Media: A platform, that is most likely some way digital that can be used to communicate to individuals and masses. Example: Television was mostly used to watch movies and television series when it first came out. Now, you are able to receive all sorts of information such as daily news from a variety of networks that have all sorts of opinions and coverage of a variety of topics and events.
Leisure Time: Moment when you are not at work, you produce the need, desire or want to get back to work. Example: Although leisure can be attributed to activities outside of work and regular life, it can also be a break that is taken regularly such a lunch break during work. This can refuel you and have you and make you feel ready to want to go back to work.
Social construct: An idea or belief that is prominent within a community and it believed by the majority of the community members. Example:
Audience commodity: The main product that is produced by media which earns their primary revenues from advertisers. Example: This includes ads in a newspaper or on television for example. The media satisifies the advertiser by showing the ad and the media company makes money. In return, the audience may buy the product being advertised and the advertiser makes some revenue as well.
Advertising: The act of promoting an idea, product or service to a large group of people and most of the time has intent in making some sort or revenue. Example: During the super bowl, one of Americas most watched tv events, big companies pay millions to advertise their products and their goal is to attract consumers who will hopefully purchase their product.
Convergence: When two separate types of media merge together. Example: For example, magazines, radio programs, TV shows, and movies, now are available on the Internet through laptops and hand held devices like tablets and smartphones.
Vertical Integration: When one company owns other companies that produce its product. Example: In the American film industry it is common for a film studio to own the film distributor, and movie theaters.
Encryption: Technology that prevents un authorized access to messages by using mathematics to make it incomprehensible. Although it can be cracked, it is mad to be so difficult that the online thieves would be discouraged. Example: Banks use this to protect client communication. Just a few years ago, WhatsApp introduced encryption for all messages sent and received on its globally used messaging app.
Objective balanced information: Information that impartial or unbiased. Objectivity is a way for journalism to separate facts from opinions. Example: Its not possible to say that CNN and FOX News are objective news sources as CNN is clearly liberal based source and FOX is a conservative source
Private Ownership: This is pretty straight forwards. Its a company that is private. This company is in no way owned by the government. Example: The Huffington Post is a private news source owned by the company Oath.
Monopoly Capitalism: A large company/corporation works to eliminate or limit competition that offers a similar product or service. Example: The government will fund a corporation to provide a service to better the general public, yet it is can also be a barrier to competition.
Tabloids: A news paper/ magazine that feature everyday lifestyle stories. Many of these magazines focus purely on celebrities' life along with the scandals, allegations and rumors. these articles are short, sensational and shallow. Example: People magazine is known as a tabloid. They post what peoples lifestyles like Kim Kardashians wardrobe malfunction or celebrity relationship issues.
Sober Broadsheets: A newspaper that focuses on deeper issues like politics . These offer in-depth article with analysis. Example: The economist and Globe and Mail are common examples.
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Constructed social instrument
imagined more than known
audience commodity
advertising - messages and public
who makes meaning
