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| Means of communication that are reaching the public, including newspapers and magazines, radio, television (broadcast, cable, and satellite), films, recordings, books, and electronic communication. |
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| A close contest; by extension, any contest in which the focus is on who is ahead and by how much rather than on substantive differences between the candidates. |
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| occasion or happening, spontaneous or planned, that attracts prominent coverage by mass media organizations, particularly television news and newspapers in both print and Internet editions |
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| a media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and, most often, ask questions. |
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| a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing |
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| Media consisting of paper and ink, reproduced in a printing process that is traditionally mechanical and photochemical. |
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| Advertising that uses radio and television |
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| broadcasting services whose reception is limited by one of the following: targeted to special interest groups, limited location, limited period of time, of limited appeal, or for some other reason. |
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| a journalist covers a certain topic |
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| short piece of actual sound from the event reported on. The term is also used for the section of video that accompanies the audio. |
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| a talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen |
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| the process by which a news organization defines a political issue and consequently affects opinion about the issue |
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| Federal Communications Commission: an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite |
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| The 24-hour news cycle is the news cycle of round-the-clock reporting of news which arrived with the advent of cable news channels, and brought about a much faster pace of news production with increased demand for stories that can be presented as news |
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| Mainstream media (MSM) are media that reflects the mainstream |
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| is governmental intervention in the workforce that recognizes difference but ensures that women are treated fairly (ie, laws may treat women and men differently under certain circumstances). Compare this concept with legal equality doctrine. |
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U.S. radio and television broadcast stations
must provide an equivalent opportunity to any opposing political candidate |
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| someone (usually active in the fields of either politics or business) who founds a new political project, group, or political party |
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