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The Media

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show press that skeptically questions government actions  
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Associated Press (AP)   show
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show ABC, NBC and CBS developed the news standard formula  
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show stage from which a president can persuade the people, who can persuade Congress  
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show privately funded, non-profit service that airs the House and Senate daily  
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show a newspaper's opinion pieces with no byline  
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show 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   show
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show agency created in 1934 to regulate electronic media  
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show an uninhibited institution that places an additional check on government to maintain honesty, ethics and transparency  
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gatekeeper   show
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show reporters going undercover to expose corruption in government and other institutions  
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journalistic integrity   show
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libel   show
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muckrakers   show
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narrowcasting   show
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show Supreme Court ruled that the government does not have the power of prior restraint  
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show the information cannot be used in any way  
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Pentagon Papers   show
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show the president's communication team holds a briefing for the press on an almost daily basis  
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show mandated government approval in advance of publication  
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show guarantees a candidate a response to attacks on the air  
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show laws that allow reporters to keep their sources confidential  
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slander   show
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watchdog   show
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wire service   show
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show exaggerated stories filled with sensational crime and scandal  
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