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| 292293368 | blog | a series, or log, of discussion items on a page of the World Wide Web | |
| 292293369 | sound bite | a radio or video clip of someone speaking | |
| 292293370 | equal time rule | an FCC rule that if a broadcaster sells time to one candidate, it must sell equal time to other candidates | |
| 292293371 | trial balloon | information leaked to the media to test public reaction to a possible policy | |
| 292293372 | New York Times v. Sullivan | increased media freedom of speech, if you can't prove that a statement was made with malice, you won't win the case | |
| 292293373 | gatekeeper(media role) | can influence what subjects become national political issues and for how long | |
| 292293374 | scorekeeper (media role) | keep track of and help make political reputations, note who is being "mentioned" as a presidential candidate, and help decide who is winning and losing in Washington politics | |
| 292293375 | watchdog (media role) | "comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable"; watch candidates to expose scandals and investigate personalities | |
| 292293376 | selective attention | paying attention only to those news stories with which one already agrees | |
| 292293377 | adversarial press | the tendency of the national media to be suspicious of officials and eager to reveal unflattering stories about them | |
| 292293378 | agenda setting | the power of the media to bring public attention to particular issues and problems | |
| 292293379 | FCC | Federal Communications Commission; gives licenses to operate radio and television stations | |
| 292470531 | framing | the way an issue is posed; how an issue is framed can significantly affect decisions and judgments | |
| 292491980 | fairness doctrine | an FCC requirement that broadcasters who air programs on controversial issues provide time for opposing views | |
| 292491981 | "fourth branch" | the media or the people, such as interest groups | |
| 292491982 | press secretary | the individual charged with interacting and communicating with journalists on a daily basis | |
| 292491983 | prior restraint | censorship of or punishment for the expression of ideas before the ideas are printed or spoken | |
| 292491984 | spin doctor | a public relations person who tries to forestall negative publicity by publicizing a favorable interpretation of the words or actions of a company or political party or famous person | |
| 292491985 | Telecommunications Act of 1996 | legislation that overhauled the Federal Communications Act of 1934 by deregulating a range of communications technologies in effort to promote competition in the development and provision of telecommunications services. | |
| 292491986 | White House press corps | Reporters regularly assigned to cover the president | |
| 292491987 | narrowcasting | media programming on cable TV or the Internet that is focused on one topic and aimed at a particular audience. Examples include MTV, ESPN, and C-SPAN. | |
| 292491988 | citizen journalism | A grassroots movement wherein activist amateurs and concerned citizens, not professional journalists, use the Internet and blogs to disseminate news and information | |
| 292491989 | muckraking | the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures) | |
| 297442757 | libel | (n.) a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made; (v.) to write or publish such a statement | |
| 297442758 | gridlock | the inability of the government to act because rival parties control different parts of the government |
