AP GOV CHAPTER 7 Flashcards
What is media?
Print and digital forms of communication, including television, newspapers, radio, and the internet, intended to convey information to large audiences.
What is media monopoly?
The ownership and control of the media by a few large corporations.
What is broadcast media?
Television, radio, or other media that transmit audio and/or video content to the public.
What is penny press?
Cheap, tabloid-style newspaper produced in the nineteenth century, when mass production of inexpensive newspapers first became possible due to the steam-powered printing press; a penny press newspaper cost one cent compared with other papers, which cost more than five cents.
What is a news aggregator?
An application or feed that collects web content such as news headlines, blogs, podcasts, online videos, and more in one location for easy viewing.
What is a digital citizen?
A daily internet user with broadband home internet access and the technology and literacy skills to go online for employment, news, politics, entertainment, commerce, etc.
What is the digital divide?
The gap in access to the internet among demographic groups based on education, income, age, geographic location, and race/ethnicity.
What is social media?
Web and mobile based technologies that are used to turn communication into interactive dialogue among organizations, communities, and individuals; social media technologies take on many different forms including text, blogs, podcasts, photographs, streaming video, Facebook, and Twitter.
What is citizen journalism?
News reported and distributed by citizens, rather than professional journalists and for-profit news organizations.
What is agenda setting?
The power of the media to bring public attention to particular issues and problems.
What is selection bias in news?
The tendency to focus news coverage on only one aspect of an event or issue, avoiding coverage of other aspects.
What is framing?
The power of the media to influence how events and issues are interpreted.
What is priming?
The process of preparing the public to bring specific criteria to mind when evaluating a politician or issue.
What is the equal time rule?
The requirement that broadcasters provide candidates for the same political office equal opportunities to communicate their messages to the public.
What is the right of rebuttal?
A Federal Communications Commission regulation giving individuals the right to have the opportunity to respond to personal attacks made on a radio or television broadcast.
