APGOVCh.13.Arkane.Riahi

Question 1

mass media

Answer 1

the entire array of organizations through which information is collected and disseminated to the general public

Question 2

news media

Answer 2

media providing the public with new information about subjects of public interest

Question 3

yellow journalism

Answer 3

a form of newspaper publishing in vogue in the late nineteenth century that featured pictures, comics, colors, and sensationalized newspaper coverage

Question 4

muckraking

Answer 4

a form of journalism, in vogue in the early twentieth century, devoted to exposing misconduct by government, business, and individual politicians

Question 5

press release

Answer 5

a document offering an official comment or position

Question 6

press briefing

Answer 6

a relatively restricted session between a press secretary or aide and the press

Question 7

press conference

Answer 7

an unrestricted session between an elected official and the press

Question 8

media effects

Answer 8

the influence of news sources on public opinion

Question 9

agenda setting

Answer 9

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

Question 10

framing

Answer 10

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

Question 11

on the record

Answer 11

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

Question 12

off the record

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information provided to a journalist that will not be released to the public

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on the background

Answer 13

information provided to a journalist that will not be attributed to a named source

Question 14

deep background

Answer 14

information provided to a journalist that will not be attributed to any source

Question 15

prior restraint

Answer 15

Constitutional doctrine that prevents the government from prohibiting speech or publication before the fact; generally held to be in violation of the First Amendment

Question 16

content regulations

Answer 16

limitations on the substances of the mass media

Question 17

equal time rule

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The equal-time rule specifies that U.S. radio and television broadcast stations must provide an equivalent opportunity to any opposing political candidates who request it.

Question 18

right of rebuttal

Answer 18

The Right of Rebuttal Rule states that a person who is attacked on public television or radio must be given a chance to respond to the attack on the air.

Question 19

narrowcasting

Answer 19

the transmission of television programs, especially by cable, to a comparatively localized or specialist audience.

Question 20

citizen journalists

Answer 20

The concept of citizen journalism (also known as “public”, “participatory”, “democratic”, “guerrilla” or “street” journalism) is based upon public citizens “playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing, and disseminating news and information.”