Ch.13 Caiou Dowds Flashcards
Agenda Setting
the “ability to influence the importance placed on the topics of the public agenda”
Citizen journalist
public citizens “playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing, and disseminating news and information.”
content regulations
A regulation of speech or expression that is based on the substance of the message being communicated, rather than just the manner or method in which the message being expressed. Content-Neutral Restriction: A restriction on the manner in which an expression can be communicated or conveyed.
deep background
that 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
specifies that U.S. radio and television broadcast stations must provide an equivalent opportunity to any opposing political candidates who request it.
Framing
framing comprises a set of concepts and theoretical perspectives on how individuals, groups, and societies, organize, perceive, and communicate about reality
mass media
a diversified collection of media technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication. The technologies through which this communication takes place include a variety of outlets.
muckraking
the action of searching out and publicizing scandalous information about famous people in an underhanded way.
media effects
topics relating to mass media and media culture effects on individual or audience thought, attitudes and behavior. The influence of mass media has an effect on many aspects of the human life
news media
forms of mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public. These include print media, broadcast news, and more recently the Internet
narrowcasting
the transmission of television programs, especially by cable, to a comparatively localized or specialist audience.
off the record
not made as an official or attributable statement.
on background
usually means that a reporter can use the information you give them, but cannot name or quote you directly. That’s different than “off-the-record,” which theoretically means that the information you share with a reporter cannot be used in any way.
on the record
used in reference to the making of an official or public statement.
press briefing
a meeting called by an organization, government, etc, to inform the press of something
press conference
a media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and, most often, ask questions. A joint press conference instead is held between two or more talking sides
press release
a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something ostensibly newsworthy
prior restraint
censorship imposed, usually by a government or institution, on expression, that prohibits particular instances of expression
right of rebuttal
a person who is attacked on public television or radio must be given a chance to respond to the attack on the air.
yellow journalism
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. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism
