APGovCh13KristianRuiz 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, color, and sensationalized news 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 will not be released to the public.
Off the Record
Information provided to a journalist that will not be released to the public.
On Backstage
Information provided to a journalist that will 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 of publication before the fact: generally held to be in violation of the First Amendment.
Content Regulations
Limitations on the substance of the mass media.
Equal Time Rule
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.
Right of Rebuttal
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.
Narrowcasting
Targeting media programming at specific populations within society.
Citizen Journalists
Ordinary individuals who collect, report, and analyze news context.
