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What is a major difference between sound recordings made by Emile Berliner and those made by Thomas Edison? - Answer-Berliner's disks were flat, the inventions of audiotape paving the way for digital recording
What did deejay Alan Freed do? -...
What is a major difference between sound recordings made by Emile Berliner and those
made by Thomas Edison? - Answer-Berliner's disks were flat, the inventions of
audiotape paving the way for digital recording
What did deejay Alan Freed do? - Answer-coined the term rock and roll, attempted to
make rhythm and blues music more acceptable to mainstream audiences by playing
original rhythm and blues music and black versions of early rock and roll
Why did authorities begin censoring rock lyrics in the 1950's? - Answer-because of
concerns about juvenile delinquency
Overall, when did music revenue begin decreasing? - Answer-Since 2000
What did the government do with the radio when the U.S. entered WW1? - Answer-
Closed down all amateur radio operations
Why are the 1920's to 1940's considered the "golden age" of radio? - Answer-The great
depression, by 1935 more than 22 million Americans had a radio in their home
Who do radio formants usually target? - Answer-Special audiences according to age,
income, gender, race, and ethnicity
What were the original movie theaters called? - Answer-Nickelodeons, located mainly in
working class neighborhoods
U.S. film viewing decreased during the 1950's why? - Answer-Because television
cornered the family market. Innovators like Technicolor weren't enough to lure people
downtown. Americans chose to spend their money on material goods rather than movie
tickets
What is the greatest revenue for a movie in the U.S.? - Answer-DVD sales and rentals
What is known as the network era? - Answer-The late 1950's to the end of the 1970's
When did the internet move into the mass medium phase of development? - Answer-
The invention of web browsers
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