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| 191. The Rise of Adversarial Journalism |
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| A form of reporting in which the media adopt a hostile posture toward the government and public officials. (260) |
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| 192. Red Lion Broadcasting v FCC |
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| U.S. supreme court upheld the FCC's determination that a radio station was required to provide a liberal author with an opportunity to respond to a conservative commentator's attack that the station had aired. (246) |
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| 193. The right of reply (rebuttal) |
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| a Federal Communications Commission regulation giving individuals the right to have the opportunity to respond to personal attacks made on a radio or television broadcast. (246) |
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| The requirement that broadcasters provide candidates for the same political office equal opportunities to communicate their messages to the public. (246) |
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| 195. Media played a central role in several key events/movements according to your text - which? How? So what? |
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| The Watergate scandal. Two Washington Post reporters uncovered the story. Due to the reporting of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward NIxon eventually resigned. This is important because it shows that the Media can influence opinion so much that it can force the most powerful man in the world to resign. |
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