to obtain. if done properly, the goals will be clear.) 
 Consistency- productivity benchmarks- don’t have inconsistent 
goals. EX: “provide detailed consumer follow up for every client/ 
develop 30 percent more new clients” 
 Suitable challenges (appropriate to person/task)- goals have to be 
attainable. It is beneficial for the subordinate to particulate in 
setting the goal because then they have a personal stake in 
achieving the goal. 
Goal based Management—disadvantages PG 131
 Can erode organizational cohesiveness, producing internal conflict 
when one groups or individuals goals conflict with another’s. 
 It is hard to manage and prone to game playing, which may 
increase office politics 
 Presumes stability despite other rapidly changing conditions. Once 
set, goals have a habit of becoming inflexible. 
 Can be management crutch that focuses only on goals, not the daily 
processes involved. 
Management by walking around PG 136 
 Management by walking around 
 Unscripted, unscheduled. Don't go out at the same time. 
 Informal, casual. Encourages people to talk in a different way rather 
than a formalized meeting. 
Types of communication PG 143 
 Formal vs informal 
o Formal—memos, postings, letters 
o Informal—conversations in the coffee room 
o Formal channels of communication are authorized, planned 
and regulated by the organization, and are directly connected 
to its official structure. Thus, the designated structure of the 
organization indicates the normal paths of downward, upward 
and lateral formal communication. Informal channels of 
communication are not controlled by the organization; 
instead, they develop through the interpersonal activities of 
people at work 
Vertical vs lateral PG 145-47 
 Vertical- following hierarchy within organization from top to bottom 
or bottom to top. Formal or informal. 
 Lateral- : works across groups. Formal or informal. No need to 
involve upper management- across departments, across people of 
same stature. The organization and its members create a climate of 
communication that is a combination of what members expect and
do. Their expectations and their actions continuously interact with 
organizational processes and practices 
Lasswell’s communication model PG 143 
 Who says what, in which channel, to whom, with what effect? 
 Receiver decodes info, seconder encodes info (telephone game) 
 Encodes—body language, tone of voice, 
 Decode—biases, what we think is said, emphasis on what is said 
Rumor Mill PG 148 
 Pros 
o Speed of distribution. Nothing travels faster than a rumor 
o Generally it is reliable (75% of rumors are true) 
o Information channel crosses organizational structure 
o Information sharing helps builds personal interrelationships 
and mutual team reliance through information inclusion 
o Good to test ideas and gauge peoples feelings about an idea 
 Cons 
o No control of content. All info is in the “MILL” true or false 
o False info gains credibility as it is passed around, becoming 
an accepted truth 
o People and organization can be damaged by false or 
inappropriate information 
o Organizational cohesiveness can be eroded by personality 
cliques fed by informal gossip cells. 
Position power factors PG 154 
 Centrality—The person is the hub of information, at the center of 
things, and around whom the organization seems to turn. If it 
happens this person knows it and is sought out by others. 
 Criticality—being critical to the accomplishment of organizational 
activities. Power is not only vested in those a the policy level 
 Flexibility—the range of options people have for accomplishing their 
work, the amount of discretion they have in how things are done. 
 Visibility—being seen as having influence over others and the 
accomplishment of tasks
 Relevance—The individual is relevant to organizational priorities, 
daily work processes, and organizational success. 
French and Raven’s power typology PG 154 
 Legitimate power—officially acquired through title or formal role 
 Reward power—ability to provide something beneficial to another 
 Coercive power—ability to affect others negatively: Bullying 
 Expert power—power of knowledge over those who do not have the 
same expertise 
 Referent power—Individuals attractiveness to others 
Leadership traits Bennis and Nanus PG 175 
 Attention through vision- to have vision of tomorrow 
 Meaning through communication- enable to leader to get that 
vision, that dream of what can be, across to his or her subordinates 
so they, too, are infected by it, convinced of its achievability. 
 Trust through positioning-trust you to accept your vision and 
believe its possible 
 The development of self through 1) positive self regard 2) the 
Wallenda factor – the ability to manage one self. 
