Unit1- Media Flashcards
Misinformation
when a news is fake not on purpose.
Disinformation
fake news on purpose to manipulate.
Fairness doctrine
Fairness doctrine is a U.S. communications policy that required licensed broadcasters to present fair and balanced coverage of controversial issues.
“Big Three”
ABC, CBS, NBC
Polarization
Social polarization is the segregation within a society that emerges when factors such as income inequality, real-estate fluctuations and economic displacement result in the differentiation of social groups from high-income to low-income.
echo chamber
In news media and social media, an echo chamber is an environment or ecosystem in which participants encounter beliefs that amplify or reinforce their preexisting beliefs by communication and repetition inside a closed system and insulated from rebuttal
biase/biased
the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment: The senator has accused the media of bias.
down-the-middle news
If you divide or split something down the middle , you divide or split it into two equal.
sensationalism
sensationalism is a type of editorial tactic. Events and topics in news stories are selected and worded to excite the greatest number of readers and viewers.
infotainment
also called soft news as a way to distinguish it from serious journalism or hard news, is a type of media, usually television or online, that provides a combination of information and entertainment.
paywalls
abonnement
fourth estate
all traditional sources of information: journalism
fifth estate
non-traditional sources of information: alternative journalism, bloggers, vloggers, and social media.
