Unit 4: Chapter 10: The Media Flashcards
media
tools used to store and deliver info or data
infortainment
a hybrid of the words info and entertainment; news shows that combine entertainment and news
sound bites
short clip of speech
framing
the process by which the media set a context that helps people to understand important events and matters of shared interest
public agenda
the public issues that most demand the attention of govt officials
priming
bringing certain policies on issues to the public agenda through media coverage
letter to the editor
letter in which a reader responds to a story in a newspaper, knowing that the letter might be published in that paper
horse race journalism
news coverage that focuses on who is ahead rather than on the issues
libel
The publication of false or malicious statements that damage someone’s reputation.
slander
The verbal expression of false or malicious statements that damage someone’s reputation.
penny press
newspapers that sold for a penny in the 1830’s
yellow journalism
irresponsible, sensationalist approach to news reporting, so named after the yellow ink used in the “yellow kid” cartoons in the New York World
muckracking
criticism and exposes of corruption in govt and industry by journalists at the turn of the 20th century
new media
cable television, the internet, blogs, and cellular and satellite technology
fireside chats
pres roosevelt’s radio addresses to the country
talk radio
a format feat. conversations and interviews about topics of interest, along with call-ins from listeners
fairness doctorine
req. that stations provide equal time to all parties regarding important public issues and equal access to airtime to all candidates for public office
narrowcasting
the practice of aiming media content at specific segments of the public
media segmentation
the breaking down of the media according to the specific audiences they target
telegenic
the quality of looking good on tv
convergence
the merging of various forms of media, includ. newspapers, television stations, radio networks, and blogs, under one corporate roof and one set of business and editorial leaders
consolidation
the phenomenon of large corporations buying smaller ones so that there are fewer and fewer companies products available
porpaganda
the spreading of ideas, information or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an instititution, cause or person
shield laws
Laws created to protect news reporters from being forced to testify in courts or disclose confidential information.