Controlling Approaches PG 180 
 Authoritarian—directed style of command and control in which 
members are told what to do 
 Bureaucratic—tends to use established processes/procedures as 
justification for much of what is accomplished. Decisions are made 
by following rules/regulations. “By the book” 
 Democratic—perceives everyone as having a vested interest in 
outcome/goals of activities. Collaborative, working together as a 
team is best to get goals accomplished. *media orgs tend to be 
democratic. Everyone has an important role to plan 
 Charismatic—power of personality. Leader’s personal attractiveness 
serves as the catalyst for action. Its up to the leader to inspire 
emotional attachments
 Laissez-faire—the “hands-off” approach. Employees are left to do 
what needs to be done. Highly dependent on employees who are 
motivated and responsible 
Powell’s formula (Collin Powell) 
 P = 40 to 70 
 P (probability of success) = 40 to 70 (percent of information) 
 If he has less than 40% he doesn't have enough info to make 
decision. If it’s above then he’s letting time pass analyzing 
 when beyond 70% you spend too much time over analyzing 
 you should have no less than forty percent and no more than 
seventy percent of the information you need to make the decision 
 intuition is what separates the great leaders from the average ones. 
Decision tree PG 215 
 —provide war to visualize main alternatives and their subordinate 
probabilities. They also offer a way to more effective make 
decisions under conditions of uncertainty. 
 a way to visually look at alternatives of decisions and to determine 
the risks of those options based on what we know and don’t know. 
Drucker’s model for decision making 
 Step1—define problem 
 Step 2—analyze problem 
 Step 3—develop alternative solutions 
 Step 4—decide upon best solution 
 Step 5—implement decision effectively 
 Step 6—monitor and adjust *many forget this part!! 
 Process ends when you adjust for unattended consequences, things 
that you couldn't factor into your decision making 
Demographics vs psychographics 
 Demographics—gender, ethnicity age, income, commute time, level 
of education 
 Psychographics—values, attitudes, opinions, interests, lifestyles.
The Abilene Paradox 
 Influence of group think 
 People either agree to things they wouldn't normally agree to, wont 
speak up. Group think isn’t always good/can be detrimental 
because you don't always hear all sides. 
Roosevelt—fireside chat 
 1st politician to use media to have 1-on-1 relationship w/public 
 talked in personal way 
 1933- effort to raise spirits during the great depression. He used an 
informal type on communication to talk about the nations crisis. 
Interpersonal communication but on a scale for millions. 
POWERFUL VS. LIMITED EFFECTS PG 272 
 Powerful effects theory—audience is considered passive and able to 
be manipulated by the mass media (propaganda) 
 Limited effects theory—audience is seen as filtering the messages 
that come to them via the mass media, often ignoring those that 
conflict with preconceived ideas or values. Those messages that 
support pre-existing ideas are used as reinforcement (selective 
influence) 
Agenda setting theory 
 Views media as instrumental in defining important issues in public 
discourse 
 Media can tell people what you think ABOUT (setting the agenda for 
public discourse), but not what to think about those issues. 
 the media is instrumental in defining the “important” issues in 
public disclosure. It can tell people what to think about, but not 
regarding what to think regarding those issues. 
Uses and gratification theory (pg 274) 
People engage w/media 
 To get info 
 As a source of personal identity reinforcement or as behavior 
modeling
 To provide social integration/interaction 
 For entertainment purposes 
Organizational decline—types and triggers 
 External-type K 
o Competition (new and improved) 
o Technological innovation 
o Changes in direction in the industry 
 Internal-type r 
o Deterioration in the quality of the product 
o Failure to recognize…(get rest from pic) 
Disruptive change 
 Irreversible (rather than cyclical) 
 Means the entire industry will be operating from a different 
business model in the future 
Challenges to managing disruptive change 
 Failure to ID disruptive change early enough 
 Failure to allocate adequate resources toward projects aimed at 
innovation 
 Forcing initiatives that address disruptive chance into existing 
business models or structure 
Effects of organizational decline 
 Uncertainty/anxiety 
 Turbulence 
 Conservative, defensive behavior 
 Centralized decision making 
 Decreased information flow 
 Authoritarianism 
 Eroding morale 
 Reduced creativity and innovation 
Suing for Libel 
 Must be alive (dead cannot sue)
 Must be intended party 
 No governmental agency or group can sue for statements about its 
performance 
 If a member of a group sues for what is said about the group, 
he/she must be able to prove that the group is small enough that 
his/her reputation would have been affected. 
What constitutes libel (pg 325) 
 Publication 
 Identification 
 Defamation 
 Falsity 
 Fault—depending on the status of the subject, one of two 
thresholds must be met: 
o 1) public figures/officials: 
 must prove actual malice, which means that the 
defendant knew the statement(s) was false OR showed 
reckless disregard for whether the statement was true 
or false 
o 2? Private individuals: 
 must show only that the …. 
Defense against libel 
 Truth—burden is on the plaintiff to prove that the statement was 
false. Truth is the ultimate defense. 
