Chapter 15 The News Media Flashcards
The entire array of organizations through which information is collected and disseminated to the general public
mass media
Media providing the public with new information about subjects of public interests
news media
A form of newspaper publishing in vogue in the late nineteenth century that featured pictures, comics, color, and sensationalized news coverage
yellow journalism
A form of journalism in vogue in the early twentieth century, devoted to exposing misconduct by government, business, and individual politicians
muckraking
Targeting media programing at specific populations within a society
narrowcasting
Ordinary individuals who collect, report, and analyze news content
citizen journalists
Information provided to a journalist that can be released and attributed by name to the source
on the record
Information provided to a journalist that will not be released to the public
off the record
Information provided to a journalist that will not be attributed to a named source
on background
Information provided to a journalist that will not be attributed to any source
deep background
Limitations on the substance of the mass media
content regulations
The rule that requires broadcast stations to sell airtime equally to all candidates in a political campaign if they choose to sell it to any
equal time rule
A document offering an official comment or position
press release
A relatively restricted session between a press secretary or aide and the press
press briefing
An unrestricted session between an elected official and the press
press conference
