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| 364383302 | Advesarial Press | The tendency of the national media to be suspicious of officials and eager to reveal unflattering stories about them. | |
| 364383303 | Attack Journalism | A type of increasingly popular media coverage focused on political scandals and controversies, which causes a negative public opinion of political figures | |
| 364383304 | Background | A public official's statement to a reporter that is given on condition that the officail not be named. | |
| 364383305 | Blogs | Originally called web blogs, launched and maintained by individuals who have strong interests in and views about their topics. | |
| 364383306 | Censhorship | When the government regulates or controls what the media is allowed to say. | |
| 364383307 | Equal Time Rules | an FCC rule that if a broadcaster sells time to one candidate, it must sell equal time to other candidates. | |
| 364383308 | Feature Stories | media stories about events that, though public, are not regularly covered by reporters | |
| 364383309 | Fairness Doctrine | an FCC requirement that broadcasters who air programs on controversial issues provide time for opposing views | |
| 364383310 | Gatekeeper | the role the press plays by influencing what subjects become national political issues and for how long. | |
| 364383311 | Insider Stories | media stories about events that are not usually made public | |
| 364383312 | Joint Operating Agreement | two or more companies agree to combine some of their operations as a means of sharing costs and reducing operating expenses | |
| 364383313 | Leaks | confidential information secretly revealed to the press | |
| 364383314 | Libel | a tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person | |
| 364383315 | Loaded Language | words that imply a value judgement, used to persuade a reader without having made a serious argument | |
| 364383316 | Love - Hate Relationship | Between politicians and media. Politician need media to gain popularity, but media has a way of exposing more than politicians wish to divulge. | |
| 364383317 | Miami Herald v. Tornillo | a 1974 case in which the Supreme Court held that a state could not force a newspaper to print replies from candidates it had criticized, illustrating the limited power of government to restrict the print media | |
| 364383318 | Near v. Minnesota | the 1931 Supreme Court decision holding that the first amendment protects newspapers from prior restraint. | |
| 364383319 | New York Times v. Sullivan | 1964; established guidelines for determining whether public officials and public figures could win damage suits for libel. To do so, individuals must prove that the defamatory statements were made w/ "actual malice" and reckless disregard for the truth | |
| 364383320 | Non- Partisan | Not biased towards a single political ideology | |
| 364383321 | Partisan | Biased towards a single political ideology | |
| 364383322 | Pentagon Papers | Documents stolen from top military officials that exposed the true meaning for entering Vietnam | |
| 364383323 | Routine Stories | Media stories about events that are regularly covered by reporters | |
| 364383324 | Scorekeeper | The role the press plays by keeping track of and helping make political reputations, note who is being mentioned as a presidential candidate, and help decide who is winning and losing in Washington politics. | |
| 364383325 | Selective Attention | Paying attention only to those news stories which one already agrees | |
| 364383326 | Sesationalism | Dramatization and exaduration of news to capture audiences | |
| 364383327 | Sound Bite | A radio or video clip of someone speaking | |
| 364383328 | Trial Balloon | Information leaked to the media to test public reaction to a possible policy | |
| 364383329 | Watchdog | keep a close eye on campaign front runners and are usually the first to expose scandals | |
| 364383330 | Yellow Journalism | Media coverage that tends to invent or fictionalize stories |
