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Mass Media
television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the internet and other means of popular communication
High-tech polotics
a politics in which the behavior of citizens and policymakers and the political agenda itself are increasingly shaped by technology
Media events
events purposely staged for the media that nonetheless olook spontaneous. Media events can be staged by almost anybody.
Press confrences
meetings of public officials with reporters- Roosevelt used many of these
investigative journalism
the use of detective-like reporting to unearth scandals, scams & schemes putting reporters & politicians opposite each other
Print media
newspapers and magazines
"yellow journalism" characterized newspapers at the turn of the century. magazines are dying out
broadcast media
television and radio, brought government and politics into peoples homes and made politicians more aware of their appearnece
narrowcasting
cable tv and the internet. media programmin on cable tv or the internet that is focused on one topic and aimed at a particular audience
beats
specific locations from which news frequently emanates, such as congress or the white house
trial balloons
an intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction
Sound bites
short video clips of approximately 15 sec
policy agenda
the issues that attraction the serious attention of public officials and other people activity involved in politics at the time
policy entrepreneurs
people who invest theri political "capital" in an issue. All depend on good images and good will