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16 Cards in this Set
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Mass media
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connects us to our government and creates space for public deliberation of issues
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blogs
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web logs
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gatekeepers
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decides the details about what news get covered and how
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revolving door
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refers to the practice of journalists taking positions in government and then returning to journalism
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priming
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refers to the ways that the media influence how people and events should be evaluated by things they emphasize as important
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framing
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when a political event can be different to us depending on how the media frames it
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selective perception
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when viewers filter information through their own values and interests
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Horse-race journalism
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refers to the media tendency to see politics as competition between individuals
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sound bite
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short block of speech by a politician that makes it on the news
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feeding frenzy
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when journalists leap to cover the same embarrassing subject intensely and excessively
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permanent campaign
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when the effort to control the media results in short-term gain over long-term priorities
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news management
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controls the news about the politician
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spin
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interpretation
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leaks
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secretly revealing confidential information to the press
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political accountability
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when political leaders must answer to the public for their actions
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new media
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media in a more open and responsive form
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