Chapter 4 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Acta Diurna
actions of the day; a newspaper in Rome during the reign of Caesar
Corantos
one-page news sheets about specific events; printed in English in Holland in 1620 and imported to England by British booksellers
diurnals
forerunners of the daily newspaper
broadsides/broadsheets
single-sheet announcements or accounts of events imported from England
Bill of Rights
the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
Alien and Sedition Acts
made illegal writing, publishing, or printing “any false scandalous and malicious writing” about the president, Congress, or the federal government
penny press
one-cent newspapers for everyone
wire services
news-gathering and distribution organization
yellow journalism
a study in excess- sensational sex, crime, and disaster news
newspaper chains
papers in different cities across the country owned by a single company
pass-along readership
readers who did not originally purchase the paper
zoned editions
suburban or regional versions of the paper, to attract readers and to combat competition for advertising dollars from the suburban papers
ethnic press
papers aimed to sell to a certain ethnicity or demographic
commuter papers
aimed to sell to more than one demographic
feature syndicates
feature services that do not gather and distribute news
joint operating agreements
permits a failing paper to merge most aspects of its business with a successful local competitor as long as their editorial and reporting operations remain separate
integrated audience reach
the total number of readers of the print edition plus those unduplicated Web readers who access the paper only online
soft news
sensational stories that do not serve the democratic function of journalism
hard news
stories that help citizens to make intelligent decisions and keep up with important issues of the day
agenda setting
the way newspapers and other media influence not only what we think but what we think about it
