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29 Cards in this Set
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In the early years of the republic, newspapers were finacned by
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subsidies from political parties and politicians
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the press and the news media are often referred to as
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the fourth branch of the government
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when inidividuals screen out those messages that don't confirm their biases, they are practicing selective:
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perception
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the largest amoutn of politcal coverage in newspapers during presidential campaigns is devoted to
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day-to-day campaign activities
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news coverage by AP has to be nonpartisan because
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it serves papers of various political cues/hues?
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The new era of electronic journalism is best characterized by
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a diminishing importance of the three big networks and a rise in popularity of cable entertainment-type programs
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All of the following are true with respect to national newspapers except
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their writers tend to have distinctly conservative views
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in recent years, the relationship between the media and government officials has become
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more adversarial
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a war between the US and spain was formed by
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william randolph hearst
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the term "yellow journalism" was coined to describe media sensationalism in what era?
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the turn of the century
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nation, atlantic monthly & harpers were
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the first magazines to present public policy issues founded in mid-1800s
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to a remarkable degree, media ownership in America is
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local
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two local newspapers with national readerships are
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the NY Times and Washington Post
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The media typically report presidential elections as horse races because of the medias role as
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scorekeeper
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the national media often play the role of watchdog, meaning they can
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expose scandals and investigate personalities
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The federal government sued the NY times to prevent it from publishing the
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Pentagon Papers
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How frequently do tv broadcasting licenses come up for renewal
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every 5 yrs
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for a newspaper to be found guilty of libel, the accused party must
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provide clear and convicing evidence that what was printed was malicious
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the TV weekly 60 minutes runs a segment on the role of local politicians in the drug trade. soon this issue becomes subject of national debate. in this role, 60 minutes is acting as an
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issue framer
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Gatekeeper
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influences what subjects become national political issues and for how long
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Scorekeeper
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keep track of and help make political reputations
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Watchdog
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watch the person to watch. close scrutiny.
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routine stories
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media stories about events that are regularly covered by reporters
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feature stories
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media stories about events that, tho public, are not regularly covered by reporters
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insider stories
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media stories about events that are not usually made public
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on the record
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reporter can quote the official name
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off the record
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what official says cant be used
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on background
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what official says can be used, but may not be attributed to himshe by name
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on deep background
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what official says can be used but not attributed to anybody, even anon. source
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