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High tech politics

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The behavior of citizens and policy makers and the political agenda itself are increasingly shaped by technology

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Media events

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events purposely staged for the media that nonetheless look spontaneous

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Mass media

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T.V. , radio, newspapers, internet, and other popular communication

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Investigative journalism

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The use of in depth reporting to unearth scandals, scams, and schemes , which at times puts reporters in adversarial relationships with political leaders

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Print media

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Newspapers and magazines, as compared with broadcast media

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Broadcast media

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Television and radios , as compared with print media

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Narrowcasting

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Media programming on cable tv or the internet that is focused on one topic and aimed at a particular audience . EX: MTV ,ESPN, ect

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Chains

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Newspapers published by massive media conglomerates that account for over four fifths of the nations daily newspaper circulation. Often these chains control broadcast media as well

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Beats

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Specific locations from which news frequently emanates, such as congress or the White House

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Trail balloons

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An international news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction

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Sound bites

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Short video clips about 5 seconds long

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Talking head

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A shot of a persons face talking directly to the camera

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Policy agenda

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the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other ppl actively involved in politics at the same time

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Policy entrepreneurs

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People who invest their political “capital” in an issue.