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The Media

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