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The transmission model of communication describes
The transmission model of communication describes communication as a linear, one-way process in which a sender intentionally transmits a message to a receiver
The ritual view of communication is a communications
The ritual view of communication is a communications theory proposed by James W. Carey, wherein communication–the construction of a symbolic reality–represents, maintains, adapts, and shares the beliefs of a society in time.
Publicity model
A metaphor for the primary function of the mass media as being catching and holding attention (McQuail)
Recepion model
ny conceptualization of the process of communication which emphasizes the active role of audiences in meaning-making, or the uses to which they put the mass media
News worthyniss
nteresting enough to the general public to warrant reporting.
Agenda setting
Agenda setting describes the “ability (of the news media) to influence the importance placed on the topics of the public agenda”.
Watchdog
Watchdog journalism is a form of investigative journalism where journalists, authors or publishers of a news publication fact-check and interview political .
Within journalism studies, gatekeeping is
Within journalism studies, gatekeeping is the daily process by which the. many messages in the world are reduced by news decision makers and shared. with the public
News values are
News values are general guidelines or criteria which determine how much prominence a media outlet gives a news story
Hard news journalism
Hard news journalism refers to breaking news and up-to-the-minute news about serious, timely, or hard-hitting topics that are timely and urgent, usually based on facts and rigorous research.
Spiral of silence
It states that an individual’s perception of the distribution of public opinion influences that individual’s willingness to express their own political opinions.
Hard news
Include the five W’s and one H in your first paragraph: who, what, when, where, why, and how. To present the essence of the story all at once, address them all in the very first sentence (known as the “summary” or “hard news” lead).
Framing
he process by which the media places the events and topics they report in a certain perspective or in certain ‘frames’. Through this process events are given a field of meaning within which they can be better understood.
Wat is fourth estate
The process by which the media places the events and topics they report in a certain perspective or in certain ‘frames’. Through this process events are given a field of meaning within which they can be better understood.
