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P.P. Vocab Quiz
Media and Propaganda Vocabulary for Runyan's Political Participation class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states. | Interstate |
| An official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed questionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds. | Censor |
| A particular activity or cause that has suddenly become fashionable or popular. | Bandwagon |
| Such highly valued concepts attract general approval and acclaim. | Generalities |
| To convey or remove from one place, person, etc. | Transfer |
| Identifying someone or something with a term. | Labeling |
| Causing general public outrage by a perceived offense against morality or law. | Scandalous |
| Most commonly applies to the sales-pitches attributed to ordinary citizens, whereas the word "endorsement" usually applies to pitches by celebrities. | Testimonial |
| Information, esp. of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. | Propaganda |
| The actions taken by the media to report a story in such a way as to show one side in a favorable light. | Bias |