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Mass Media |
The wide array of organizations and outlets that collect and distribute information to the people. |
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Filtering |
The process by which the media decide what constitutes "news" -- what to cover and what not to cover. |
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Framing |
The way the media interprets, or present, the news that they have decided to cover. |
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Gatekeeping |
The role played by reporters in vetting and verifying information and news sources in order to prevent publication of inaccurate information. |
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Citizen Journalist |
A non-professional who reports news via alternative outlets such as the Internet or other social media. |
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Partisan Press |
A type of journalism associated with the late 1700's through the early 1800's when newspapers were affiliated with and controlled by a particular political party or emerging political party. |
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Penny Press |
Newspapers that emerged in 1830 and that, due to technological advances, sold for one penny -- a sixth of what papers had previously sold for. This development made newspapers accessible to a wide array of people from all economic classes. |
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Yellow Journalism |
A type of journalism that emerged in the late 1800's. characterized by scandal-mongering and sensationalistic reporting. |
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Objective Journalism |
A type of journalism that embraces the idea that newspapers should report news in a fair and neutral manner, devoid of partisanship and sensationalism (as opposed to yellow journalism). |
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Fourth Estate |
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