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Chapter 8: The Mass Media and Politics (Types of Media (Mass Media (All…
Chapter 8: The Mass Media and Politics
Types of Media
Mass Media
All the means used to transmit information to masses of people.
Print Media
Media consisting of newspapers, magazines, and books.
Electronic Media
Consist of television, radio, movies, video and audio recordings, and the Internet.
Social Media
Websites and computer applications that allow users to share content and participate in virtual social networks.
News Media
Organizations and journalists that cover the news.
News
Accounts of timely and specific events.
Press
The print and electronic media that are partially or wholly devoted to collecting and reporting news in the United States.
Concept of Free Press
Public Sphere
A forum where information on matters important to civic life can be freely accessed and exchanged.
Misinformation
The belief that incorrect information is true.
Fake News
Stories presented as real news articles that are intentionally and verifiably false.
Agenda Setting
The process of selecting the issues or problems that government will pay attention to.
Framing
Emphasizing certain aspects of a story to make them more important.
Government Control
Prior Restraint
The prohibition or censoring of a news story prior to publication or broadcast.
Leak
The revealing of information that officials want kept secret.
Private Control
Hard News
Stories that focus on factual information about important decisions or events.
Soft News
Stories characterized by opinion, human interest, and often entertainment value.
Media Bias
The tendency to present an unbalanced perspective so that information is conveyed in a way that consistently favors one set of interests over another.
Political Bias
The tendency to favor a political party or ideological point of view.
Objective Journalism
An approach to journalism that places emphasis on reporting facts rather than on analysis or a partisan point of view.
Propaganda Model
The idea that mainstream media are biased toward corporate and conservative interests because most mainstream media are corporately owned.
Negativity Bias
Strategic Framing
Giving prominence in media stories to who is gaining or losing on an issue.
Gatekeeper
A person or institution that controls access to something.