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The
presentation of ideas or
images in such a way as
to reveal certain ideas or
qualities and to conceal
others. |
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A method
used to attract viewers by
presenting more exciting
stories over less-exciting but
perhaps more newsworthy
ones; the most bizarre, visually
interesting, or sensational
elements of these stories are
featured. |
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An excerpt
from a speech or report that
is presented as summarizing
but may actually distort the
sentiments of the speaker or
writer. |
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The deliberate or
unconscious use of camera
shots to influence audiences;
also, the use of a number
of techniques by journalists
and broadcasters to create
a particular impression of
reality. |
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A former U.S. policy by which
broadcasters must allow equal
airtime for all sides of an
issue. |
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The use of language,
particularly in politics and
public relations, to create a
biased, positive connotation
for ideas, events, or policies
that one favors, and a biased
negative impression about
ideas, events, or policies that
one dislikes. |
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The introductory
sentence of a news story that
is meant to give a reader the
essence or general meaning of
the story. |
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A term used
synonymously with the word
reporter to indicate that
reporters make strategic
choices that frame news
stories. |
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Weasel words
that create an appealing
claim or impression without
specifically defining a concrete
meaning for the words or
phrases used. |
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The practice of integrating
or embedding products in
films, television programs, and
other media in order to reach
consumers. |
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A principle that states that
our minds strive toward
congruence and completion
of information. If a message
strikes us as incomplete, we
will fill in the missing details
ourselves. |
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Using
photographic technology to
record exactly where a person
is looking as he or she is
interacting with some kind
of visual display in order to
create ads and websites that
attract a target audience. |
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Information meant to affect
people on an unconscious
level, some of which can
be detected with training
and some of which cannot
be detected with the
conscious mind, regardless of
training. The existence and
effectiveness of this latter
form of subliminal persuasion
remains under dispute. |
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Using
technology to determine
consumers’ internal,
subconscious reactions to
products and brand names
in order to plan effective
marketing strategies. |
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