AP Gov Ch 13 Jeron Tainatongo Flashcards
mass media
organization which info is collected and disseminated to the general public
news media
media providing the public with news info about subjects of public interest
yellow journalism
form of newspaper publishing in vogue in the late nineteenth century that featured pics, comics, color, and sensational news coverage
muckraking
journalism devoted to exposing misconduct by gov, business, and individual politicians
press release
a doc offering an official comment or position
press briefing
restricted session between a press secretary or aide and the press
press conference
unrestricted session between an elected official and the press
media effects
influence of news sources on public opinion
agenda setting
process of forming the list of issues to be addressed by government
framing
process by which a news organization defines a political issue and consequently affects opinion about issue
on the record
info provided to a journalist that can be released and attributed by name to the source
off the record
info provided to a journalist that won’t be released to the public
deep background
info provided to a journalist that won’t be attributed to any source
prior restraint
prevents gov from prohibiting speech or publication before the fact
content regulations
limitations on the substance of the mass media
equal time rule
requires broadcast stations to sell air time equally to all candidates in a political campaign
right of rebuttal
requires broadcast stations to give individuals the right to have the opportunity to respond to personal attacks made on a radio or TV broadcast
narrowcasting
targeting media programming at specific populations within society
citizen journalists
individuals who collect, report, and analyze news content
on background
info provided to journalist that won’t be attributed to a named source