 Statute of limitations—period of time in which a lawsuit must be 
filed. If that time period … 
 Consent—if someone agrees to be interviewed or to provide info, 
he/she cannot later claim libel if the story is an accurate 
representation of his/her comments. 
 Privilege—media rely in info from privileged sources (those who are 
protected from libel suits…) 
 Fair comment—type of conditional privilege. Reviewers can pass 
judgment on books, movies, restaurants, etc. bbut must give 
context to their opinions 
 Opinions—expression of opinion are
Regulation of commercial speech—advertising does not have same 
protection as media recording 
Miller test 
 3pt test for obscenity (based on supreme court 1973 decision in 
Miller v CA) 
 “whether avg person, applying contemporary community standards, 
would find that the wrk, taken as a whole, appeals to..” 
 “whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, 
sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law” 
 “whether the work, taken as a whole lacks serious literacy, 
artistic…” 
regulation of broadcast media 
 scarcity of the spectrum— 
o electromagnetic spectrum—“airwaves” belong to the public 
o theres limit to how many people can use the airwaves 
o those who are granted licenses to broadcast TV or radio 
progrmming must do so in the public… 
pervasiveness of broadcasting 
 radio and TV programming is everywhere 
 much of broadcast program is out of the indiv’s control 
effects on children 
 effects of broadcasting are more profound on children than on 
adults 
 brad has more of 
Cable 
 must-carry rules 
o give local broadcasters priority carriage over cable systems 
and ensure stations are available to the local audience 
o franchise rules 
 cable systems use public rights-of-way and must obtain 
franchise agreements in order to use those facilities.
Indecent material is protected by the 1st amendment and cannot be banned 
entirely. May be restricted in order to avoid its broadcast during times of 
day when there’s reasonable risk that children may be in audience. 
Indecent broadcast—both… 
Copyright 
 Protects “original works of authorships” that are fixed in a tangible 
form of expression 
CR exceptions 
 Govtal material (produced by employees) 
 Material produced for a media org (by employees) 
 Freelance material 
Fair use considerations 
 How was CR material used? 
 What was the nature/intent of CR work? 
 How much of CR material was used, and what part of it was used? 
 What is the effect on the marketability of the material? 
Employment law 
 Title VII of the civil rights act of ’64—prohibits discrimination (incl 
preggo, childbirth and related conditions; includes citizenship) 
Equal pay act of 1963 
 Prohibits wage discrimination based on gender. Requires equal pay 
Age discrimination in employment act of 1967 
 Ppl aging 40+ are protected class 
 Includes promotions within a company 
ADA of 1990 
 Prohibits discrimination against disabilities(mental and physical)
Immigration reform and control act of 86 
 Cannot ask of the legalization status of a person 
 Employers are obligated to verify 
 Must have same standards for all (ie you cant ask social sec 
number of one and not another) 
Genetic info nondiscrimination act of 08 
 Prohibits discrimination based on genetic info 
EEOC 
 Enforces all federal laws against discrimination in workplace 
Sexual harassment 
 No federal law that bans discrimination on sexual 
orientation/gender identity 
 CA is the only one who does 
2 types of harassment 
 qui pro quo--something for something 
o occurs when employment decisions or expectations—hiring, 
decisions, promo, salary increases, etc. 
 hostile work environment—verbal or nonverbal 
o focuses on sex orientation of another person or occurs 
because of the person’s gender 
o unwanted or unwelcome 
o severe or pervasive enough to affect the person’s work 
environment 
retaliation 
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Jms440 final review

  • 1. JMS440 FINAL REVIEW 12/15/2014 6:23:00 AM 100 Questions, same scantron The rise of mass media  Roots in 18th/19th century  Factor that contributed to mass media PG 15 o Industrial revolution  Innovative technology-made possible the large circulation dailies  Media factories o Urbanization (movement to urban centers)  Wider audiences- driving out competition o Education/rise in literacy Media concentration 20th century PG 17  Decline in family ownership- Usually after three generations the newspaper is turned into a new business- in terms of its financial structure and vision.  New tech (more options for consumers)  Tax laws/business climate favoring corporate expansions- virtually impossible to shelter family wealth beyond the third generation  Conglomerates taking over media industries- Instead of claiming huge profits- project revenues and frequently buy new businesses. The system encourages companies to reinvest in themselves and get bigger. PG13-14 Free marketplace of ideas  John Milton- Mid1600’s o Argument for public discourse  Opposed the practices of the English government  argued against the king because he (and the monarchy) determined what info was available to the public.  “Only when ALL ideas are on the table can truth be determined”  Place DISCOURSE above all other freedoms o Free marketplace of ideas—only when public is exposed to variety/different POVs can they make their own decisions. In that free market place, the truth would eventually rise.
