The Media

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Infotainment

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Information-based media content or programming that also includes entertainment content in an effort to enhance popularity with audiences and consumers

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Media Bias

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The bias of journalists and news producers within the mass media in the selection of events and stories that are reported and how they are covered. The term “media bias” implies a pervasive or widespread bias contravening the standards of journalism, rather than the perspective of an individual journalist or article

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Hard News

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Political news coverage, traditionally found in the printed press, that is more fact-based, opposed to more interpretive narratives and commentary

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24 Hour News Cycle

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24 hour investigating and reporting of news and works with the fast paced lifestyle of modern societies

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Soft News

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News stories focused less on facts and policies than on sensationalizing secondary issues or on less serious subjects of the entertainment world