Wilson Chapter 12 - Media
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dlaws442 on February 20, 2012
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Campbell's AP Government 2012-2013, Campbell's AP Government
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 24 hour news cycle | constant stream of info; report first, ask questions later. |
| adversarial press | the tendency of the national media to be suspicious of officials and eager to reveal unflattering stories about them. |
| associated press | worlds largest news gathering organization; a non profit and a cooperative owned by member newspapers |
| attack journalism | the current era of media coverage that seizes upon any bit of information or rumor that might call into question the qualifications or character of a public official. |
| blog | a series, or log, of discussion items on a page of the World Wide Web. |
| campaign war chest | funding obtained from donors well in advance of a campaign. |
| canned news | press releases designed to be inserted into newspaper feature or editorial sections with no change |
| equal time rule | an FCC rule that if a broadcaster sells time to one candidate, it must sell equal time to other candidates. |
| fairness doctrine | an FCC requirement that broadcasters who air programs on controversial issues provide time for opposing views |
| feature stories | media stories about events that, though public, are not regularly covered by reporters. |
| Freedom of Information Act | citizens have the right to inspect all government records except those containing military, intelligence, or trade secrets or revealing private personnel actions |
| gatekeeper | the role the press plays by influencing what subjects become national political issues and for how long. |
| incitement | the illegal action of causing violence or dangerous commotion through language. |
| insider stories | media stories about events that are not usually made public. |
| libel | writing that falsely injures another person. |
| loaded language | words that imply a value judgement, use to persuade a reader without having made a serious argument. |
| obscenity | quality or state of a work that taken as a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex by depicting sexual conduct in a patently offensive way and that lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value |
| press secretary | the presidential staff member responsible for handling White House media relations and communications |
| propaganda | information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc. |
| routine stories | media stories about events that are regularly covered by reporters. |
| selective attention | paying attention only to those news stories with which one already agrees. |
| sensationalism | the use of exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy, in order to provoke public interest and excitement |
| sound bite | a radio or video clip of someone speaking. |
| trial balloon | information leaked to the media to test public reaction to a possible policy. |
| visuals | campaign activity that appears on a news broadcast. |
| white house press corps | the reporters assigned full-time to cover the presidency |
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