Chapter 15 (The News Media) Flashcards
the constant process of forming the list of issues to be addressed by government
agenda settings
ordinary individuals who collect, report, and analyze news content
citizen journalists
limitations on the substance of the mass media
content regulations
information procided to a journalist that will not be attributed to any source
deep background
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
equal time rule
the process by which a news organization defines a political issue and consequently affects opinion about the issue
framing
the entire array of organizations through which information is collected and disseminated to the general public
mass media
the influence of news sources on public opinion
media effects
a form of journalism, in vogue in the early twentieth century, devoted to exposing miscnoduct by government, business, and individual poilticians
muckraking
targeting media programming at specific populations within society
narrowcasting
media providing the public with new information about subjects of public interest
news media
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 attributed to a named source
on background
information provided to a journalist that can be released and attributed by name to the source
on the record
a relativcely restricted session between a press secretary or aide and the press
press briefing
an unrestricted session between an elected official and the press
press conference
a document offering an official comment or position
press release
a form of newspaper publishing in vogue in the late nineteenth century that featured pictures, comics, color, and sensationalized news coverage
yellow journalism