  • 2. o “give me liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties”  1st amendment was modeled after FMOI 1st amendment PG 316  congress shall make no law…  Intended to prevent the government from interfering from the “free market place” of ideas 1st amendment protections—inalienable aka the govt isn’t granting, it’s protecting. Apply to everyone  freedom of speech  freedom of the press o media is the only industry that has written in protections in the constitution o Press is an extended word which means mass media in general  freedom of religion  freedom to petition  freedom of assembly Watergate and the press  Goal of the Washington Post in exposing scandal  Eventually led to Nixon’s resignation  “All the President’s Men”- Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, Ben Bradlee (editor)... they reported on the Watergate scandal  Deep throat- Watergates whistle blower- news source who provided sensitive leaks Prior restraint PG 317  Governmental prohibition imposed on expression before the expression actually takes place  Dissemination of material in advance because of its message-preventing people of ever receiving the information.  First amendment framers wanted to eliminate prior restraint  Only available to the government/government agencies, not to the individual.
  • 3.  Prior restraints are usually attempted through a court order: INJUNCTION”  Legal when… o National security is at risk o Material is deemed obscene o Material would incite people to engage in unlawful behavior (imminent violence or overthrow of the govt) o Material includes “fighting words” (language that presents a danger of imminent violence)  Most famous case involved Prior Restraint  Daniel Ellsburg- Released the Pentagon papers o The papers showed that the war was “unwinnable” o And many more causalities were forecasted than the American public had been told. o He tried to release the information o He went to the NY Times o Published the excerpts June 16,1971 o Federal law prevented them from published and they were told to cease publication o NY Times refused to cease o Ultimately the government could not prove that national security would be compromised o This changed the view of the war o First whistle blower Access to public info  freedom of Info Act—federal law that guarantees/protects the public’s right to obtain info from federal government agencies. Freedom of information Act  Enacted in 1966  Federal law that establishes the public’s right to obtain info from federal agencies  “any person” can file a FOIA request, including US citizens, foreign nationals, organizations, associations and universities.
  • 4.  Not a blanket open door for any kind of info.  Exceptions: o National security info, personnel info, confidential business info. o Congress, the federal courts, and parts of the Executive Office of the President that function solely to advise and assist the president, are NOT subject to the FOIA. Public access CA STATE LAWS  CA public records Act—state law that governs access to info. Modeled after FOIA.  Open meetings act—state law that requires open meetings at the state level.  Brown act—state law that requires open meetings at the local level. Shield laws  Grants journalists some means of protection against being forced to reveal confidential information or sources.  49 states and the District of Columbia have some form of shield law  State shield law does not protect you if it pertains to federal law  current controversy—to whom/what kind of journalists do they apply to? (Should it include bloggers?)  The most recent proposal to congress for a shield law o Free Flow information Act o The government cannot force anyone to provide information without showing why there is a need to do so. o Imminent and actual harm o There wouldn’t be any kind of an absolute privilege. o Instead, there would be a litigation process. (Up to the courts) o Who would be covered in the Federal Shield Law? o Don’t look at the job description. Look at the act of journalism  The person must regularly gather news and information on matters of public interest for the purpose of disseminating that information to the public and must
  • 5. have doing so at the time he or she gathered information from a confidential source. Yellow Journalism The two newspapers which ran the Yellow Kid, Pulitzer's World and Hearst's Journal American, quickly became known as the yellow kid papers. This was contracted to the yellow papers and the term yellow kid journalism was at last shortened to yellow journalism, describing the two newspapers' editorial practices of taking (sometimes even fictionalized) sensationalism and profit as priorities in journalism. Yellow journalism—although it is proven to increase viewership, most traditional news media does not use it (credibility) Effective management—characteristics PG 39-40  Vision of where they want their employees and the company to go  Ability to communicate that vision to others  A talent for building trust in others  Ability to positively manage themselves Henri Fayol PG 41-42 Functions of management  Fayol’s principles (there are 14 that can be found in book, she wants us to focus on the following 3) o 1st- Division of Labor to be accomplished into appropriate departments and teams. Specialized tasks based on individuals work o Equity- overriding sense of fairness o 14th-Espirit de corps- Not quantitatively focused  Must have a positive spirit within an organization  Managing the attitude of people toward their work  Managements responsibility to have morale within employees  positive moral has a direct effect on the employees and  Controversial for his days o Meaningful remuneration- compensation other than money like paid vacation Frederick Taylor- Scientific Management PG 41-42  Worked in steel mills/mining
