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| 5053103987 | mass media | forms of communication, such as newspapers and radio, that reach millions of people. | 0 | |
| 5053103988 | gatekeepers | people or corporations who control access to information | 1 | |
| 5053103989 | media events | events that are purposely staged for the media and that are significant just because the media are there | 2 | |
| 5053103990 | yellow journalism | journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers | 3 | |
| 5053103992 | on the record | information provided to a journalist that can be released and attributed by name to the source | 4 | |
| 5053103993 | off the record | information provided to a journalist that will not be released to the public | 5 | |
| 5053103994 | on background | information provided to a journalist that will not be attributed to a named source | 6 | |
| 5053103995 | on deep background | the information can be used but without attribution. The source does not want to be identified in any way, even on condition of anonymity. | 7 | |
| 5053103997 | equal time rule | FCC rule requiring media stations to offer advertising time to all candidates if they offer it to one candidate. | 8 | |
| 5053103998 | press release | a document offering an official comment or position. | 9 | |
| 5053103999 | press briefing | a relatively restricted session between a press secretary or aide and the press | 10 | |
| 5053104000 | press conference | an unrestricted session between an elected official and the press | 11 | |
| 5053104001 | agenda setting | determining which public-policy questions will be debated or considered. | 12 | |
| 5053104002 | framing | the way an issue is posed; how an issue is framed can significantly affect decisions and judgments. Ability of the media to influence public perception of issues by constructing the issue or discussion of a subject in a certain way | 13 | |
| 5053110738 | horse-race journalism | the tendency of the media to cover campaigns by emphasizing how candidates stand in the polls instead of where they stand on the issues | 14 | |
| 5053115679 | linkage institutions | institutions that connect citizens to the government (i.e. mass media, interest groups, political parties, elections) | 15 |
