Media Flashcards
merging of various forms of media under one corporate roof
Convergence
an independent federal agency that regulates interstate and international communication by radio, television, telephone, telegraph, cable and satellite.
Federal Communications Comm (FCC)
defining a political issue which affects opinion of the issue
Framing
media executives, news editors, and prominent reporters who direct the flow of news and determine what ‘news’ is
Gatekeepers
communications technologies used primarily within groups of people with common interests
Group Media
a mix of information and diversion oriented to personalities or celebrities
Infotainment
reporting geared to a target audience (demographics)
Market driven journalism
the means for communicating information to large, heterogeneous, widely dispersed audiences
Mass media
exposing misconduct
Muckrakers
programming targeted at a specific political population within society
Narrowcasting
the degree to which a news story is important enough to be covered by the mass media
Newsworthiness
model of reporting based on facts rather than opinions and presents all sides of a partisan debate
Objective Journalism
a style in which the journalist’s job is to analyze, evaluate, and explain developments rather than merely report them (talking heads)
Interpretive reporting
a style in which journalists provide a straightforward description of events
Descriptive reporting
newspapers and other forms of media that openly support a political party and whose news follows the party line
Partisan Press
