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Schwartz AP Gov 8
The Media
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adversarial press | press that skeptically questions government actions |
| Associated Press (AP) | the first formal news organization who could share news by wire service |
| Big Three networks | ABC, NBC and CBS developed the news standard formula |
| bully pulpit | stage from which a president can persuade the people, who can persuade Congress |
| C-SPAN | privately funded, non-profit service that airs the House and Senate daily |
| editorials | a newspaper's opinion pieces with no byline |
| equal time | any station who permits candidate for a given office to use its broadcast facilities must provide equal opportunities for all other candidates for that office |
| Fairness Doctrine | a policy which sought to ensure balance in the on-air coverage of controversial issues from 1949-1987 |
| Federal Communications Commission (FCC) | agency created in 1934 to regulate electronic media |
| free press | an uninhibited institution that places an additional check on government to maintain honesty, ethics and transparency |
| gatekeeper | determining what is newsworthy and what will be aired |
| investigative reporting | reporters going undercover to expose corruption in government and other institutions |
| journalistic integrity | the obligation of a journalist to present an unbiased truth |
| libel | false and malicious material in prin |
| muckrakers | journalists in the early 1900s who "stirred up filth" in the cities |
| narrowcasting | news outlets trying to appeal to niche audiences |
| New York Times v United States (1971) | Supreme Court ruled that the government does not have the power of prior restraint |
| off the record | the information cannot be used in any way |
| Pentagon Papers | 7000 page document released to the New York Times detailing US involvement in Vietnam |
| press conference | the president's communication team holds a briefing for the press on an almost daily basis |
| prior restraint | mandated government approval in advance of publication |
| right of reply | guarantees a candidate a response to attacks on the air |
| shield laws | laws that allow reporters to keep their sources confidential |
| slander | false and malicious spoken words |
| watchdog | journalists' obligation to keep an eye on government or industry |
| wire service | sending news information originally by telegraph |
| yellow journalism | exaggerated stories filled with sensational crime and scandal |
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