chapter 13 vocab-Jade Lamas

Question 1

mass media

Answer 1

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

Question 2

news media

Answer 2

media providing the pubic with new information about subjects of public interest

Question 3

yellow journalism

Answer 3

a form of newspaper publishing in vogue in the late 19th century that featured pictures, comics, color, and sensationalized news coverage

Question 4

muckraking

Answer 4

devoted to exposing misconduct by government, business, and individual politicians in the early 20th century; form of journalism

Question 5

press release

Answer 5

a document offering an official comment or position

Question 6

press briefing

Answer 6

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

Question 7

press conference

Answer 7

unrestricted session between an elected official and the press

Question 8

media effects

Answer 8

influence of news sources on public opinion

Question 9

agenda setting

Answer 9

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

Question 10

framing

Answer 10

process by which a news organization defines a political issue and consequently affects opinion by government

Question 11

on the record

Answer 11

information provided to a journalist that can be released attributed by name to the source

Question 12

off the record

Answer 12

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

Question 13

deep background

Answer 13

information provided to a journalist that will not attributed to any source

Question 14

prior restraint

Answer 14

constitutional doctrine that prevents the government from prohibiting speech or publication before the fact; generally held to be in violation of the first amendment

Question 15

content regulations

Answer 15

limitations on the substance of the mass media

Question 16

equal time rule

Answer 16

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

Question 17

right of rebuttal

Answer 17

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

Question 18

narrow casting

Answer 18

targeting media programming at specific populations within society

Question 19

citizen journalists

Answer 19

ordinary individuals who collect, report, and analyze new content