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Question 1

Agenda setting

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

Question 2

Citizen Journalists

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Ordinary individuals who collect, report, and analyze news context

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Content Regulations

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Limitations on the substance of the mass media

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Deep Background

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

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Equal Time Rule:

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The rule that requires broadcast stations to sell air time equally to all candidates in a political campaign if they choose to sell it to any

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Framing

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

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Mass Media

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

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Media Effects

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The influence of news sources on public opinion

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Muckraking

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

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Narrowcasting

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Targeting media programming at specific populations within society.

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News Media

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

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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 Backstage

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Information provided to a journalist that will be attributed to a named source

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On the Record

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

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Press briefing

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

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Press Conference:

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An unrestricted session between an elected official and the press

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Press Release

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A document offering an official comment or position

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Prior Restraint

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

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Right of Rebuttal

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

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Yellow Journalism

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A form of newspaper publishing in vogue in the late nineteenth century that featured pictures, comics, color, and sensationalized news coverage