Chapter 7 Mass Media Flashcards
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What are media events
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Events purposely staged for the media that nonetheless look spontaneous. In keeping with politics as theater, media events can be staged by individuals, groups, and government officials, especially presidents
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High tech politics refers to…
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A politics in which the behavior of citizens and policy makers and the political agenda itself are increasingly shaped by technology
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Who was the 1st president to successfully use the media
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Example of a wire service
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Wire services
a news agency that supplies syndicated news by wire to newspapers, radio, and television stations.
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Overall goal of journalist when selecting stories to cover
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To obtain the story that will generate the most views
