THE MEDIA 2
Terms
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- MASS MEDIA
- means of conveying information to large public audiences cheaply and efficiently.
- NEWSPAPER
- a printed publication that is issued regularly, is directed to a general audience, and offers timely news.
- COMMERCIAL BIAS
- the tendency of the media to make coverage and programming decisions based on what will attract a large audience and maximize profits.
- JOURNALIST
- a person who discovers, reports, writes, edits, and/or publishes the news.
- GATEKEEPING
- the function of determining which news stories are covered and which are not.
- BEAT
- a specific area (for example, police, the White House, business covered by a journalist, who becomes familiar with the territory and its news sources.
- REVOLVING DOOR
- the tendency of public officials, journalists, and lobbyists to move between public and private sector (media, lobbying) jobs.
- SELECTIVE PERCEPTION
- the phenomenon of filtering incoming information through personal values and interests and deciding what to pay attention to.
- HORSE RACE JOURNALISM
- the media's focus on the competitive aspects of politics rather than on actual policy proposals and political decisions.
- SOUND BITE
- a brief, snappy excerpt from a public figure's speech that is easy to repeat on the news.
- FEEDING FRENZY
- excessive press coverage of an embarrassing or scandalous subject.
- NEWS MANAGEMENT
- the efforts of a politician's staff to control news about the politician.
- SPIN
- an interpretation of a politician's words or actions designed to present a favorable image.
- LEAKING
- secretly revealing confidential information to the press.
- CIVIC JOURNALISM
- a movement among journalists to be responsive to citizen input in determining what news stories to cover.