Textbook: Chapter 14- The Media Flashcards
Print Media
Newspapers and magazines
Influence broadcast medias agendas
Broadcast media
Radio and television
Among the most prevalent and powerful sources of news in America
The Internet
Combines the frequent updates of broadcast news with the depth of print media
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Licenses media and regulates content and industry competition
Equal Time Rule
Candidates have equal time to communicate their messages to the public
Right of Rebuttal
Individuals must be given the opportunity to respond to personal attacks
Fairness Doctrine
Broadcasts of controversial issues must provide air time for opposing views
Not enforced since 1985
Prior Restraint
Government blocking content that it seems to be harmful or libelous
Not in US
Two shifts in journalism that are eroding professional standards of objectivity
Line blurring between editorializing and reporting
Citizen journalism