  • 6.  Most effective use of labor  Wanted to figure out ways to get maximum output  To Taylor, to more productive the worker was, the happier he was-humanistic considerations  Theory of incentive pay- Now has evolved throughout companies and includes complex formulas. o Compensation for good work. NOT quotas; re-numeration.  Critics- too much focus on financial reward.- Utilitarian approach may be negative if employees view their payout as a indicator of their worth. Management theory—theory X (more authoritative)  People don't really want to work and will try to avoid doing things  Managers must control and coerce workers to do their jobs (negative reinforcement)  Workers are not motivated, don't desire responsibility and prefer to be directed. Management theory—theory Y  Work is viewed as a natural part of life people do not inherently dislike it.  Workers want to achieve goals to which they are committed  People will commit to goals they view as producing personal rewards (not necessarily monetary).  Workers will seek out and accept responsibility  Frequently workers intelligence is not fully used theory Z (less of management theory and more of organization)  Longer-term employment- more stable employment with an high value on experienced workers.  Relatively slow advancement- promotion is a process of growth and not a short term reward.  Cross departmental- Management experience in various departments- better sense of the entire organization  Attention to fit and suitability od decisions- makes sure it had as many facts as possible but still uses intuitive sense and feelings
  • 7. about itself and its market to reach final decisions. Doing the right thing for the company in the long run.  Holistic attitude with a sense of family  Attention to how and if individual and company values fit  Emphasis on participative decision making and consensus- ultimate decision is one persons responsibility, but with much consideration from others. “machine” organizations PG 57  substantial specialization of jobs- little margin for performance up to the individual  fairly rigid command and control where formal decision-making policies  job grouping where similar skills are brought together and define departments  numerous subordinates in a narrowly defined specialty area for each supervisor (narrow span of control)  tendency towards substantial and frequent supervision VS “professional” orgs PG58  wide job latitude- significant control over what is done and how it is accomplished.  loose command and control- Informality in the work environment, which encourages collective, consensual decision making  broadly defined departments and divisions- multifaceted teams  limited managerial supervision generally approached as a coordinating activity more then controlling one.  sense of professional ethic, w/work as a higher-level activity that has a greater social purpose.  Great social purpose  Media relations falls into this category! Perception PG 68
  • 8.  Difficulty within orgs (including media orgs) because they’re made up of individual and varying Points Of Views  Terministic screens o Concept that we all see the world and what happens around us through filters, which is how we make sense/how we see the world  Based on experiences, biases, upbringing, belief system, etc  Through which a person views the world and relates to it can be difficult to define Selective influence theory PG 70  Selective attention—we filter out “clutter” and information we view as less important in order to focus on what really matters to us or we perceive as important.  Selective perception—cognitive differences- we perceive meaning and value based on our values, attitudes and prior knowledge.  Selective action—We choose whether to act on, ignore or “file” info/communication Maslow’s hierarchy of needs PG 75  The needs of the previous level must be met  Pyramid top—self actualization o A sense of fulfillment, deeper meaning in life’s accomplishments; a sense of happiness o You are loving to your highest potential o Goal is to get to the top of the pyramid  Esteem o You've acquire the skills that lead to honor and recognition o Positive regard to self and others  Love and belonging o Achieving deeper, more meaningful relationships o Friendship, love, social affiliation  Safety and Security- from external threats o Home, sweet home o Feel safe-stability
  • 9.  Pyramid bottom—physiological needs o Food water sleep shelter- basic survival needs o o B=f(SO) PG 83 —behavior is a function of the situation and the organism (person)  Too often we focus on the behavior without looking at the cause  Behavior is more easily predicted if we understand the situation and organism  To create good behavior; set people up for success  Behavior is what is observable of us  Behavior looked at in isolation tells us very little  “Stakeholders”- increasingly invested and perceive a sense of self in the organizational context  your subordinates are not you  be aware of what motivates others  media people have a sense of “calling”  extrinsic- external comfort- symbols of worth  intrinsic- internal comfort- feeling of worth
