AP GOVERNMENT Chapter 7 Mass Media Flashcards
Chapter 7 of GOVERNMENT IN AMERICA
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| 672321285 | beats | specific locations from which news frequently emanates, such as the White House or Supreme Court | 0 | |
| 672321286 | chains | newspapers published by massive media conglomerates; accounts for 75% of nation's national newspaper circulation | 1 | |
| 672321287 | CNN | pioneered 24 hour news coverage | 2 | |
| 672321288 | effects of media | 1. influences criteria by which public evaluates political leaders 2.influences what Americans see as "news" 3.influences the importance that people attach to problems | 3 | |
| 672321289 | FCC | Federal Communications Commission; established in 1934 to issue licenses to and provides oversight for operating radio, TV, phone, cable, satellite | 4 | |
| 672321290 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | developed a strong relationship with the press; used "fireside chats" to directly address the public; first president to manipulate media politics | 5 | |
| 672321291 | high tech politics | a political environment in which the behavior of citizens and policy makers and the political agenda itself are increasingly shaped by technology | 6 | |
| 672321292 | investigative journalism | the use of in-depth reporting to unearth scandals, scam, etc. which at times puts the reporters in adversarial relationships with political leaders. | 7 | |
| 672386774 | mass media | TV, radio, newspapers, magazine, internet, and other means of popular communication. | 8 | |
| 672386775 | media bias | reporters twice as likely to identify themselves as liberal compared to general public | 9 | |
| 672386776 | media events | eventst that sometimes look spontaneous but are stated for the media (especially by presidents) | 10 | |
| 672386777 | narrowcasting | media programming on cable TV or the internet that is focused on one topic and aimed at a particular audience. | 11 | |
| 672386778 | New York Times | newspaper of record for the nation | 12 | |
| 672386779 | policy entrepreneurs | people who invest their political "capital" on an issues; person could be in or out of government, in elected or appointed position, or in an interest group or research organization | 13 | |
| 672386780 | press conference | meetings of public officials with reporters | 14 | |
| 672386781 | profit | the bottom line that shapes how mass media and journalists will define the news and how they present it | 15 | |
| 672386783 | sound bites | short video clips of approximately 15 seconds; typically all that is shown from a politician's speech or activities on the nightly news | 16 | |
| 672386784 | TV ads | 60% of spending is focused here; 2/3 of it negative | 17 | |
| 672386785 | talking head | shot of a person's face talking directly to camera; visually unappealing to most viewers; AP kids say it is a boring approach | 18 | |
| 672386786 | trial balloons | intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction to it | 19 | |
| 672386787 | yellow journalism | style of reporting that focused on violence, corruption, wars, gossip | 20 | |
| 672386788 | Watergate and Vietnam | ended the "cozy" relationship once enjoyed between the press and the presidency | 21 | |
| 672386789 | cynicism | prevailing attitude of the press towards government | 22 | |
| 1823583739 | Washington Post | generally regarded as top news publication for national politics | 23 | |
| 1823587905 | Ronald Reagan | best use of mass media since FDR; used Hollywood background to his advantage | 24 | |
| 1823587906 | LBJ and Nixon | presidents with the most adversarial relationship with press | 25 | |
| 1823592889 | broadcast television | TV and radio NOT accessed through cable or internet; generally the top source of news for most Americans; considered most believable by most Americans | 26 |