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vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Media | sources of our news and information about current events. |
| Watchdog | one who stands guard and sounds alert if something is wrong. |
| Expose | story designed to expose wrongdoing . |
| Unbiased | not favoring any view. |
| Soundbite | something said in 15 seconds or less. |
| Gatekeeper | one who stands guard at a gate and decides who gets to pass through. |
| Medium | a method of communicating information, entertainment, and other messages. |
| Mass Media | methods of communication with large numbers of people. |
| Commercial | word that means for profit . |
| Biased | favoring one view over another. |
| Political Party | an organized of people who share similar views and work to influence government. |
| Write-in-candidates | a candidate whose name a voter must hand-write on the ballot. |
| Public Policy | the stand the government takes about how issues should be handle. |
| Minority Party | political party that does not have a majority of the elected members. |
| Third Party | a political other than republican or democrat. |
| Platform | set of statements describing a party's views on major issues. |
| Political Veiws | a person's ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved. |