1. Briefly explain the rise of consumer culture in the late 19th and early 20th century, and the new sociocultural values that early consumer advertising helped promote, giving examples. (3 points)
2. How did the telegraph change journalism and the newspaper industry? Identify and explain two changes. (2 points)
3. How did photography historically contribute to colonialism and racism? (2 points)
4. What do film historians mean when they argue that early film exhibition was a way for rural or marginalized audiences to “become modern”? (1 point)
5. How does wireless radio come to be primarily understood as a one-to-many broadcasting medium in North America, rather than a two-way communication medium? (2 points)
6. What is “magazine concept” advertising in the U.S. television industry, and how does it shape the history of broadcasting? (2 points)
7. What is the World Wide Web? How is it different from earlier ways of using of the internet and what role does the web play in the internet’s development? (3 points)
8. Summarize the concept of media convergence, including its technological, industrial, and cultural aspects, and give an example for each. (3 points)
9. How do most post-Web 2.0 digital platforms make money? (2 points)
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