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| Series, or log, of discussion items on a page of the World Wide Web. |
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| A radio or video clip of someone speaking |
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| An FCC rule that if a broadcaster sells time to one candidate, it must sell equal time to other candidates. |
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| Freedom of the press applies to state governments, so that they cannot impose prior restraint on newspapers. |
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| New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) |
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| Public officials may not win a libel suit unless they can prove that the statement was made knowing it to be false or with reckless disregard of its truth. |
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| Miami Herald v. Tornillo (1974) |
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| A newspaper cannot be required to give someone a right to reply to one of its stories. |
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| information leaked to the media to test public reaction to a possible policy |
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| Words that imply a value judgment, used to persuade a reader without having made a serious argument. |
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| Media Stories about events that are regularly covered by reporters. |
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| Media stories about events that, though public, are not regular covered by reporters. |
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| Media Stories about events that are not usually made public. |
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| Paying attention only to those news stories with which one already agrees. |
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| The tendency of the national media to be suspicious of officials and eager to reveal unflattering stories about them. |
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| A public official's statement to a reporter that is given a condition that the official not be named. |
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| What three questions must be answered to decide whether the media has a profound affect on politics AND whether the opinions of the writers and editors influence this effect? |
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1. Do the members of the media have a distinctive political attitude?
2. Does the attitude affect what they write or say?
3. Does what they write or say affect what citizens believe? |
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| A gatekeeper can influence what subjects become national political issues and for how long. |
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| The national media who keep track of and help make political reputations, note who is being "mentioned" as a presidential candidate, and help decide who is winning and losing in Washington politics. |
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| The ones who keep track of everything the newly selected candidate does. |
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