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Chapter 9: Mass Media

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agenda setting
the ability of the media to draw public attention to particular issues
blogs
provide an interactive forum for people to express and react to political opinions
confidentiality of sources
the right to keep the sources for their information private; the supreme court has upheld the right to compel reports to divulge information as part of a criminal investigation
equal time rule
requires a station selling time to one candidate for office to make the same amount of time available to another
fairness doctrine
requires broadcasters to give time to opposing views if they broadcast a program giving one side of a controversial issue
federal communications commission
regulates what is aired on radio and television shows
fourth branch
mass media as it reflects and influences public opinion
press secretary
the president's staff who is responsible for handing the press corps
prior restraint
censorship imposed before a speech is made or a newspaper is published usually based on libel or obscenity; usually presumed to be unconstitutional.
right of reply
allows a person who is attacked on a broadcast the right to reply over that same station
sound bites
comments made by compressed into several-second segments
spin doctor
one who tries to influence journalists with interpretations of events that are favorable to a particular candidates
telecommunications act of 1996
allowed one radio company to own as many as eight stations; now one company in a single market can have one tv station and one radio station
white house press corps
media workers who are assigned full-time to cover the activities of the president
youtube
an important source of communication
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