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33 Cards in this Set
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a journalist who digs into a story to find the truth (by exploiting an organization)
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muckraker
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a syndicated news company who provides unbiased news reports to many newspapers in America
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Associated Press
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sensationalized journalism technique
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yellow journalism
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ABC, NBC, and CBS; most of America watched these until recently with cable
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"Big Three" networks
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video clip of a presidential candidate speaking
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sound bites
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a false publication that damages a person's reputation
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libel
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the expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone
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defamation
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prevention of a statement from being published
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prior restraint
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top secret papers kept about Vietnam
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the Pentagon Papers
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information sent out in order to observe the reaction of an audience, usually with news leaks
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trial balloon
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persuasion with words without making clear arguments for it
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loaded language
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if a station sells time to one candidate, it must sell equal time to another
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equal time rule
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if a person is attacked on a broadcast, he or she has a right to reply
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right-of-reply rule
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if a broadcaster endorses a candidate, he or she has a right to reply
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political editorializing rule
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broadcasters have to give time to opposing views
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fairness doctrine
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giving attention to something
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selective attention
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giving an endorsement to a candidate through an editorial
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editorial endorsement
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cable news network that shows unedited broadcastings of Congress
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C-SPAN
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coverage of a normal public event
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routine stories
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an article that a reporter takes the initiative to investigate
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feature stories
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a story that involves a news leak; information not usually made public
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insider stories
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news that politicians give hopefully to gain recognition for doing so
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news leaks
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press that is suspicious of officialdom and wants embarrassing stories
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adversarial press
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on the record where the official is quoted by name; what the official says cannot be printed
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"Off/on the record"
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what the official says cannot be attributed to him or her; what the officials says cannot be attributed to anyone
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"On (deep) background"
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media’s excited activity around an issue or person
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feeding frenzy
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news becoming homogeneous where reporters are reliant on each other for news
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pack journalism
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newspapers could not be sued for libel unless they knew what they were printing was untrue
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NY Times v. Sullivan (1964)
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organization that regulates broadcasting media in US
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FCC
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change in regulations that had not changed since the 1930’s
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Telecommunications Act
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laws that protect journalists from revealing their sources
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shield law
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stories that matter based upon their location on the front page of the newspaper
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"Above" or "Below the fold" stories
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government information being made available to the public
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Freedom of Information Act (1974)
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