Búsqueda y estudio de SNPs de interés

2. list of movies, usually of a given director, actor, or a specific genre filtering software software that auto-matically blocks access to web sites containing offensive material

final cut final edited version of a film released publicly

financial interest and syndication rules [abbreviated as fin-syn] fCC rules outlining the amount of pro-gram ownership that television networks are allowed. rescinded in the mid-1990s, the rules were in-tended to prohibit the major networks from running their own syndication companies.

fine arts arts (such as sculpture, painting, and music) that are per-ceived to have aesthetic qualities rather than simple decorative or utilitarian functions (crafts)

fin-syn [see financial interest and syndication rules]

fireside chat broadcast in which the president of the United States talks in an informal manner to the people.

This type of program was initiated on radio by franklin d. roosevelt dur-ing the Great depression as a way of reassuring people about his policies.

firewall software preventing unau-thorized access to a computer, web site, etc.

first amendment amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees freedom of speech and is thus continu-ally cited in media debates: “Congress shall make no law respecting an es-tablishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;

or the right of the people peacefully to assemble, and to petition the Govern-ment for a redress of grievances.”

first edition 1. first print run of a daily newspaper; 2. first published version of a book

first-run syndication programming produced specifically for the syndi-cated television market

fiske, John (1939–) scholar whose insights on the meanings built into

fIxed BreAK media products and events

(intention-ally or unconsciously) have become widely cited. Among his most influ-ential works are Television Culture (1987) and Understanding Popular Culture (1989).

fixed break practice of placing com-mercials in a specific place within a radio or television programming format

fixed spot item that is broadcast at a specific time; for example, news on the hour

flack derogatory epithet describing a public relations professional

flaming act of sending an offensive e-mail or of posting an offensive newsgroup item

flappers stylish and fun-loving young women of the 1920s, who showed disdain for the previous Victorian social conventions through changes in clothing and lifestyle flash 1. brief news story that is broadcast immediately, often inter-rupting an ongoing program; 2.

device used to produce a short bright light in photography

flash forward to jump forward to a later point in a narrative for a dra-matic effect

flash prank web site designed to shock visitors with sudden scary im-ages and loud noises

flashback literary or cinematic tech-nique of inserting an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative, showing what happened or providing further information

flick colloquial term for movie or film

flier leaflet used for advertising purposes

floodlight lamp with a wide angle, used to provide light broadly for film-ing purposes

floor manager person who is re-sponsible for the technical aspects of filming during a film shoot or in a television studio

floppy disk small plastic disk coated on both sides with magnetic material that can record and store computer data. floppy disks are being used less and less as new technology is mak-ing available more convenient and powerful devices such as USB ports that have rendered the floppy disk’s storage capacity inadequate for many types of files.

flow 1. movement of something such as information; 2. an evening’s scheduled programming; 3. view put forward by raymond Williams

that audiences experience television programs not as autonomous entities but as elements in a flow of similar entities

flow chart diagram used in computer science and other sciences and

dis-fooTNoTe ciplines, which is designed to show

how the procedures used in perform-ing a task are connected to each other fly-on-the-wall documentary docu-mentary style, similar to cinéma

-vérité, in which small cameras are used to film subjects as they go about their routine business

fm radio [full form: frequency modulation radio] system of radio transmission in which wave frequen-cies are modulated in tandem with the audio signal being transmitted.

The first fM system was established in 1936, but became popular only in the late 1960s. frequency modulation has several advantages over the al-ternate radio broadcasting system of amplitude modulation (AM): greater freedom from interference and static;

a higher signal-to-noise ratio; and op-eration in the high-frequency bands.

focal points five main areas of inter-est in the study of media and com-munication: the media text, the maker of the text, the audience, American society (or its equivalent in other parts of the world), and the media focus group interview research method that brings together audiences or consumer groups to discuss a media text or an ad, under the guidance of a trained interviewer. The responses are recorded and are later analyzed.

