Chapter 7 Flashcards

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high tech politics

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a politics in which the behavior of citizens and policymakers and the political agenda itself are increasingly shaped by technology.

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mass media

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this term encompasses radio, television, magazines, the internet, newspapers, and other means of communication

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electronic/broadcast media

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tv, internet and radio

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print media

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newspapers and magazines

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investigative journalism/adversarial press

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the type of reporting that unearths scandals, scams, schemes, and otherwise underhanded situations that may cause reporters to have adversarial relationships with political leaders

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narrow casting

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media programming that is focused on one topic and aimed at a particular audience

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chains

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newspapers published by massive media conglomerates that account for almost 3/4 of the nation’s circulation

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beats

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specific locations from which news frequently comes from, such as Capitol Hill or the White House

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trial balloon

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an intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction

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talking head

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a shot of a person’s face talking directly to the camera

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sound bites

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short video clips about 15 seconds; typically a small part of a politician’s speech

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media events

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actions that are staged for the media that are made to look spontaneous

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selective exposure/attention

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the process through which people consciously choose to get the news from information sources that have viewpoints compatible with their own

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policy entrepreneurs

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people who invest their political “capital” in an issue, whether the one in question is in or out of government

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press conference

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meeting of public officials with reporters

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policy agenda

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the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other people actively involved in politics at the time

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blog

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a series, or log, of discussion items on a page of the internet

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equal time rule

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an FCC rule that if a broadcaster sells time to one candidate, it must sell equal time to other candidates

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horse-race journalism

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news coverage that focuses on who is ahead rather than on the issues

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routine stories

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media stories about events regularly covered by reporters

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feature stories

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media stories about events that, though public, are not regularly covered by reporters

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insider stories

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media stories about events that are not usually made public

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load language

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words that imply a value judgement, used to persuade a reader without having made serious argument

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background

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a public official’s statement to a reporter given on condition that the official not be named.