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Media

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Above/Below the Fold Stories News stories which appear on the front page of the paper above or below the fold in the paper according to importance.
Adversarial Press The susoicious nature of the national press toward public officials.
Assiciated Press Allows telegraphic dissemination of information to newspaper editors on a systematic basis. Supplies most of national news that local papers publish.
Big Three Networks Three traditional commercial broadcast tv networks in the U.S.; ABC,CBS,NBC.
C-Span Cable tv; has provided gavel-to-gavel coverage of speeches on the House floor.
Defamation Having harmed the reputation of by libel or slander.
Editorial Endorsement Newspaper endorses a candidate.
Equal Time Rule An FCC regulation requiring that if a station sells time to one candidate seeking an office, it must sell time to the opposing candidate as well.
Fairness Doctrine An FCC rule, abolished in 1987, that required broadcasters to give time to opposing views if they broadcast one side of a controversial issue.
Feature Stories A type of news story that involves a public event not routinely covered by reporters and that requires a reporter to take initiative to select the story and persuade an editor to run it.
Federal Communications Commission An angency of the federal government with authority to develop regulations for the broadcast media.
Feeding Frenzy The media "attack" when they sense wrondoing or scandal in government and devote great amounts of coverage to such studies.
Freedom of Information Act 1974 This act allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the U.S. government.
Insider Stories Information, not usually made public that becomes public because someone with inside knowledge tells a reporter.
Libel False or malicious claims that may harm soneone's reputation, malacious statements are published in mainstream media.
Loaded Language Words that reflect a value judgement, used to persuade the listener without making an argument.
Muckraker A journalist who investigates the activities of public officialsand organizations, especially buisness firms, seeking to expose and publicize misconduct or corruption.
News Leaks Unauthorized releases of information to the press sometimes used strategically to influence policy.
New York Times Co. vs. Sullivan (1964) Court case which establishede the actual malice standard which has to be met before press reports about public officals or figures can be considered defamation and libel.
Off the Record The information is provided to inform a decision or provide a confidential explination, not for publication.
On the Record All that is said can be quoted and attributed.
On/Deep Background Information may be used to enhance one's article but may not be quoted or attributed.
Pack Journalism Journalism that is practiced by reporters in a group and that is marked by uniformity of news coverage and lack of original thought or initiative.
Pentagon Papers Classified documents detailing American policy in Vietnam; the U.S. Supreme Court did not allow the Nixon administration to censor their publication.
Political Editorializing Rule A regulation of the FCC providing a candidate with the right to respond if a broadcaster endorses the opposing candidate.
Prior Restraint Government censorship by forbidding publication of the information.
Right-of-Reply Rule A regulation by the FCC permitting a person the right to respond if attacked on a broadcast other than in a regular news program.
Routine Story A type of new story that involves a public event regularly covered by reporters. These stories are related in almost the exact same way by all the media. The political opinions of journalists have the least affect on these stories.
Selective Attention Percieving only what one wants to percieve from television or radio reporting.
Shield Law Legislation designed to provide a news reporter with a right to refuse to testify as to information and/or sources of information obtanied during the newsgathering and dissimination process.
Sound Bites A video clip used on nightly newscasts. The average length of such clips has decreased, making it harder for candidates to get their message across.
Telecommunications Act Gives broadcasters greater freedom to enter new buisness and purchase more television and radio stations. Aims to further competition and decentralize the broadcast industry.
Trial Balloon A tactic by an anonymous source to float a policy to acertain public reaction before the policy is actually proposed.
Yellow Journalism The use of sensationalism to attract a large readershipp for a newspaper.
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