  • 10. Cardinal rule of management: treat others as you would want to be treated. Equity theory PG 89 —when workers do not believe there is equity in their work environment, they try to restore the balance by whatever means are available and necessary, including:  Changing the way tasks are done  Making suggestions for improvement  Creating the illusion of productivity  Withdrawing—physically or psychologically Causes: lack of knowledge, management plays favorites, the “stars” are viewed as getting special treatment, too much control and coordination which organizations grow large Justifications: some positions require more “talent” Media “Stars”- news anchors, newspaper columnists, special reporters, or other people who are highly promotable as audience draws. Expectancy theory PG 92  Based on knowledge, experience and past practice, workers assume certain outcomes will result from their actions o Behavior = predictable outcome  Based on two routes/ “outcome paths” to motivate workers o The probability that effort produces desired performance o The probability that performance produces a desired outcome o effort ----> performance ----> outcome Malicious compliance Syndrome PG 104 Book EX: Management deleting games off employees computers.  Treating a symptom instead of the cause.- angering employees  Employees may have high productivity and come in early/leave late to play games.  In turn, now employees are less motivated to work.  Creates an “us verses them” mentality
  • 11. —doing work that appears to comply with directives and organizational goals, but that really harms effectiveness. (sometimes difficult to detect, can be very detrimental to the org)  Pretending to work hard, when real productivity and creativity is reduced  Doing only what the job description says with no circumstantial adaptation. Media organization manifestations may include  Intentionally overlooking or downplaying something to reduce effectiveness  Doing work that could be done extraordinary in a mundane but acceptable way Better Solution: Adjusting work flow  More prevalent where employees don’t trust managements and there is a lot of turnover Measuring effectiveness PG 111 Media organization effectiveness – What (or who) determines effectiveness?  Who EVALUATORS: o shareholders o employees o customers o society  What MEASURES: o profitability o reach o critical acclaim o adherence to the mission NOTE-There is a danger of adopting too narrow a view of effectiveness Internal variables PG 113  Employee social interaction (ie team atmosphere or formal hierarchy)  Office politics- (backstabbing, trying to get ahead = negative affect on the organization)
  • 12.  Labor atmosphere and turnover of personnel- (disruptive. too many new people trying to learn the ropes. constantly having to train people only to have them leave) External variables PG 113  Changing competitive situation  Audience/customer perceptions  Public attitude during crises (ie to whom do people turn for news and info hen something big happens, the media outlet of record)  Attitude of regulators (ie FCC, FTC)—TV, radio, NOT PRINT Analysis of organizational effectiveness PG 113-14  Structuralists- external forces have considerable impact on the choices available  Strategic choice- management influences- the environment is used as a precondition to decide where to focus there efforts- based on the best chance of success.  Collective action- changes with the environment- intertwined  Natural selection- Darwinism o Either appropriate to the environment and surviving or inappropriate and dying o Are media experiencing this? Goal Based Management- advantages PG 130  Specificity- concise and clear measures of success- (goals should never be so vague as to be immeasurable. they will also be easier to obtain. if done properly, the goals will be clear.)  Consistency- productivity benchmarks- don’t have inconsistent goals. EX: “provide detailed consumer follow up for every client/ develop 30 percent more new clients”  Suitable challenges (appropriate to person/task)- goals have to be attainable. It is beneficial for the subordinate to particulate in setting the goal because then they have a personal stake in achieving the goal. Goal based Management—disadvantages PG 131
  • 13.  Can erode organizational cohesiveness, producing internal conflict when one groups or individuals goals conflict with another’s.  It is hard to manage and prone to game playing, which may increase office politics  Presumes stability despite other rapidly changing conditions. Once set, goals have a habit of becoming inflexible.  Can be management crutch that focuses only on goals, not the daily processes involved. Management by walking around PG 136  Management by walking around  Unscripted, unscheduled. Don't go out at the same time.  Informal, casual. Encourages people to talk in a different way rather than a formalized meeting. Types of communication PG 143  Formal vs informal o Formal—memos, postings, letters o Informal—conversations in the coffee room o Formal channels of communication are authorized, planned and regulated by the organization, and are directly connected to its official structure. Thus, the designated structure of the organization indicates the normal paths of downward, upward and lateral formal communication. Informal channels of communication are not controlled by the organization; instead, they develop through the interpersonal activities of people at work Vertical vs lateral PG 145-47  Vertical- following hierarchy within organization from top to bottom or bottom to top. Formal or informal.  Lateral- : works across groups. Formal or informal. No need to involve upper management- across departments, across people of same stature. The organization and its members create a climate of communication that is a combination of what members expect and
