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Chapter 12 Vocab & Questions Flashcards

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Adversarial Press

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The tendency of the national media to be suspicious of officials and eager to reveal unflattering stories about them

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Associated Press

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An organization founded for the telegraphic dissemination of news in 1848.

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Attack journalism

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journalism that seizes on information that might question the character or qualifications of a public official

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Blog

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a series or log of discussion items in a page online

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Canned News

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Press releases or other news items prepared for reporters

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Community News

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an official criterion for the renewal of broadcast licenses

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Equal Time Rule

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an obligation for broadcasters to give all candidates equal access to the media

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Fairness Doctrine

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a principle that formerly obligated broadcasters to present both sides of an issue

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FCC

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the government agency charged with regulating the electronic media

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Feature Stories

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public events not regularly covered by reporters

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Freedom Of Information Act

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U S legislation guareenting citizens access to certain government documents

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Gatekeeper

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role of the media which involves influencing what subjects become national political issues and for how long

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Insider Stories

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Events that become public only if revealed to reporters

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Loaded Language

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words that reflect a value judgement, used to persuade the listener without making an argument

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Market

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an area easily reached by one television signal

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Official Secrets Act

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British legislation to punish officials who divulge private government business

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Off the Record

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Info from an official that cannot be printed with their name

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On Background

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“Information from an official” that can be printed but not attributed to the official name

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On Deep Background

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information from an official that can be printed but not attributed to anything

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On the Record

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Information from a government official who can be quoted by name

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Reckless Disregard

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a court standard for finding the media guilty of libeling officials

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Routine Stories

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public events regularly covered by reporters

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Scorekeeper

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role of media which concerns the making of political reputations by providing coverage and mentioning candidates

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Selective attention

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The tendency of people to see what they like and ignore what they do

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Sound Bite

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a brief statement no longer than a few seconds used on a radio pr television broadcast

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Telecommunication act of 1996

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let anyone enter any communications business compete in any market against any other

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Trial balloon

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international news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction

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Visuals

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a filmed episode showing a candidate doing something newsworthy

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White House Press Corps

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large white house staff that meets with reporters, briefs the president on questions he is likely to be asked, attempts to control the flow pf news from cabinet departments to the press, and arranges briefings for out of town editors

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Yellow Journalism

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sensationalized stories to sell newspapers

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  • Our Media enjoy a greater degree of freedom than that found in almost any other nation
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True

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  • It is more difficult for politicians to sue newspapers for libel in Great Britain than it is in America
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False, its the opposite

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  • Leaks are punished in Great Britain via the Official Secrets Act
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True

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  • America has a long tradition of privately owned media
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True

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  • In the early years of the Republic, newspapers were relatively unbiased and placed a premium on reporting “just the facts”
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False, they were all very biased

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*Randolph Hearst used his newspaper to agitate for war

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True

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*The majority of today’s magazines focus on entertainment and leisure activities

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True

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*In 1992, Ross Perot declared his willingness to run for the presidency on the television program “Meet the Press”

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False, it was Larry King

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  • The text suggests one way to capture the media spotlight is to be supportive of the president
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False, its critical, not supportive

40
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  • When Howard Dean ran for presidency in 2004, most of the money he raised was from Internet appeals
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True

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*Due to lack of regulation, there has been an increase in the number of daily newspapers that serve large communities

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False, there was been a decrease

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*The typical American newspaper has more local than national news in it.

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True

43
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  • The wire services provide most of the national news that local papers publish
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True

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*Newspaper reporters have less freedom to develop their own stories than radio and television reporters.

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False, they have more freedom than tv and radio

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*Newspapers and magazines need no license to publish in the United States

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True

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*In general, your name and picture can be printed without your consent if they are part of a news story pf some conceivable public interest.

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True

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*If a paper attacks you in print, it has a legal obligation to allow you space to reply

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False, it absolutely does not

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*Licenses for radio stations must be renewed every seven years.

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True

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*Licenses for television stations must be renewed every five years

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True

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*Television Broadcasting has been deregulated more than radio

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False, it is more regulated than radio

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*A few large corporations now own most of the big market radio stations

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True

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*Today, stations and networks can sponsor debates, but they must invite all candidates

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False, they dont have to invite anyone

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*Members of the House at more likely to use television ads than members of the Senate

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False, its the opposite because senators are more popular

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*Members of the media are more likely to support Democratic candidates for President

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True

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*The public perception is that the news media is conservative

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False, its liberal

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*Talk Radio is predominately conservative

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True

57
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*In France and Great Britain, newspapers often identify with one party or the other

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True

58
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*A study of the Times and the Post revealed liberal memebers of Congress were much more likely to be labeled liberal than conservative members to be conservative

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False, conservative members are more likely to be labeled

59
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*Public distrust of the media has grown

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True

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*What the press covers affects the policy issues that people think are important.

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True

61
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*Congress did not allow live coverage of committee hearings until the House considered the impeachment of Richard Nixon

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True

62
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*American government is one of the least leakiest in the world

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False, it is the most

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*There are fewer leaks to members of the media where governments are more decentralized

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False, there are more

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*today, journalists are far less willing to accept at face value the statements of elected officials

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True

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*Most Americans oppose the idea of imposing fines for inaccurate or “biased” reporting

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False, 70% want it

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*The text suggests “negative” attack ads are used because they work

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True

67
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*Research indicates “negative” ads are associated with increased voter turnout

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False, it has a decrease

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*Newspapers knew that Franklin Roosevelt had a romantic affair in the 1930s but did not report it

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True

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Politicians have become more heavily dependent on the media, why?

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Political parties have declined, making people turn to media for info

70
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What were some achievements of the mass-based press, exemplified by Hearst and Pulitzer?

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  • Beginning of creation of national political culture
  • Proving feasibility of press
  • Free of gov subsidy or control
  • Revealing public scandal
  • Criticizing public policy
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The invention of radio was a politically important media development why?

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Allowed public officials to reach public in a less filtered manner

72
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Politicians wishing to make news are well advised to criticize who?

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The president

73
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One of Jimmy Carters signal achievements in dealing with the press in the 1976 primary campaign was what?

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Getting himself mentioned frequently

74
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In the late 1980s the “watchdog” function of the media was notable in the case of the front running Democratic presidential nominee, Gary Hart, who was accused of what?

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Extra marital relations

75
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One something is published, a newspaper may be sued or prosecuted if the material is?

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Libelous, obscene, insights someone to commit an illegal act

76
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When CBS came out with a story claiming President Bush performed poorly in the National Guard, who produced evidence that the report was a forgery?

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The bloggers

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