3C Vocab Flashcards
Mass media
Sources of information designed to reach a wide audience, including newspapers, radio, television, and internet outlets
News media
A broad term that includes newspapers, magazines, radio, television, internet sources, blogs, and social-media postings that cover important events
Broadcast media
Outlets for news and other content including radio and television that bring stories directly into people’s homes
24/7 news cycle
News is now constantly updated and presented via Internet sites like the New York Times or Wall Street Journal and cable news sources like CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC
Selective exposure
The process by which individuals screen out messages that do not conform to their own biases
Selected perception
The process by which individuals perceive what they want to in media messages
Horse race
A close contest; by extension, any contest in which the focus is on who is ahead and by how much rather than on substantive differences between the candidates
Agenda setting
The media’s ability to highlight certain issues and bring them to the attention of the public
Wire service
An organization that gathers and reports on news then sells the stories to other outlets
Investigative journalism
An approach to newsgathering in which reporters dig into stories, often looking for instances of wrongdoing
Media consolidation
The concentration of ownership of the media into fewer corporations
Partisan bias
The slanting of political news coverage in support of a particular political party or ideology
Horse-race journalism
Coverage of political campaigns that focuses more on the drama of the campaign than on policy issues