  • 14. do. Their expectations and their actions continuously interact with organizational processes and practices Lasswell’s communication model PG 143  Who says what, in which channel, to whom, with what effect?  Receiver decodes info, seconder encodes info (telephone game)  Encodes—body language, tone of voice,  Decode—biases, what we think is said, emphasis on what is said Rumor Mill PG 148  Pros o Speed of distribution. Nothing travels faster than a rumor o Generally it is reliable (75% of rumors are true) o Information channel crosses organizational structure o Information sharing helps builds personal interrelationships and mutual team reliance through information inclusion o Good to test ideas and gauge peoples feelings about an idea  Cons o No control of content. All info is in the “MILL” true or false o False info gains credibility as it is passed around, becoming an accepted truth o People and organization can be damaged by false or inappropriate information o Organizational cohesiveness can be eroded by personality cliques fed by informal gossip cells. Position power factors PG 154  Centrality—The person is the hub of information, at the center of things, and around whom the organization seems to turn. If it happens this person knows it and is sought out by others.  Criticality—being critical to the accomplishment of organizational activities. Power is not only vested in those a the policy level  Flexibility—the range of options people have for accomplishing their work, the amount of discretion they have in how things are done.  Visibility—being seen as having influence over others and the accomplishment of tasks
  • 15.  Relevance—The individual is relevant to organizational priorities, daily work processes, and organizational success. French and Raven’s power typology PG 154  Legitimate power—officially acquired through title or formal role  Reward power—ability to provide something beneficial to another  Coercive power—ability to affect others negatively: Bullying  Expert power—power of knowledge over those who do not have the same expertise  Referent power—Individuals attractiveness to others Leadership traits Bennis and Nanus PG 175  Attention through vision- to have vision of tomorrow  Meaning through communication- enable to leader to get that vision, that dream of what can be, across to his or her subordinates so they, too, are infected by it, convinced of its achievability.  Trust through positioning-trust you to accept your vision and believe its possible  The development of self through 1) positive self regard 2) the Wallenda factor – the ability to manage one self. Controlling Approaches PG 180  Authoritarian—directed style of command and control in which members are told what to do  Bureaucratic—tends to use established processes/procedures as justification for much of what is accomplished. Decisions are made by following rules/regulations. “By the book”  Democratic—perceives everyone as having a vested interest in outcome/goals of activities. Collaborative, working together as a team is best to get goals accomplished. *media orgs tend to be democratic. Everyone has an important role to plan  Charismatic—power of personality. Leader’s personal attractiveness serves as the catalyst for action. Its up to the leader to inspire emotional attachments
  • 16.  Laissez-faire—the “hands-off” approach. Employees are left to do what needs to be done. Highly dependent on employees who are motivated and responsible Powell’s formula (Collin Powell)  P = 40 to 70  P (probability of success) = 40 to 70 (percent of information)  If he has less than 40% he doesn't have enough info to make decision. If it’s above then he’s letting time pass analyzing  when beyond 70% you spend too much time over analyzing  you should have no less than forty percent and no more than seventy percent of the information you need to make the decision  intuition is what separates the great leaders from the average ones. Decision tree PG 215  —provide war to visualize main alternatives and their subordinate probabilities. They also offer a way to more effective make decisions under conditions of uncertainty.  a way to visually look at alternatives of decisions and to determine the risks of those options based on what we know and don’t know. Drucker’s model for decision making  Step1—define problem  Step 2—analyze problem  Step 3—develop alternative solutions  Step 4—decide upon best solution  Step 5—implement decision effectively  Step 6—monitor and adjust *many forget this part!!  Process ends when you adjust for unattended consequences, things that you couldn't factor into your decision making Demographics vs psychographics  Demographics—gender, ethnicity age, income, commute time, level of education  Psychographics—values, attitudes, opinions, interests, lifestyles.
