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Chapter 9 Flashcards

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News

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No clear definition. Affects public, recent, discoveries, human interests, the unexpected

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Journalism

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The collecting, writing, editing, and presenting of news

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Pseudo events

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Created specifically to attract media attention. Press conference marches. Influences the news

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Newsworthy/ agenda setting

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What is most interesting to the readership. Agenda setting can influence what they print and what is deemed as important to the public

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Objective journalism/ AP

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Impartial. News with service. AP used telegraph for 6 papers needed to be neutral

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Sensationalism

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News that is exaggerated or features lurid details in order to get a larger audience

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Types of journalism

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1 muckrakers: investigative. Reports corrupt practices
2 alternative: radical. fact based that openly/ intentionally adopts bias
3 public/civic: seeks citizen input
4 citizen: amateur. Social media

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