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News
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The news media's version of reality, usually with an emphasis on timely, dramatic, and compelling events and developments.
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Press (news media)
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Those print and broadcast organizations that are in the news-reporting business.
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Partisan press
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Newspapers and other communication media that openly support a political party and whose news in significant part follows the party line.
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Objective journalism
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a model of news reporting that is based on the communication of "facts" rather than opinions and that is "fair" in that it presents all sides of partisan debate.
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interpretive reporting
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the style of reporting that aims to explain WHY something is taking place or has occurred.
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Descriptive reporting
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reporting that aims to describe WHAT is taking place or has occurred
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singular role
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accepted responsibility of the media to alert the public to important developments as soon as possible after they happen or are discovered
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agenda setting
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the power of the media through news coverage to focus the public's attention and concern to particular events, problems, issues, personalities, and so on.
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common-carrier role
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the media's function as an open channel through which political leaders can communicate with the public.
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watchdog role
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the accepted role of the media to protect the public from deceitful, careless, and corrupt officials by standing ready to expose any official who violates accepted legal, ethical, or performance standards.
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public-representative role
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a role whereby the media attempt to act as the public's representatives
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