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media
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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media | sources of our news and information about current events |
watchdog | one who stands guard and sounds an alert when something is wrong |
expose | story designed to expose wrongdoing |
unbiased | not favoring anyveiw |
soundbite | something said in 15 seconds or less |
gatekeeper | one who stands around at a gate and decides who get to pass throught |
medium | a method of communicating information entertainment and other messages |
mass media | methods of communicating with large numbers of people |
commercial | word that means for profit |
biased | favoring one view over another |
political changes | an organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence the government |
write in candidates | a candidates whose name a voter must hand write it on the ballot |
public policy | the stand the government takes about how issues should be handled |
minority party | political party that does not have a majority of the elected members |
third party | a political party other than Republicans or democrat |
platform | set of statements described a party's views on major issues |
political views | a person ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved |