APGOVCh.13.Arkane.Riahi Flashcards
mass media
the entire array of organizations through which information is collected and disseminated to the general public
news media
media providing the public with new information about subjects of public interest
yellow journalism
a form of newspaper publishing in vogue in the late nineteenth century that featured pictures, comics, colors, and sensationalized newspaper coverage
muckraking
a form of journalism, in vogue in the early twentieth century, devoted to exposing misconduct by government, business, and individual politicians
press release
a document offering an official comment or position
press briefing
a relatively restricted session between a press secretary or aide and the press
press conference
an unrestricted session between an elected official and the press
media effects
the influence of news sources on public opinion
agenda setting
the process of forming the list of issues to be addressed by government
framing
the process by which a news organization defines a political issue and consequently affects opinion about the issue
on the record
information provided to a journalist that can be released and attributed by name to the source
off the record
information provided to a journalist that will not be released to the public
on the background
information provided to a journalist that will not be attributed to a named source
deep background
information provided to a journalist that will not be attributed to any source
prior restraint
Constitutional doctrine that prevents the government from prohibiting speech or publication before the fact; generally held to be in violation of the First Amendment
content regulations
limitations on the substances of the mass media
equal time rule
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.
right of rebuttal
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.
narrowcasting
the transmission of television programs, especially by cable, to a comparatively localized or specialist audience.
citizen journalists
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.”