folk music music style consisting of a people’s traditional songs and melodies

folk rock style of music developed by Bob dylan (1941–) in the 1960s with poetic lyrics set to a rock beat, but evoking traditional folk music melodies, rhythms, and themes. folk rock was the first major challenge to rock’s domination by the British in the 1960s.

folklore set of traditional beliefs, sto-ries, sayings, and art forms. folklore includes cures, superstitions, festival customs, games, dances, proverbs, nursery rhymes, charms, and riddles.

folktale narrative tale, usually cre-ated in early oral traditions; examples include myths, legends, fables, and fairy tales

follow shot camera shot in which a moving subject is filmed as the cam-era follows the subject

follow-up news report that further investigates an earlier news story font character or set of characters of the same style of typeface (such as Times) footage selection of film sections that have been already shot

footer 1. text that appears at the tom of a page; 2. section at the bot-tom of a web page containing links and information on how to contact the owners of the web page and on the copyright policy in place footnote 1. note at the bottom of a page containing information, such

fooTPrINT as a reference citation or further

explanation, about the preceding text;

2. something appended to a text as an explanation, reference, or comment footprint area supplied by a signal from a satellite

forced exposure advertising research technique whereby consumers are brought to a facility to view and pro-vide commentary on a commercial or ad campaign

fordism view that a product should be accessible and affordable to the workers who produce it and that they should be paid a fair wage based on the value of what they are producing.

The term makes reference to auto-maker Henry ford’s highly mecha-nized and standardized mode of automobile production in the 1920s.

This term is now used, by extension, to describe a type of situation that stresses conformity and uniformity.

The term post-Fordism has recently emerged to describe a world in which new technologies and economic mar-kets have made it possible to break away from the mechanized form of production and, by extension, from social conformity.

forecast prediction of what the weather will be like in the near future, broadcast or printed regularly (on radio, on television, in newspa-pers, on web sites)

foreground in painting and filmic technique, part of a scene that is

perceived by a viewer to be nearest to him or her

foreign correspondent journalist who lives or visits another country to report news about it for broadcast or publication

form theory art and philosophi-cal theory claiming that the physi-cal structure of a work is separable from its content. In a work of art, the content is defined as the meaning of the work, and the form is the way in which the work has been put togeth-er. recent form theories stress that form and content are interconnected, rather than separable.

formalism emphasis on form rather than content in a work of art

format 1. in computer science, the way data is structured so that it can be used, stored, and retrieved; 2. pre-sentation and style that distinguishes a radio or television program from others; 3. difference in size, shape, and appearance of media products (for example, tabloid vs. newspaper format)

format clock hourly radio program-ming schedule

format radio radio station that plays only one type of music (for example, country) or broadcasts one type of pro-gramming (for example, news radio) formula technique advertising technique that uses formulaic speech

frAMING

to describe a product, imitating proverbs, sayings, etc.: for example, A Volkswagen is a Volkswagen! Coke is it!

forty-fives [45 rpm records] discon-tinued type of record disc that could be played on phonograph turntables operating at 45 rpm. It was developed by rCA in the late 1940s. It had high quality but had limited storage space.

foucault, michel (1926–1984) french philosopher who became widely known in the 1970s for his writings on the role of history and culture in determining how people develop beliefs and how everyday practices guide people in defining their identities. In Mad-ness and Civilization (1960), for instance, he showed how definitions and perceptions of madness have changed over time to reflect changes in cultural worldviews. His most quoted work is the History of Sexual-ity (1984).

fourth estate a synonym for the

Press

fox Broadcasting Company known as the “fourth network” (after NBC, CBS, and ABC), launched in 1986 by ruPert murdoch. This broadcast-ing company introduced many new types of programs, including reality-based shows such as Cops. web site:

www.fox.com

fragmentation process by which a formerly unified or mass audience fragments into segments. for example, the availability of specialty television channels has resulted in the fragmenta-tion of the television audience. radio underwent a process of fragmentation in the 1950s with the introduction of television. fragmentation makes it difficult to reach mass audiences and may threaten the economic survival of media that depend on them.

frame 1. a phrase or sentence with a