The Media Flashcards

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