2 Flashcards
High tech politics
A politics in which the behavior of citizens and policymakers and the political agenda itself are increasingly shaped by technology
Media event
Events that are purposely staged for the media and that are significant just bc the media are there
Press conference
Meetings of public officials with reporters
Investigative journalism
The use of in depth reporting to unearth scandals, scams, an schemes, at times putting reporters in adversarial relationships with political leaders
Print media
Newspapers and magazines
Broadcast media
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Narrowcasting
Media programming on cable tv or the internet that is focused on a particular interest and aimed at a particular audience
Beats
Specific locations from which need frequently emanates, such as congress or the White House
Trial balloons
Intentional news leaks for the purpose of assessing the political reaction
Policy agenda
The issues that attract the serious attention if public officials and other ppl involved in politics at a point in time
Policy entrepreneurs
Ppl who invest their political “capital” in an issue
Mass media
TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, the internet, and other means of popular communication