AP Gov Ch. 12 Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 blog | a series, or log, of discussion items on a page of the World Wide Web |
| sound bite | a radio or video clip of someone speaking |
| equal time rule | an FCC rule that if a broadcaster sells time to one candidate, it must sell equal time to other candidates |
| Horse-race journalism | news coverage that focuses on who is ahead rather than on the issues |
| routine stories | media stories about events regularly covered by reporters |
| feature stories | media stories about events that, though public, are not regularly covered by reporters |
| insider stories | media stories about events that are not usually made public |
| trial balloon | information leaked to the media to test public reaction to a possible policy |
| loaded language | words that imply a value judgement, used to persuade a reader without having made a serious argument |
| selective attention | paying attention only to those news stories with which one already agrees |
| adversarial press | the tendency of the national media to be suspicious of officials and eager to reveal unflattering stories about them |
| background | a public official's statement to a reporter given on condition that the official not be named |
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