The Mass Media And The Plotical Agenda Chap. 7

Question 0

High tech politics

Answer 0

The behavior of citizens and policy makers and the political agenda itself are increasingly shaped by technology

Question 1

Media events

Answer 1

events purposely staged for the media that nonetheless look spontaneous

Question 2

Mass media

Answer 2

T.V. , radio, newspapers, internet, and other popular communication

Question 3

Investigative journalism

Answer 3

The use of in depth reporting to unearth scandals, scams, and schemes , which at times puts reporters in adversarial relationships with political leaders

Question 4

Print media

Answer 4

Newspapers and magazines, as compared with broadcast media

Question 5

Broadcast media

Answer 5

Television and radios , as compared with print media

Question 6

Narrowcasting

Answer 6

Media programming on cable tv or the internet that is focused on one topic and aimed at a particular audience . EX: MTV ,ESPN, ect

Question 7

Chains

Answer 7

Newspapers published by massive media conglomerates that account for over four fifths of the nations daily newspaper circulation. Often these chains control broadcast media as well

Question 8

Beats

Answer 8

Specific locations from which news frequently emanates, such as congress or the White House

Question 9

Trail balloons

Answer 9

An international news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction

Question 10

Sound bites

Answer 10

Short video clips about 5 seconds long

Question 11

Talking head

Answer 11

A shot of a persons face talking directly to the camera

Question 12

Policy agenda

Answer 12

the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other ppl actively involved in politics at the same time

Question 13

Policy entrepreneurs

Answer 13

People who invest their political “capital” in an issue.