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| General government methods of releasing informtaion |
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| Official proceedings. Press conferences. Interviews. Staged events. Leads. Bully pulpit. |
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| Influence on the executive |
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| He focuses on politics, not policy. He focuses on personality, not issues. It becomes promotion of a cause. |
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| Federal Communications Commiddion (FCC) |
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| Appointment by President with Senate approval. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the media, public safety and homeland security, and modernizing the FCC. |
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| Communicate policies of the President. Travel expenses are covered by taxpayers. |
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| Features uninterrupted live coverage of the House of Representatives and Senate. |
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| They are in charge of the formation of public opinion. Determines what is important for the citizens to hear. |
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| Papers have lost circulation. (New York used to have 14 papers, now has 2). |
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| FCC abolished this in 1985. It stated that for every minute spent on one side of an issue, one minute would be spent on the other. |
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| Reporting that just follows poll numbers. |
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| A statement made with the understanding that it can be released to the public. |
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| A statement made with the intention of witholding it from the public. |
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| Reporting that downplays legitmate stories in favor of catchy headlines that will sell papers. |
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| Reporting which seeks to expose corporate scandals. |
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| Equal Access Rule/Equal Time Rule |
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| Specifies that U.S. radio and television broadcast stations must provide an equivalent opportunity to any opposing political candidates who request it. This means, for example that if a station gives one free minute to a candidate on the prime time, it must do the same for another candidate. |
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| Senior advisor who provides advice on how to deal with the news media and, using news management techniques, helps the president to maintain a positive public image and avoid negative media coverage. |
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| Interest Group Membership |
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| Can have any or all of the following qualities: (1) Require the payment of dues. (2) Have officer elections and a board of directors. (3) Duties consist of lobbying, fundraising, recruitment, and research. (4) Special privileges which include health benefits, credit cards, and hotel reductions. |
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AFL/CIO --
American Federation of Labor/Congress of Industrial Organizations |
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| A national trade union center, the largest federation of unions in the United States and Canada, made up of 65 national and international unions, together representing more than 10 million workers. |
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| NAM -- National Association of Manufacturers |
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| The nation’s largest industrial trade association, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. |
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| Professional Interest Groups -- American Medical Association, American Bar Association |
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| Interest groups that are so large and well known that Federal organizations turn to them for help and suggestions. |
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| NonOccupational Associations |
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| The policy-making relationship among the congressional committees, the bureaucracy (executive) (sometimes called "government agencies"), and interest groups. They all support one another. |
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