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12 Cards in this Set
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Public watchdog |
Media coverage that alerts the public when a problem arises in politics or society |
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Policy Agenda |
The issues that the media covers, the public considers important, and politicians address. Setting the agenda is the first step in political action |
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Priming |
Affecting voters or poll respondents perception of candidates or public officials by raising issues that are perceived to enhance or diminish the candidates |
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Framing |
The way an issue is defined; every issue has many possible frames, each with a slightly different tilt in describing the problem and highlighting solutions |
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Infotainment |
The blurred line between news and entertainment |
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Fairness Doctrine |
Regulation that required media outlets to devote equal time to opposite perspectives |
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Telecommunications Act of 1996 |
A major overhaul of communications law that opened the door to far more competition by permitting companies to own outlets in multiple media markets such as radio, television, and magazines |
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New media |
On demand access to information and entertainment through digital devices that also features interactive participation with content |
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Loud signal |
Media stories with very broad coverage and an unambiguous message |
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Mass media |
Information and entertainment for broad popular audiences including newspapers, magazines, radio, and television |
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Watergate scandal |
A failed effort in 1972 by Republican operatives to break into Democratic Party headquarters in the watergate office complex in Washington DC. |
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Public ownership |
A situation in which media outlets are run by the government and paid for by tax dollars |
