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Chapter 15 Vocab
Government Test
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
11/21/2010

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Mass media
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The array of organizations through which information is collected and disseminated to the general public
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News media
Definition
Media providing the public with new information about subjects of public interest
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Yellow journalism
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A form of newspaper publishing in vogue in the 1800s that features pictures, comics,color, and sensationalized, oversimplified news coverage
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Muckraking
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A form of journalism in vogue in the early 1900s concerned with reforming government and business conduct
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Print media
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The traditional form of mass media, comprising newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and journals
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Broadcast media
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Television, radio, cable, and satellite services
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New media
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Technologies, such as the web, which blur the line between media sources and create new opportunities for the dissemination of news and other information
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Network
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An association of broadcast stations (radio or TV) that share programming through a financial arrangement
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Affiliates
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Local TV stations that carry the programming of a national network
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Wire service
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An electronic delivery of news gathered by the news service’s correspondents and sent to all member news media organizations.
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Narrowcasting
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Targeting media programming at specific populations within society
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Blog
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Web-based journal entries that provide an editorial and news outlet for citizens
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Citizen journalism
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The collecting, reporting, and analyzing of news content by ordinary individuals
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Content regulation
Definition
Government attempts to regulate the substance of the mass media
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Equal time rule
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The rule that requires broadcast stations to sell air times equally to all candidates in a political campaign if they choose to sell it to any
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Press release
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A document offering an official comment or position
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Press briefing
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A relatively restricted session between a press secretary or aide and the press
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Press conference
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An unrestricted session between an elected official and the press
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On background
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Information provided to a journalist that will not be attributed to a named source
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Deep background
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Information provided to a journalist that will not be attributed to any source
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Off-the-record
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Information provided to a journalist that will not be released to the public
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On-the-record
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Information provided to a journalist that can be released and attributed by name to the source
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Media effects
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The influence of news sources on public opinion
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Agenda setting
Definition
The constant process of forming the list of issues to be addressed by government
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Framing
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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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