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Chapter 10 Terms
Chapter 10 Government Media
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| issues that are perceived by the political community as meriting public attention and governmental action | public agenda |
| public's right of access to media | media access |
| sensationalistic hournalism allusion to cartoon of a newspaper | yellow journalism |
| an inclination or a preference that interferes with impartial judgement | bias |
| information generated and distributed by government in such a way as to give government interests priority over candor | managed news |
| communication channels that involve electronic transmissions auch as tv radio and internet | electronic media |
| broadcasting that is targeted to one small sector of the population | narrowcasting |
| a brief memorable comment that can easily be fit into a news broadcast | sound bite |
| an interpretation of campaign events or election results that is favorable to the candidate's campaign strategy | spin |
| a politocal campaign adviser who tries to convince journalists of th truth of a particular intrepretation of events | spin doctor |
| reporters assigned full time to cover a presidency | white house press corps |
| presidential staff member responsible for handing media relations and communications | press secratary |