high tech politics
a politics in which the behavior of citizens and policy makes and the political agenda itself are increasingly shaped by technology.
Mass media
television, radio, newspapers, magazines, internet and other means of popular communicaiton
media event
events that are purposely staged for the media and that are significant just because of the media that is there
press conference
meetings of public officials with reporters
investigative journalism
the use of in-depth reporting to scandals, scams and schemes
print media
newspapers and magazines
electronic media
television, radio, internet
narrowcasting
media programming on cable or internet that is focused on particular interest
selective exposure
the process through which people consciously choose to get the news from information sources
chains
groups of newspapers published by media conglomerates. 4/5ths of nations daily newspaper circulation
beats
specific locations from which news emanates from
trial balloons
international news leaks for the purpose of assessing political reaction
sound bites
short video clips of 10 seconds
talking head
shot of a persons head on news, not full body
policy agenda
the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials
policy entrepreneurs
people who invest in political "capital" in an issue
the first televised presidential debate was between
john kennedy and richard nixon
the news network MSNBC is closely affiliated with
democrats
politicians use media events and TV commercials largely for
image making
what are information and ideas that politicians leak in the media to see what the political reaction will be
trial balloons
horse racing coverage of election campaigns means much less coverage of
policy issues
when media outlets focus on who is leading or losing in the presidential campaign polls, instead of focusing on issues or policy, it is known as reporting on
the horse race
___ employ media strategies to influence the public agenda
Policy entrepreneurs
Because they have an overriding economic interest, the media often use _____ to attract and keep audiences
bad news
what percentage of journalists surveyed in 2002 said they lean to the left?
40
when you look at which story the media emphasized in covering issues, you are examining the ____ of the media
agenda-setting effect
the media serves as ____ between people and policy makers
a link
which amendment has been used repeatedly to fight government censure of media content?
first amendment
the mass media aim to reach
the largest audience possible
like most young people, students at your college are likely to get most of their campaign news from
the internet
why does the federal government have broad powers to regulate the use of the airwaves
they are considered public property
what does it mean when journalists, such as military reporters, are embedded
they travel along with troops
a turning point in the Vietnam war occurred when which TV anchor visited Vietnam and reported unfavorably about the war
walter cronkite
which of the following is a method by which the media draw public attention to certain issues at the expense of others
agenda setting
the scope and actions of government are the focus of the media's role as
a watchdog
today, america's primary source of information about politics and government is
televison
which president held about 1,000 press conferences during his presidency
Franklin D. Roosevelt
what role describes the media when they dig up facts and reports about corrupt public officals
acting as watchdogs
one result of the proliferation of cable television and internet news sources is
specialized programming appealing to a narrow audience
how is freedom of the press guaranteed in the united states
by the first amendment of the constitution
media outlets in the us government play a role in democracy by acting as
a watchdog that keeps politicians accountable and checks government excess
in countries like China that do not have a democratic system, media news and entertainment programs should
not question government or its politics
as a business, the media seeks primarily to
gather mass audiences to sell to advertisers
media programming on cable television or the internet that is focused on a particular audience is called
narrowcasting
TV commercials claiming that a candidate flip flops on taxes are an example of
negative advertising
before the advent of television, which outlet did most americans rely on for news?
radio
second only to the executive branch, what receives coverage from print and television news?
the military
which is the most frequently visited political site on the internet
huffington post
the equal time rule required that the media
sell advertising time to all candidates if they sell it to any
which of the following media has an audience that is increasing in age
newspapers
individuals under age thirty are more likely than others
to rely on the internet for news
in the united states, nearly all the media are owned by
large corporations, some of them subsidiaries of larger conglomerates
a newspaper or tv reporters work is usually organized around
a particular beat
the ability of the media to shape public discourse by selecting what issues merit coverage is known as
agenda setting
a president who appears on late night with jimmy fallon is embracing what type of media coverage
infotainment
the tendency to select media sources that have viewpoints similar to one's own is
selective exposure
what is one reason that media outlets might have be considered subjective rather than objective
they tend to sensationalize news to capture an audience
the majority of presidential campaign spending is now devoted to
television ads
in the united states, broadcasting and print media are generally dominated by
major media corporations
one thing that makes the internet different from television is that it presents
more unfiltered content
why does the US public often find it difficult to form opinions about international news
media coverage of foreign events is limited and episodic