Brooke-The News Media Flashcards
agenda setting
The power of the media through news coverage to focus the public’s attention and concern on particular events, problems, issues, personalities, and so on.
citizen journalists
is based upon public citizens “playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing, and disseminating news and information.”
content regulations
government attempts to regulate the substance of the mass media.
deep background
the information may not be included in the article but is used by the journalist to enhance his or her view of the subject matter, or to act as a guide to other leads or sources.
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.
framing
the process by which a news organization defines a political issue and consequently affects opinion about the issue.
mass media
the entire array of organizations through which information is collected and disseminated to the general public.
muckraking
the action of searching out and publicizing scandalous information about famous people in an underhanded way.
media effects
the influence of news sources on public opinion.
news media
defined as an umbrella term for all the sources and presentation of news and information, including: TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, web pages and blogs.
narrowcasting
targeting media programming at specific populations within society.
off the record
not made as an official or attributable statement.
on background
information provided to a journalist that will not be attributed to a named source.
on the record
used in reference to the making of an official or public statement.
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.
press release
a document offering an official comment.
prior restraint
judicial suppression of material that would be published or broadcast, on the grounds that it is libelous or harmful. In US law, the First Amendment severely limits the ability of the government to do this.
right of rebuttal
a form of evidence that is presented to contradict or nullify other evidence that has been presented by an adverse party.
yellow journalism
Yellow journalism and the yellow press are American terms for journalism and associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales.
