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C-Span
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an abbreviation of Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable television network owned and operated by the cable companies
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Routine Stories
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daily reports
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Feature Stories
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a piece of journalistic writing that covers a selected issue in-depth
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Insider Stories
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reports on issues that are kept from the public
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News Leaks
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unauthorized disclosure of confidential information
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Adversarial Press
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pertaining to or characterized by antagonism and conflict
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"Off/On The Record"
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Publicly displayed or not
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Feeding Frenzy
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savage attack by two or more people
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Pack Journalism
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an often derogatory term used to describe the tendency of news reporting to become
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New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964)
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a United States Supreme Court case which established the actual malice standard
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Federal Communications Commission
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an independent agency of the United States government, created, directed, and empowered by Congressional statute
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Telecommunications Act
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an Act of the Parliament of Canada that regulates telecommunications by ensuring reliable services
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Shield Law
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legislation designed to provide a news reporter with the right to refuse to testify as to information and/or sources of information obtained during the newsgathering and dissemination process.
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Freedom Of Information Act (1974)
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are laws which set rules on access to information or records held by government bodies
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