Political communication

Question 1

Mass media

Answer 1

the channels of information that reach a large number of people

Question 2

Fourth estate

Answer 2

the term which describes the political role of journalists (Burke, Macaulay)

Question 3

Political communication

Answer 3

the means by which political information is produced, disseminated and the effects that it has on the political process.

Question 4

Social media

Answer 4

interactive online platforms that promote collective and individual communication for the exchange of user-generated content

Question 5

Echo chamber

Answer 5

the phenomenon by which ideas circulate inside a closed system, and users seek out only those sources of information that confirm or amplify their values

Question 6

Transmission model

Answer 6

a model that distinguishes between five different elements or components in any communication, of which the message itself is only one

Question 7

Reinforcement

Answer 7

a mechanism by which the media strengthens existing opinions

Question 8

Agenda-setting

Answer 8

a mechanism by which the media influence what we think and talk about, and make non-reported events fade away from public attention

Question 9

Framing

Answer 9

a mechanism by which the media decide how an event is narrated

Question 10

Priming

Answer 10

a mechanism by which the media influence how we interpret events beyond those in a particular story

Question 11

Propaganda

Answer 11

information used to promote a political cause or ideology to control or change public minds.