MAC211
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Okenwa (2002) explains that communication theories have the following natures______
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In communication process invariably controls communication
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The social responsibility media theory is an outgrowth of libertarian tradition , which tries to reconcile media independence with to the societies
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Sydney Head (1976) suggest that the term mass communication must imply all but one in the list_____
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Anonymity of the mass media audience means
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“to whom” in Lasswell’s paradigm refers to ______
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Theories perform all but one of these functions _______
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An objective evaluation of identified data is ______
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theory views the mass media as the ‘mirror’ of the society
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A love letter from a friend is so thrilling that you read and do not understand parts of the message as result of overwhelming joy. This an example of barrier to communication
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The following are roles of communication_______
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______ explains the changing ways of communication and media use in traditional and modern societies
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President Buhari yesterday received a letter from US president-elect, Donald Trump pledging support of America to Nigeria. Their exchange of letters exemplifies
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Bran G. Wilson divided barriers to effective communication into parts
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“ Says what” in Lasswell’s paradigm refers to
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A theory is a statement that purports to account for or characterize some phenomena is associated with _____
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In mass communication, communication is mostly one way______
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The period in time in which focus was based on the idea that mass media have corrupting influences that undermine the social order that ‘average’ people are defenceless against influence of mass media is ______--
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The original four press theories include all but one in the list________
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Gratification theory is an example of theories
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President Buhari yesterday received a letter from US president-elect, Donald Trump pledging support of America to Nigeria. Their exchange of letters typifies ______
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Theories can be used to address these type of problems except one_______
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Communication effects can be permanent or immediate, delayed or
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The mass information society was based on all the following assumptions except_______
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“Anything about the world which strikes us as odd or otherwise in need of explanation” is an example of theories solving problem
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Communication is complex. This implies that communication is
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The medium is the message’ is the postulation of McLuhan (1964). It is now associated with and is an underlying principle of theory
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Framing and priming theories are good examples theories
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“There is nothing as practical as a good theory.” This statement is credited to and which year
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The definition of mass communication as the spreading of a message to an extended mass audience through rapid means of reproduction and distribution at a relatively inexpensive cost to the customer is associated with ______-
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The following are what a researcher can research on under media analysis except______
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Communication gives life meaning, it comes and ends with a person’s life. This means that communication is
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Nigeria media system operates ______ type of normative theory of the press
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A breakdown in communication as a result of message not being adapted to its receiver is
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The long-term effect of communication on the audience is ____________
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The period in time in which focus was based on the idea that mass media have corrupting influences that undermine the social order that ‘average’ people are defenceless against influence of mass media is ______
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In which media system is the press regarded as the ‘forth estate of the realm’
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In the democratic participant media system individuals and minorities have right of to the media
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The dependency theory was originally proposed by
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The basic assumption of the normative theories is
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The following according to Folarin (2002) are attributes of communication except_____
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Communication is dynamic. This means Communication is evolving, it improves with time and
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Democratic participant and the Development media theories were adopted by _______
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Presupposes that television shapes concepts of social reality
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Communication is dynamic. This means ______
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Communication process is an ADDITIVE process because
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Bernard Cohen (1994) proposes that the central function of theory is to
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A breakdown in communication as a result of message not being adapted to its receiver is ______
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Anything about the world which strikes us as odd or otherwise in need of explanation” is an example of theories solving problem
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Communication theories try to what happens in communication process
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theory focuses on the Western media domination of global mass communication
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Anonymity of the mass media audience means ______
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In mass communication, communication is mostly one way. TRUE OR FALSE
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55. There is nothing as practical as a good theory.” This statement is associated with _______
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People seek out and remember information that provides cognitive support for their pre-existing attitudes is the notion underlying theory
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McLuhan views every new form of ‘media innovation’ to be an extension of some
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Communication between National Open University of Nigeria and ministry of education can be classified under ______
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Bran G. Wilson divided barriers to effective communication into ______ parts
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A theory is a statement that purports to account for or characterize some phenomena is associated with
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The mass media are more likely to existing attitudes and lifestyles of members of the audience, than change them
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The codes used to package information, the content and the treatment of such information refers to ______
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Bernard Cohen (1994) proposes that the central function of theory is to ______
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____ theory of the media views that individual audience as capable of either to accept or reject mass media messages or information
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The following are characteristics of mass communication audience except______
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“The process of exchanging mutually understood symbols” is the definition of communication according to______
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The relationship between the media and the government under the authoritarian media system is the
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he basic assumption of the normative theories is
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The codes used to package information, the content and the treatment of such information refers to
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The hypodermic needle theory is also known as
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