AP Gov Ch 13 Jeron Tainatongo

Question 1

mass media

Answer 1

organization which info is collected and disseminated to the general public

Question 2

news media

Answer 2

media providing the public with news info about subjects of public interest

Question 3

yellow journalism

Answer 3

form of newspaper publishing in vogue in the late nineteenth century that featured pics, comics, color, and sensational news coverage

Question 4

muckraking

Answer 4

journalism devoted to exposing misconduct by gov, business, and individual politicians

Question 5

press release

Answer 5

a doc offering an official comment or position

Question 6

press briefing

Answer 6

restricted session between a press secretary or aide and the press

Question 7

press conference

Answer 7

unrestricted session between an elected official and the press

Question 8

media effects

Answer 8

influence of news sources on public opinion

Question 9

agenda setting

Answer 9

process of forming the list of issues to be addressed by government

Question 10

framing

Answer 10

process by which a news organization defines a political issue and consequently affects opinion about issue

Question 11

on the record

Answer 11

info provided to a journalist that can be released and attributed by name to the source

Question 12

off the record

Answer 12

info provided to a journalist that won’t be released to the public

Question 13

deep background

Answer 13

info provided to a journalist that won’t be attributed to any source

Question 14

prior restraint

Answer 14

prevents gov from prohibiting speech or publication before the fact

Question 15

content regulations

Answer 15

limitations on the substance of the mass media

Question 16

equal time rule

Answer 16

requires broadcast stations to sell air time equally to all candidates in a political campaign

Question 17

right of rebuttal

Answer 17

requires broadcast stations to give individuals the right to have the opportunity to respond to personal attacks made on a radio or TV broadcast

Question 18

narrowcasting

Answer 18

targeting media programming at specific populations within society

Question 19

citizen journalists

Answer 19

individuals who collect, report, and analyze news content

Question 20

on background

Answer 20

info provided to journalist that won’t be attributed to a named source