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mass media
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Political Studies
12th Grade
01/19/2011

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beat
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person who does and reports one thing, for example i only report on fashion in hollywood.
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concentration
Definition
the trend toward single-company ownership of several media sources in one area.
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equal time provision
Definition
an FCC regulation requiring broadcast media to provide equal airtime on any non-news programming to all canidates running for office
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fairness doctrine
Definition
an FCC regulation requiring broadcast media to present several points of view to ensure balanced coverage. it was created in 1940s and ended in 1987
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FCC
Definition
federal communications commission, a gavernmant agency created in 1934 to regulate american radio stations and later expanded to regulate tv, wireless communications technologies and other broadcast media
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filtering
Definition
the influence on public opinion that results from journalists' and editors' decisions abbout which of many potential news stories to report
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framing
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the infulence on public opinion caused by the way a story is presented or covered, including the details, explanations, and context offered in the report
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horse race
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a description of the type of election coverage that focuses more on poll results and speculation about a likely winner than on substantive differences between the canidates
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mainstream media
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media sources that predate the internet, such as newspapers magazines tv and radio
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news cycle
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the time between the release of info and its publication like the 24 hours between issues of a dailt newspaper.
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