  • 17. The Abilene Paradox  Influence of group think  People either agree to things they wouldn't normally agree to, wont speak up. Group think isn’t always good/can be detrimental because you don't always hear all sides. Roosevelt—fireside chat  1st politician to use media to have 1-on-1 relationship w/public  talked in personal way  1933- effort to raise spirits during the great depression. He used an informal type on communication to talk about the nations crisis. Interpersonal communication but on a scale for millions. POWERFUL VS. LIMITED EFFECTS PG 272  Powerful effects theory—audience is considered passive and able to be manipulated by the mass media (propaganda)  Limited effects theory—audience is seen as filtering the messages that come to them via the mass media, often ignoring those that conflict with preconceived ideas or values. Those messages that support pre-existing ideas are used as reinforcement (selective influence) Agenda setting theory  Views media as instrumental in defining important issues in public discourse  Media can tell people what you think ABOUT (setting the agenda for public discourse), but not what to think about those issues.  the media is instrumental in defining the “important” issues in public disclosure. It can tell people what to think about, but not regarding what to think regarding those issues. Uses and gratification theory (pg 274) People engage w/media  To get info  As a source of personal identity reinforcement or as behavior modeling
  • 18.  To provide social integration/interaction  For entertainment purposes Organizational decline—types and triggers  External-type K o Competition (new and improved) o Technological innovation o Changes in direction in the industry  Internal-type r o Deterioration in the quality of the product o Failure to recognize…(get rest from pic) Disruptive change  Irreversible (rather than cyclical)  Means the entire industry will be operating from a different business model in the future Challenges to managing disruptive change  Failure to ID disruptive change early enough  Failure to allocate adequate resources toward projects aimed at innovation  Forcing initiatives that address disruptive chance into existing business models or structure Effects of organizational decline  Uncertainty/anxiety  Turbulence  Conservative, defensive behavior  Centralized decision making  Decreased information flow  Authoritarianism  Eroding morale  Reduced creativity and innovation Suing for Libel  Must be alive (dead cannot sue)
  • 19.  Must be intended party  No governmental agency or group can sue for statements about its performance  If a member of a group sues for what is said about the group, he/she must be able to prove that the group is small enough that his/her reputation would have been affected. What constitutes libel (pg 325)  Publication  Identification  Defamation  Falsity  Fault—depending on the status of the subject, one of two thresholds must be met: o 1) public figures/officials:  must prove actual malice, which means that the defendant knew the statement(s) was false OR showed reckless disregard for whether the statement was true or false o 2? Private individuals:  must show only that the …. Defense against libel  Truth—burden is on the plaintiff to prove that the statement was false. Truth is the ultimate defense.  Statute of limitations—period of time in which a lawsuit must be filed. If that time period …  Consent—if someone agrees to be interviewed or to provide info, he/she cannot later claim libel if the story is an accurate representation of his/her comments.  Privilege—media rely in info from privileged sources (those who are protected from libel suits…)  Fair comment—type of conditional privilege. Reviewers can pass judgment on books, movies, restaurants, etc. bbut must give context to their opinions  Opinions—expression of opinion are
  • 20. Regulation of commercial speech—advertising does not have same protection as media recording Miller test  3pt test for obscenity (based on supreme court 1973 decision in Miller v CA)  “whether avg person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the wrk, taken as a whole, appeals to..”  “whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law”  “whether the work, taken as a whole lacks serious literacy, artistic…” regulation of broadcast media  scarcity of the spectrum— o electromagnetic spectrum—“airwaves” belong to the public o theres limit to how many people can use the airwaves o those who are granted licenses to broadcast TV or radio progrmming must do so in the public… pervasiveness of broadcasting  radio and TV programming is everywhere  much of broadcast program is out of the indiv’s control effects on children  effects of broadcasting are more profound on children than on adults  brad has more of Cable  must-carry rules o give local broadcasters priority carriage over cable systems and ensure stations are available to the local audience o franchise rules  cable systems use public rights-of-way and must obtain franchise agreements in order to use those facilities.
  • 21. Indecent material is protected by the 1st amendment and cannot be banned entirely. May be restricted in order to avoid its broadcast during times of day when there’s reasonable risk that children may be in audience. Indecent broadcast—both… Copyright  Protects “original works of authorships” that are fixed in a tangible form of expression CR exceptions  Govtal material (produced by employees)  Material produced for a media org (by employees)  Freelance material Fair use considerations  How was CR material used?  What was the nature/intent of CR work?  How much of CR material was used, and what part of it was used?  What is the effect on the marketability of the material? Employment law  Title VII of the civil rights act of ’64—prohibits discrimination (incl preggo, childbirth and related conditions; includes citizenship) Equal pay act of 1963  Prohibits wage discrimination based on gender. Requires equal pay Age discrimination in employment act of 1967  Ppl aging 40+ are protected class  Includes promotions within a company ADA of 1990  Prohibits discrimination against disabilities(mental and physical)
  • 22. Immigration reform and control act of 86  Cannot ask of the legalization status of a person  Employers are obligated to verify  Must have same standards for all (ie you cant ask social sec number of one and not another) Genetic info nondiscrimination act of 08  Prohibits discrimination based on genetic info EEOC  Enforces all federal laws against discrimination in workplace Sexual harassment  No federal law that bans discrimination on sexual orientation/gender identity  CA is the only one who does 2 types of harassment  qui pro quo--something for something o occurs when employment decisions or expectations—hiring, decisions, promo, salary increases, etc.  hostile work environment—verbal or nonverbal o focuses on sex orientation of another person or occurs because of the person’s gender o unwanted or unwelcome o severe or pervasive enough to affect the person’s work environment retaliation  against the law to retaliate against someone who filed a case of sexual harassment